{"id":221598,"date":"2019-07-05T02:46:21","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T06:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=221598"},"modified":"2019-07-05T02:46:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T06:46:21","slug":"even-poop-is-cute-at-japanese-museum-that-encourages-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/05\/even-poop-is-cute-at-japanese-museum-that-encourages-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Even poop is cute at Japanese museum that encourages play"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu_XaThl96p\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; 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