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Khloe Kardashian's son's DIY phone case gets a social media look

Tatum, four, made the case from purple modeling clay with figurines, flowers and butterflies, and Kardashian posted it in a sixteen-second Instagram Stories clip; her own review was glowing.

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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentDoctor Nina Byte. I've read the fine print.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's time for Should You Be Worried? Today: could a four-year-old's phone case, covered in clay, be keeping a mother awake at night?

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYahoo calls it bizarre and says it has Khloe Kardashian thinking twice.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHer son Tatum made it, he's four, and it's purple modeling clay on a clear case, covered in figurines, flowers, bows and butterflies.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThere's a chunky red curved piece near the bottom, and what looks like a tiny yellow duck tucked in.

  6. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's all the evidence anyone has of a threat.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA duck in the clay. Nobody has asked what the duck knows.

  8. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt knows nothing, Dale, it's clay. And here's what she posted on Instagram Stories on Monday: "Wow, can't wait to use this bad boy!"

  9. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo that's thinking twice.

  10. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBoth times, the answer was yes. Verdict: eat a sandwich.

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  1. Khloé Kardashian Says She Owns Her Daughter, a Frozen Embryo · National Review
  2. Kim Kardashian Wants to Compete on 'Dancing With the Stars' Again · The Hollywood Reporter
  3. What Kim Kardashian, Kylie Kelce & More Have Said About Their Nannies · E! News
  4. Kim Kardashian channels Elizabeth Taylor at Academy Museum Gala · New York Post
  5. Kim Kardashian's candid quotes on motherhood and her five nannies · E! News
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