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Mar 2020
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Why Does Hand Washing Beat Hand Sanitize...

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Washing your hands is way more effective than hand sanitizer at getting rid of germs because soap is scientifically amazing stuff. Learn why -- and how to use both -- in this episode of BrainStuff.

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