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Jul 2021
56m 34s

Botox: why injecting poison works!

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About this episode

I know we all love thinking about AGEING, so today we are talking about BOTOX! We’ll be exploring what it actually is, how it effects your face (or wherever else you’re putting it!), as well as ageing, why that happens to your body, and some groundbreaking research around the subject!

What Did We Learn This Week? 

4:00 This Tiny Creature Can Exist Between Life and Death?! 

7:20 98% Of the Mass of Most Living Organisms Are Only Made of 6 Elements?!

11:40 Studytime

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