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Feb 2023
16m 29s

4. Used Hotel Soaps

Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
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Hotel guests adore those cute little soaps, but is it just a one-night stand? Zachary Crockett discovers what happens when we love ’em and leave ’em. 
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