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What is snot and why do we have it?

ABC Imagine This: Big ideas for little ones by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Dec 2, 20250:13:03Kids & family

It's time to get nosy as we answer: What is snot? What are boogers? How is snot made and why do we have it? Nij and the kids join Associate Professor Kim Murphy on a slimy slip and slide through some giant nostrils.

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What is snot and why do we have it? is an episode from ABC Imagine This: Big ideas for little ones by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It's time to get nosy as we answer: What is snot? What are boogers? How is snot made and why do we ha...

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Published Dec 2, 2025 and 0:13:03 long