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Of lice and men

Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe by iHeartPodcasts

Jul 9, 202653:23Science & Medicine

Daniel and Kelly explore what lice can teach us about human evolution, and the role lice have played in some of humanity's most devastating wars.

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