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Three Ways Pee Could Change the World

Bizarre stories from the slimy, smelly, creepy world of science.

Three Ways Pee Could Change the World

Season 1 Episode 25 | 3m 9s

We can use urine to make medicines, power cell phones, and create “pee-cycled” water.

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