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Earwax is both slippery and sticky—this weird combo might lead to safer insect repellents
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What has the consistency of both toothpaste and dough, can absorb twice its weight in water and still remain sticky, was used by medieval artists as a binder in paint and has been hypothesized by physicians to repel insects? It's earwax.
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