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Scientists Discovered a Surprising Natural Insect Repellent, and It’s Pretty Disgusting

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If you've spent most of your life irrationally afraid of bugs crawling into your ears while you sleep, never fear, because according to recent research, bugs so dislike earwax that the gunky stuff that clogs up your ears acts as a kind of natural insect repellent. According to a study published in Soft Matter and […] The post Scientists Discovered a Surprising Natural Insect Repellent, and It's Pretty Disgusting appeared first on VICE .

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