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How Much Water Can Kill You?
Season 1
Episode 36
This week Reactions takes a look at the chemistry that happens inside your body that causes too much water to kill you. You may have heard of deadly poisons like arsenic, cyanide and even the devilishly hard to detect polonium 210. But did you know even drinking water could kill you?
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