Raw meat, spontaneous human combustion, drunk mosquitoes.

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Raw meat, spontaneous human combustion, drunk mosquitoes.

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May 5, 2022

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Are there health benefits from eating raw meat? Is spontaneous human combustion a real thing? If a mosquito bites me while I'm drunk, does the mosquito get drunk too?

Dr Karl answers these questions and more, on triple j mornings with Lachie Pringle.

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May 5, 2022

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