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How are babies made?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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How Do You Look Like Your Parents?

There's no one in the world that's exactly like you because it's a special mix. Some of those stories are loud and some of thosestories are kind of quieter so I can give you this example, inside the sperm there's a story about what color your hair will be and inside the egg there's astory about what coloryour hair will be. When they come together only one story gets told in your body but again see some of us are made with sperm and egg that didn't come from either of our parents so we might not look like our parents at all. Corey Silverberg has some advice for you if adults get nervous trying to explain where you came from and how you

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