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“Deodorants is usually not enough…It only masks the smell, like spraying perfume on poop. Congrats, you still stink... but fancy.”

The Deadly Chemical in Your Diet Coke. 😑

Breaking news. There is a chemical in Diet Coke that is aging you, stressing your cells, and contributing to thousands of deaths every year.

It shares structural similarities with carbon monoxide.

It causes oxidative stress.

It generates free radicals.

It damages lipids, proteins, and DNA.

It can kill you in small amounts if inhaled.

The government isn’t warning you.

It goes by multiple names.

Hydrogen hydroxide.

Hydric acid.

Dihydrogen monoxide.

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