Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! No Judging: At one point you’ve probably put a finger in your ear and dug out some rather unsightly ear wax, but why does your body produce this yellowy substance in the first place?
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Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/demystified/why-do-we-have-earwax
http://www.nature.com/ng/journal/v38/n3/abs/ng1733.html
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