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    TED-Ed: Why Didn't This Body Decompose?

    02021
    5m
    Animation

    It may not appear very lively six feet underground, but a single teaspoon of soil contains more organisms than there are human beings on the planet. Why didn't this 2000-year-old body decompose?

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    Cast & Crew

    Director

    Thomas Johnson
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    Alexandra Panzer

    Narrator (voice)

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