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Did you know that some parasites can hijack the brains of their victims and cause them to behave in strange ways? In today’s episode we’ll show you how they do it, and discuss if we humans need to be worried about these mind-control critters. Join Stefan Chin for a creepy and fun new episode of SciShow!
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