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Science Of Wint-O-Green LifeSavers NPR investigates the scientific mystery of the spark emitted by chewing Wint-O-Green Life Savers mints.

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Why Do Wint-O-Green Life Savers Spark In The Dark?

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Ira Flatow

Why Do Wint-O-Green Life Savers Spark In The Dark?

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NPR investigates the scientific mystery of the spark emitted by chewing Wint-O-Green Life Savers mints.

This story originally aired on All Things Considered on July 26, 1979.

The digital preservation of this audio has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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