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You Have Billions of Shakespeare’s Atoms Inside You

An analysis of biogeochemical cycles reveals that due to the constant recycling of matter, every person on Earth contains hundreds of billions of atoms that were once part of William Shakespeare.

byModern Sciences Team

July 19, 2025