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What is the chemical formula on the tombstone, given on the second pg of Chapter 15?
Eileen Rodberg When I found out that the chemical formula on the headstone meant Oxytocin, I wondered why. Then I looked it up.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-a…moreWhen I found out that the chemical formula on the headstone meant Oxytocin, I wondered why. Then I looked it up.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-a...

"...Our bodies also produce oxytocin when we’re excited by our sexual partner, and when we fall in love. That’s why it has earned the nicknames, "love hormone" and "cuddle hormone.""

The love hormone. She's so creative.(less)
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