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Cracker jokes and custard chemistry: ways to smuggle science into Christmas

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Christmas may seem like a time for switching off and suspending disbelief but there are plenty of ways to introduce a little science into the celebrations.

We asked experts for their top home experiments to challenge friends and family.

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