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Mystery #1Tier 2body / digestion

What happens to your food after you swallow it?

You chew a mouthful of sandwich, swallow, and it vanishes down your throat. A few hours later it's gone for good, but where does it actually go, and what happens to it on the way?

A smiling young child eating a healthy snack, with an apple on the table, at a children's healthy-eating event.
Photo: Lance Cpl. Jackeline Perez Rivera, U.S. Marine Corps · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

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