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Cinnamon Challenge

Cinnamon Is for Eating, Not Inhalation

Ayala Laufer-Cahana, M.D. | Posted 05.10.2013 | Healthy Living
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Ayala Laufer-Cahana, M.D.

The cinnamon challenge is nothing new, but I heard about it from my kids only a couple of years ago. The challenge: Swallow a tablespoon of ground cinnamon in 60 seconds, without drinking fluids.

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Why Do People Love Eating Dangerous Foods?

Food Republic | Posted 04.24.2013 | Taste
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Food Republic

The most dangerous foods thrill-seekers can't stay away from.

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Fantastic Repurposing Ideas For Cinnamon

The Huffington Post | Michelle Manetti | Posted 04.24.2013 | HuffPost Home
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And none of them involve the inability to breath because you ate it -- cool, right?

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Doctors Warn Against Popular Trend

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 04.22.2013 | Parents
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CHICAGO -- Don't take the cinnamon challenge. That's the advice from doctors in a new report about a dangerous prank depicted in popular YouTube video...

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Professor Rob Riggle's Intro to YouTube Studies

Shira Lazar | Posted 12.25.2012 | Comedy
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Shira Lazar

Professor Rob Riggle of the Troy Polamalu School of Deeper Learning presents his rigorous guide to YouTube Studies coursework. Do you think you have what it takes to complete your degree?

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WATCH: Slow Motion 'Cinnamon Challenge' Proves That Trying To Swallow The Spice Is Not Fun

Posted 09.17.2012 | Home
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We've previously written about the "Cinnamon Challenge" YouTube craze in which people attempt to swallow a teaspoon of cinnamon without using water. I...

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Cinnamon Challenge YouTube Craze Gains Millions Of Viewers, Frightens Health Professionals

Posted 03.15.2012 | Home
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Many adults can probably remember the "Chubby Bunny" game they may have played as kids. You stuff a marshmallow in your mouth, don't chew, and then sa...

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Finding Health in the Theme of Memes

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 04.07.2012 | Healthy Living
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David Katz, M.D.

Unlike genes, over which we do not have true mastery and are unlikely to any time soon, memes are of our own devising. We have the means to make them do what we want.

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