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TIL that despite the fear projected by mass media, virtually all of the few known candy poisoning incidents involved parents who poisoned their own children’s candy.

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Z8anQ TIL in the original Super Mario Bros. the inhabitants of the Mushroom Kingdom were turned into the bricks and blocks that you find throughout the levels. When Mario breaks the blocks he's effectively destroying the innocent civilians and taking the coins from the remains.
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