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TIL in 2023 a 35-year-old woman died from water intoxication after drinking just 64 ounces of water (about 1.9L) in roughly 20 minutes, which caused her brain to suffer severe swelling. She drank it while on vacation with her family because she started to feel very lightheaded & extremely thirsty.

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