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TIL Haribo released sugar free gummy bears that caused many costumers to have gastrointestinal distress. Turns out their sugarless sweetener, Lycasin/Malitol, can become a rather effective laxative in doses of 40g or more. Their 5lb bags contained a whopping ~2267g.

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