A decades-old stunt in which thrill-seeking teens swallow a tablespoon of dry cinnamon with no water, gag and spew out a cloud of orange dust went viral in 2012, resulting in more than 50,000 YouTube ...

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On December 6, 2024, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, @agibalovaa shared a video of her and her friend taking on the cinnamon challenge. In the video, the two friends attempt to eat a spoonful of cinnamon ...

Unfortunately, this week’s fun food fact is not, in fact, so fun. You may have heard recently that the seemingly innocuous challenge of eating a tablespoon of cinnamon, also known as the "cinnamon ...

A new study to be published Monday suggests that attempts to complete the Cinnamon Challenge—a YouTube-originating stunt that calls for someone to record themselves trying to swallow a spoonful of ...

— Swallowing a spoonful of cinnamon may not be illegal, but it is dangerous and potentially deadly, Salem City Police said recently. The Salem City Police Department has recently learned that Salem ...

"What will my kid think of next?!" cried the caller at the other end of my phone. "My son tried to swallow a gob of cinnamon, is this dangerous?" My first thought was, what the heck (actually I used ...

High levels of lead were found in 12 brands of cinnamon powder and multi-spice powders, according to testing released Thursday by Consumer Reports, a nonprofit that helps consumers evaluate goods and ...

Cinnamon is a go-to ingredient for baked goods and other savory dishes, but consumers may need to be more wary of which brand they buy the spice from as a recent report found high traces of lead in ...

It seems harmless enough, swallowing a little spoonful of a lovely spice like cinnamon, but the so-called cinnamon challenge, as millions of YouTube viewers know, is not a pleasant gustatory ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pediatricians today cautioned young people against participating in a popular dare known as the cinnamon challenge, which involves trying to swallow a tablespoon of ground ...