Put Down the Cinnamon Shaker!

Over in the Great United States, those crazy teens have come up with a new game where they dare each other to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon without any water or liquid.  To me it sounds like the kind of thing the wussiest frat house in the world might come up with.  Or maybe a thing a bunch of Mormon kids might do instead of chugging back litres of beer.  


However, Dr Alvin of the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Centre is alarmed by this trend.  "Don't mess with cinnamon kids", he implores, "just say no!" (I'm paraphrasing).  The poison centre has been inundated with calls this year (number of calls: 139; population of U.S.: 313,326,000) enquiring about cinnamon.  From these, it was suggested that 30 go see their doctor, just to be on the safe side.  


Consider yourself warned.


Source:   Los Angeles Times