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Tide Pod Challenge Hits College Campuses

In a dangerous stunt, teens put detergent packets in their mouths and post online.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Back in the Roaring Twenties, crazy college kids donned raccoon coats and swallowed goldfish. Flash forward nearly 100 years and they've swapped raccoon fur for Canada Goose jackets and goldfish for laundry detergent packs—but putting a pod in your mouth is a lot more dangerous than eating Goldie. According to an article in USA Today, teens are putting Tide Pods in their mouths and even cooking with them as part of The Tide Pod Challenge. But health officials and industry executives ar...

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