Posted 02.15.2013 at 2:30 pm
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Gross Old Candy
Jim Cooke
Our friends over at Deadspin have undertaken one of the most pressing and important scientific experiments of our time: to eat decades-old candy bars branded with the faces of Kirby Puckett, Ken Griffey, Jr., and more, and see if they die. Plus, some interesting info in there about what actually happens to candy over time, and whether old packaged food like this really can be toxic (or whether it at least tastes good, unlike this stuff). Check it out here.
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