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[–] Bonus@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

We were led to believe we'd die if we ate a single apple seed until about 1995, when I observed my FIL eat an entire apple, core, seeds, and all, which obviously blew my mind.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They will kill you, but you need to chew up a couple hundred.

[–] Abyssian@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Thank God, a way out of this madness.

[–] Bonus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's clearly not a great idea but yeah, the hyperbole made me feel betrayed when I realized it.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, it is not really practical even if it is true. There are a lot easier ways to poison yourself.

[–] strop@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

Death is obviously still part of it, just that now it's externalized