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Monday, September 28, 2020

Death by licorice

A Massachusetts construction worker’s love of black licorice wound up costing him his life. Eating a bag and a half every day for a few weeks threw his nutrients out of whack and caused the 54-year-old man’s heart to stop, doctors reported Wednesday. 

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Believe it or not, my doctor in California warned me about this when he walked in the exam room where I was waiting for a checkup to see if my blood pressure meds working, and catching me munching on a bag of black licorice. Actually, I think what he said was "Are you fucking stupid or what?" before snatching it out of my hands and tossing it in the trash.