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Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming

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Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming

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World News · 2 years ago

Borax is used in laundry detergent and is not safe to ingest.

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I knew a kid in the 8th grade who, after the poor science teacher spent about an hour lecturing us on lab safety, immediately ate a bit of Borax we were using for the experiment.

Good to know he was a trendsetter I guess

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