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Math: By 2606, American Diet Will Be 100% Sugar

Math: By 2606, American Diet Will Be 100% Sugar

That Lucky Charms sifter might have seemed like the perfect Christmas gift, but it will obsolete in 600 years! Obesity researcher Stephan Guyenet obtained rare data of American's sugar intake since the early 19th century and found that "in 1822, we ate the amount of added sugar in one 12 ounce can of soda every five days, while today we eat that much sugar every seven hours." The increase of sugar in our diet has been so steady, Guyenet is able to illustrate that Americans will be eating 100% sugar by 2606. more ›

Man Invents Sifting Device To Separate Pesky Lucky Charms Nuggets From Marshmallows

Man Invents Sifting Device To Separate Pesky Lucky Charms Nuggets From Marshmallows

This is coming on to the market way too late for us to enjoy with our Saturday Morning Cartoons, but better late than never. Kids (or adults who still eat Lucky Charms on a regular basis—we're not here to judge), the future is now. Some genius has invented a device to sift the healthier bits of the cereal out of the cereal, leaving you with only the dehydrated marshmallows, just as nature intended. more ›

ACORN Video Sting Guy Also "Targeted" Irish-Bashing Lucky Charms

ACORN Video Sting Guy Also "Targeted" Irish-Bashing Lucky Charms

Before he got famous exposing low-income community advocacy group ACORN as an organization employing a few gullible do-gooders, conservative provocateur James O'Keefe had fun at Rutgers riling up the liberals. The 25-year-old "Borat of the right" first cut his teeth in the hidden camera game while enrolled as a philosophy student at the New Jersey university. Posing as an overly-sensitive Irishman disturbed by the presence of Lucky Charms in the cafeteria, O'Keefe met with an assistant director at Rutgers dining services. During the meeting, O'Keefe explains that the leprachaun on the cereal box is hurtful: "He's portrayed as a green-cladded (sic) gnome, and as you can see ... we're not all short. We have differences of height, and we think this is stereotypical of Irish-Americans." more ›

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