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Who Knew? 10 Poisonous foods we love

By | Who Knew? – Mon 26 Mar, 2012 2:29 PM IST

Who doesn't love a cheesy mushroom pizza? Or pasta served with sundried tomatoes? There are some days when nothing can replace the divine indulgence of a plate of perfectly salted French fries. And didn't they tell us that an apple a day was some sort of miracle cure?

Well, here's a nasty surprise for you: Turns out that some of our favourite foods, some of the most banal everyday foods even, are poisonous!

Try this: Nutmeg, apple, potato, cherry. Kidney stone, vomiting, diarrhea, death. Or even better, paralysis and hallucination.

Match the food with the symptom. Or watch the video to learn more.

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