Blue tongue, blank stare: slushies are basically kiddie knockout drops
Convenience-store slushies — those neon-colored sugar bombs your precious offspring beg for when you drag them with you for gas-station sushi — contain enough glycerol to send your mini-humans into something called "glycerol intoxication syndrome," reports The Guardian.
Symptoms include passing out cold (always a crowd-pleaser …
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