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   Today I learned (todayilearned@noc.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 09:41:44 JST Today I learned

   TIL P&G (Doritos and Lay’s chips), spent 25 years and $200M to invent a synthetic fat molecule called olestra that led to “anal oil leakage”. The molecule was developed to provided a lower-fat/calorie alternative for their snacks, and made the company $400+M in its first year in market

   https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/619261/olestra-fat-free-snack-controversy-1990s
   #til #todayilearned
   https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/19ew1qg/til_pg_doritos_and_lays_chips_spent_25_years_and/

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     Sexy Moon (moon@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 09:41:43 JST Sexy Moon

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     @todayilearned It only caused the problem if you ate just a giant shitload of chips. unfortunately people do that with junk food.
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     ? (nudhul@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 09:41:51 JST ?

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     @todayilearned self lubricating
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     Sexy Moon (moon@shitposter.club)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jan-2024 09:42:39 JST Sexy Moon

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     @Nudhul @todayilearned literally true, the molecule was bascialyl too complicated to be digested so you passed the molecule through your body intact