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TIL: TIL that marshmallows were originally made from a plant called marshmallow (mallows that grew in marshes). The root of the marshmallow plant is high in mucilage, which is a type of gel that gi... (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

In Jr. high (7th grade/12yo) in the early 90s, a latchkey kid friend of mine used to experiment with stuff around his house, and found some dried tubular reeds that he swore tasted like marshmallows when he smoked them.

Don’t ask me why he thought smoking that was a good idea. I met him in the gifted and talented educational program for aeronautics. Now you have me wondering if this is what he was smoking.