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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. | |
| WASHINGTON -- Aside from its vibrant, anthropomorphic Toucan Sam mascot, Kellogg's Froot Loops cereal is famous for its "delicious fruity taste" and "fruity aroma." Up until this moment, this may have led you to believe that the different colored rings tasted like distinct fruits. If you're living in this blissful ignorance, you might not want to read this Time Magazine article. Because, if you did that, you would find out that the orange, purple, yellow, red, blue and lime green loops do not taste like oranges or grapes or limes or any other specific fruit at all. In fact, TIME says they all taste the same--like Froot. The original debunking of this myth can be credited to a 1999 article from the website Straight Dope. According to them, Froot Loops have all tasted alike since the cereal's introduction in 1963. In case you're compelled to conduct a taste test yourself, Food Beast has already done so and confirms that, sadly, all of the loops are definitely the same "fruity" flavor. Froot Loops all taste the same. © 2014 WTOP. All Rights Reserved. | |
| Washington and Colorado has made marijuana legal Despite the fact that marijuana's effects are less harmful than those of most other drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, it is the most common drug that people are arrested for possessing. U.S. marijuana policy is unique among American criminal laws in being enforced so widely and harshly, yet deemed unnecessary by such a substantial portion of the population. So, why are people going to jail, for marijuana? | >FONT> |
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