How Dangerous Are Warheads?

We read about TikTok challenges in which everyone tries to outdo each other in something outrageous and often dangerous. But that's not really new, because children have been doing this kind of thing forever. I remember when kids were challenged, or rather dared, to chew on cinnamon toothpicks. In the 1990s, it was Warheads, the ultimate sour candy from a long line of newly-developed sour candies. How many could you eat before they burned a hole in your tongue? No one found out, because you have to give up before that happened. But were Warheads really as dangerous as they were rumored to be? Weird History Food explains how Warheads came about, what they were made of, and the controversies they sparked. (via Geeks Are Sexy)