r/mildlyinfuriating • • Aug 16 '26

Don't hug me I'm scared Grasshopper in my salad at restaurant

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u/ifoldkings Aug 17 '26

There was a young Australian guy named Sam Ballard who swallowed a slug on a dare. He contracted "rat lungworm disease". As a result, he suffered meningitis, went into a coma, became paralyzed, and ultimately died some time after.

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u/tocahontas77 Aug 17 '26

Wow... That's very unfortunate. What an awful way to go out.

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u/JparkPHX Aug 17 '26

Didn’t it give him locked in syndrome

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u/DMyTeaDuck Aug 17 '26

Now that’s commitment to a dare! 😬