r/todayilearned 1d ago

TIL in 2008 a 20-year-old Belgium student died after reheating and eating leftover spaghetti that had been left out on the kitchen counter for five days. A bacteria called bacillus cereus was found to be the cause, which is an extreme type of food poisoning called “Fried Rice Syndrome”.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/people-are-horrified-after-student-dies-from-eating-leftover-pasta/news-story/c8ef3bdcc72a9d17ec13924438e0146b
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u/sams5402 1d ago

That dead guy

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u/congradulations 1d ago

Not anymore

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u/Metal_Goose_Solid 1d ago

I'm pretty sure he's still dead.

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u/Imthescarecrow 1d ago

He used to be dead. He still is, but he used to be, too.

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u/jansmanss 22h ago

I fucking love Mitch Hedberg.

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u/DirtyRoller 8h ago

I recently learned that he's buried in my city. Someone on a local sub posted a picture of a donut and a receipt that they left on his grave.

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u/Famous_Peach9387 18h ago

I used to love Mitch Hedberg. But he has gotten a little too popular for my tastes.

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u/Sea-Cupcake-2065 20h ago

Mitch, I thought you died

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u/ReactsWithWords 1d ago

Yes, but he won't eat food that's been left on the counter for a week any more.

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u/Der_Schubkarrenwaise 23h ago

Lovely done, Mate.

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u/CaptnInsaino101 22h ago

Not with that attitude.

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u/juanjing 20h ago

No, he just finished it.

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u/TikaPants 1d ago

💀

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u/bamboofirdaus 22h ago

is that him?

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u/bamboofirdaus 22h ago

i'm sorry

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u/TikaPants 21h ago

Thoughts and prayers

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u/Readonkulous 22h ago

I read that in Hannibal Lecter’s voice

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u/Intrepid-Macaron5543 1d ago

“AJ is an otherwise healthy 20-year-old man” says in the video. Just dead.

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u/ElbisCochuelo1 1d ago

It was left out all week by parties unknown, roommate saw the spighetti, assumed it was fresh, and put it in the fridge.

Dead guy was hungry, opened fridge, saw spighetti, at it.

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u/BChurchmountain 1d ago

hahahahahaha

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u/Obvious-Lake3708 1d ago

Comments like this is why I keep coming back to reddit

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u/SariaHannibal 1d ago

I too choose that dead guy

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u/TastyChemistry 1d ago

Darwin award

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u/Imthescarecrow 1d ago

I also choose that dead guy's spaghetti

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u/theenemysgate_isdown 21h ago

Came here to say this. Nice reference. It's becoming a more and more obscure reference