Khaleej
Times [Dubai]
17 May
2019
Dubai Municipality responds to Oreo rumours
The Dubai
Municipality has responded to the circulating rumours that Oreo biscuits sold
in UAE markets allegedly contain a small amount of alcohol. Dubai Municipality
denied the rumour on social media, stating that the product in the market is
'halal' and alcohol free. It explained that there was a mistake translating the
food ingredients into Arabic. The word 'chocolate liquor' was literally
translated to alcohol, on the other hand, it should have been translated to
cocoa paste, the municipality added. […]
[An
earlier Oreo rumor:]
Khaleej Times [Dubai]
4 August 2016
DM: No alcoholic ingredient
in Milka Oreo bar
Dubai Municipality, in response to social media
rumours, clarified on Thursday that there are no alcoholic components in Milka
Oreo, a popular chocolate bar. DM's Food Safety Department attributed the
rumours to a "mistranslation" given by the manufacturing company. […]
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The
Columbus Dispatch [OH]
20 May
2019
Olentangy middle schoolers investigated over report of
urine, semen in crepes served to teachers
POWELL —
Charges could be filed against at least two Olentangy Local middle school
students who shared video of themselves claiming to put bodily fluids into food
eaten by several teachers. The incident took place Thursday at Hyatts Middle
School, where a home economics class had prepared crepes for teachers to judge
as part of a year-end project. […] The video reportedly describes, or shows,
both urine and semen being added to the crepes. […]
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KPIX-TV
[San Francisco, CA]
21 May
2019
Repair Of Iconic ’60s Era Synthesizer Turns Into Long,
Strange Trip For Engineer
SAN
FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — For years, an urban legend circulated online and in
documentaries, purporting how part of a groundbreaking musical instrument —
versions which are stored at a Bay Area university and other institutions — was
dipped in a psychedelic drug. Online chatter detailed how musicians who used
the instrument would wet their finger, touch the device, and then lick their
finger to get a little bit of mind-expanding inspiration. Now this supposed
myth may turn out to be a reality. […]
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