FYI Taking the “Cinnamon Challenge” Can Cause Lung Cancer [VIDEO] NSFW

Thanks to the likes of Tosh.O, Shaq, Rob Dyrdeck and other internet clip show hosts, I'm sure that all of you are aware of the "Cinnamon Challenge". What is the "Cinnamon Challenge"? It's where someone tries to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon. That's it. They usually starts crying, gagging, dry heaving, and swearing.

As stupid as it sounds don't do it! A new study out of the University of Miami found that doing the cinnamon challenge can be seriously DANGEROUS. If you inhale the cinnamon, you put yourself at risk of real health problems, ranging from throat injuries up to lung disease like emphysema.

Last year, poison control centers in the U.S. got 222 calls about people who'd tried swallowing cinnamon . . . that's up from 51 in 2011. And 30 teenagers were hospitalized last year from the cinnamon challenge.

Now with that said let's check out some video: