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What happens if i eat a little bit of paper suddenly?
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No harm will come: Nothing will happen and it will do no harm.
Answered 6/20/2014
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Safe.: Paper is generally nothing more than Cellulose and some stabilizing agents. Unless you are eating a lot routinely, or eating some specialty paper, I do not see any significant health hazard. The speed with you you eat it may be correlated with your risk of a paper cut. That would hurt.
Answered 4/26/2016
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