The origin
Participants filmed themselves trying to swallow a tablespoon of ground cinnamon without water.
How it spread
It spread rapidly through YouTube in the early 2010s among teenagers.
What it means
An early example of a genuinely dangerous challenge meme; medical bodies warned about lung damage, and it is documented here as history, not a suggestion.
Follow the source
Short editorial summary written by Random Access Memes from the sources above; the wording is ours, not theirs. Every link was checked for a live response on September 13, 2026.
