Dirt don’t hurt.
Science has confirmed what five-second rule followers and babies have known all along: God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt.
The New York Times reports:
Since all instinctive behaviors have an evolutionary advantage or they would not have been retained for millions of years, chances are that this one too has helped us survive as a species. And, indeed, accumulating evidence strongly suggests that eating dirt is good for you.
Coming from a state with a rich tradition of soil eating, it’s no surprise that I had a 3rd grade classmate who would chomp on clay occasionally. This kid always smelled like urine, and one of his hand was always either down his pants or up his nose. I thought he was being gross, but maybe he was just boosting his immune system.
Who knows, maybe one day when someone asks you if you are allergic to anything, you’ll say, “No. I ate my worms.”
