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I have heard that eating the tips off a few match heads can help keep the bugs off of you. Supposedly you sweat out the sulfur and it repels the bugs. Has anyone else heard this or is there any tru...
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System
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2020-04-17T20:23:04Z (about 4 years ago)
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MaskedPlant
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2020-04-17T20:23:03Z (about 4 years ago)
<p>I have heard that eating the tips off a few match heads can help keep the bugs off of you. Supposedly you sweat out the sulfur and it repels the bugs. Has anyone else heard this or is there any truth to it? Is it harmful? Would garlic work better? </p> <p>Note: I have this on and off for years from random people and always assumed it was hogwash.</p>