2 ms·“Eating Dirt Benefits Kids” Is Basically Made Up5 points by luu 5y agoraxxorrax 5y agoI never imagined that it would be taken literally.ggm 5y agoThe article rather does seem to be making a fine point, a distinction between exposure and ingestion. So hygiene/old-friends is probably OK. You don't have time to eat a peck of dirt before you die? Meh.