Roller coaster riders swallow too many flies

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A theme park is being forced to spray a roller coaster with insect repellent -- because open-mouthed riders are swallowing flies.

Bosses at Alton Towers say too many people riding TH13TEEN ended up chewing insects because it's located in a wooded area.

And after looking into the impact of eating bugs - the majority carry illness-causing bacteria - they decided to do something about it.

The park will now trial the use of natural essential oil of the lemon eucalyptus in a bid to minimise the amount of insects swallowed and killed.

A spokesperson said flies are also surprisingly calorific… 20 flies are apparently the equivalent of a small bag of jelly beans.
 
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