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    Roller coasters might help you pass a kidney stone

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    Andrew Dalton
    Andrew Dalton
    09.27.2016

    According to an new study from Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine, roller coasters can, in fact, do more than just give you a temporary thrill. Specifically, study author David Wartinger and his co-author Marc Mitchell set out to test the experience of one patient who claimed to have passed three kidney stones after taking three rides on Disney's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.