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While cases are rare, it also happened to an 8-year-old girl in Georgia and a 9-year-old boy in North Carolina. We spoke to Dr. Chad Whited, who removed the metal bottle from that boy's tongue.

Today, metal lunchboxes are again being made, thanks to the popularity — and prices — of the vintage models. Some schools are happy to see kids using them, vintage or new, because they cut waste.