JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="test"></div>

JavaScript

var handler = function() {},
    data = '';

function testLeak() {
    $('<div></div>')
        .html(data)
        .bind('foobar', handler)
        .appendTo('#test')
        .remove();
}

for (var i = 0; i < 100000; ++i) {
    data += 'xxxxxxxxxx';
}

$(document).ready(function () {
    setInterval(testLeak, 500);
});