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Sylvia Rose
Oct 21, 20235 min read
Arsenic: Murderous Metal & Miracle Cure
Arsenic (As) has been called the King of Poisons and the Poison of Kings. This silvery metalloid appears abundantly in the Earth and...
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Sylvia Rose
Oct 16, 20235 min read
Mercury: Miracle Metal of Madness
Mercury is the only metal to be liquid at room temperature, giving it magic and mystical properties, and the name quicksilver. This...
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Sylvia Rose
Sep 24, 20235 min read
Death Cap Mushrooms: Deadly Poison
Death Cap Mushrooms (Amanita phalloides) are deadly poisons of assassination and accident. Native to Europe, death caps are naturalized...
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Sylvia Rose
Sep 23, 202310 min read
Agrippina & Son: Poisonous Plots of Rome
Mother of notorious Nero and sister to Caligula, Agrippina the Younger is one of the most influential women in Roman history. Born in a...
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Sylvia Rose
Sep 6, 20233 min read
Poison Hemlock: Herbology & Lore
Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) is a deadly toxic member of the parsley and carrot family. It's used in ancient Greece to put condemned...
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