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Lead White & Minium Red: Colors to Die For
Since early antiquity, the iron ore cerussite has yielded brilliant white and red pigments used in art and even medicine. In ancient...
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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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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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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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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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