Handle with care – the world's five deadliest poisons

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Scientists differ about the relative toxicities of substances, but they seem to agree that botulinum toxin, produced by anaerobic bacteria, is the most toxic substance known. Its LD50 is tiny – at most 1 nanogram per kilogram can kill a human. Extrapolating from its effect on mice, an intravenous dose of just 10-7g … See more

6 Poisons That Have Been Used for Murder - ThoughtCo

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The Deadly Story of Poison | The History of Poison

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Classic poisons like hemlock, nightshade, aconite, foxglove, opium, and strychnine were used to treat a range of ails, from the …

The Deadliest Poisons in History (And Why People Stopped

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It's been said that an overly harsh arctic exploration leader, Charles Francis Hall, was poisoned by his own men using arsenic.) The most infamous case of arsenic …

5 Classic Poisons and the People Who Used Them | Mental Floss

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The 10 Deadliest Poisons in the World | TheRichest

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Perhaps the most famous post 9/11 poison, Anthrax was seemingly in the media every day in the early years of the new millennium due to a series of Anthrax …

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants | Britannica

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From the death of Socrates by poison hemlock to the accidental ingestion of deadly nightshade by children, poisonous plants have been responsible for human deaths throughout history. Get to know some of the most …

Top 5 deadly poisons – DW – 03/09/2018 - DW.COM

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Ricin is one of the most dangerous poisons in the world. Just a few milligrams of the naturally-occurring, carbohydrate-binding protein are enough to kill someone when …

25+ Death By Poison | List Of Famous Poison Victims - Ranker

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Only in the recent past, has the cause of death by poison been detectable through autopsy. This list features food poisoning deaths, as well as cases of suicide by …

Five Famous Poisoners and Their Hapless Victims

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Five Famous Poisoners and Their Hapless Victims It must have been something they ate Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust on Unsplash 1. Locusta: Professional poisoner of ancient Rome “Proclaiming...