On this episode of The Poisoncast learn how strychnine causes death.  Unknown to most people, this toxin has historically been used as both a poison and a therapeutic.  Learn why.

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Tracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback



$11.24



By Robyn Davidson



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Thomas Hicks, the winner of the 1904 Olympic Marathon

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strychnine homeopathy (worthless, don't buy it) on Amazon.

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