Hemlock water dropwort has an appealing property. It’s
deadly, sure. Yet the killer toxin, oenanthotoxin, relaxes the muscles around
your lips and also pressures you to smile, even when you remain in the throes
of deadly convulsions. The plant has actually been made use of in Greece
considering that a minimum of the 8th century B.C., when Homer coined the term
“acerbic smile” to explain the horrible smile adorning the faces of water
dropwort victims.
Creepy
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