Poisonous intermission.
Maijs. 13., 2011 | 09:48 pm
"Hemlock was supposedly the poison that was used to dispatch Socrates. Whilst Descartes may have said, “I think, therefore I am,” Socrates is meant to have lifted his mug of Hemlock and said, “I drink, therefore I’m not.”"
"Lizzie Borden, although more famous for axe crimes, was found to have traces of cyanide in the sugar bowl at her family home – suggesting she had a back up plan in case the forty whacks failed. "
"Rasputin consumed a dose of cyanide that should have been lethal. When it produced no adverse effects his enemies decided it was time to shoot and drown him."
"Lizzie Borden, although more famous for axe crimes, was found to have traces of cyanide in the sugar bowl at her family home – suggesting she had a back up plan in case the forty whacks failed. "
"Rasputin consumed a dose of cyanide that should have been lethal. When it produced no adverse effects his enemies decided it was time to shoot and drown him."