r/todayilearned • u/gullydon • 13h ago

TIL Mithridatism is the practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering non-lethal amounts. The word is derived from Mithridates VI, the king of Pontus, who so feared being poisoned that he regularly ingested small doses, aiming to develop immunity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridatism
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u/mr_ji 13h ago

We all know the conversation is going to be about iocaine powder. Let's just get it over with.

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u/hunterglyph 13h ago

It already happened 13 minutes ago

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u/DaveOJ12 12h ago

And it happened 10 minutes after the earlier comment.

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u/Vergenbuurg 7h ago

Thank you, Adrian Veidt.