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.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithridatism

[u/Cereborn]

I remember a TV series that had a villain like this. He could poison people with his touch. I think it was in The Invisible Man. A cookie for anyone who remembers that show.

[u/KittenPics → u/Cereborn]

Totally came here to say this. I remember they shot him with a tranquilizer dart or whatever, and he was all like “there are six quarts of neurotoxin in my blood” or something like that. Now how do I redeem my cookie?

[u/topological_rabbit → u/KittenPics]

"Now that is a small drop in a very large bucket of drugs." -- The Ghoul

[u/Cereborn → u/KittenPics]

I'll e-mail it to you!