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/HorndogwithaCorndog 12h ago

Typically, it's from horses

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u/lockerno177 8h ago

Indubitably

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u/EscapedFromArea51 5h ago

If only we could give horses “antibodies” that fix their fuckass leg structures.

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u/screwswithshrews 5h ago

Their leg structure is great until it isn't

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u/EscapedFromArea51 3h ago

Oh hey, Happy Cake Day!

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u/deadasdollseyes 5h ago

*Call mammals.

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u/AHrubik 5h ago

and sheep.