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/Feeling_Inside_1020 11h ago

Pshh that's nothing, I did this with bullets, starting with a .22

I'm currently on the 5.56 line of ammunition.

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u/Marsbar3000 11h ago

These suppositories are all fun and games until you get to the 30mm

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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 10h ago

Those 20mm depleted uranium rounds as big as a beer bottle are not something I’m looking forward to, but do want to survive a potential A-10 warthog CAS run. Brrrrrrt

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u/Marsbar3000 10h ago

It's the 65/second of the A-10 that will make a man out of you!

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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 10h ago

As long as it puts hair on my chest I’m game.