Iocaine

It’s inconceivable that you don’t know what we’re about to reference, or why. But, just in case you aren’t aware, it contains one of the greatest word nerd lines ever uttered, and we’re not about to let the opportunity to use it pass us by.

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

Let’s carry on then and learn something about Iocaine powder and poisons in general. Including things about an ancient king who became a proper medical term for a general cure all.

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