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Killer Candy: The killer candy found in King Tut's tomb
Season 4 Episode 8
A candy flavor beloved around the world. An ancient treat found in King Tut’s tomb and rumored to make camels less thirsty. And an overdose that driv…
5 months ago
Breathing Fire: A Toxic Lung Emergency
Season 4 Episode 7
Fire eaters who damage their lungs without being burned. Hot-tub users who develop a serious respiratory illness. And gasoline thieves poisoned by th…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Poisoned by Paleontology: A Blowgun Poison Mystery
Season 4 Episode 6
Today's episode is about a toxin so powerful that a little smeared on the tip of a blowgun arrow is enough to silence every muscle in your body, incl…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Locked In: Fever, Paralysis, and a Mystery Pill
Season 4 Episode 5
A fever that refuses to break with ordinary medicine. Muscles rigid enough to trap a conscious patient inside the body. And the diagnostic chaos caus…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Last Supper: Did foraging topple a royal dynasty?
Season 4 Episode 4
A foraged mushroom served at a royal meal. A dinner said to have ended the House of Habsburg and changed Europe. And a plant extract investigated as …
7 months ago
The Quiet Baby: An infant poisoned, an antidote from the serum of scientists
Season 4 Episode 3
A healthy infant who becomes too weak to cry or feed. A digestive system missing key protective bacteria and bile acids. And a lifesaving antidote pr…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Sublimation: Death in a sealed room
Season 4 Episode 2
A locked room with no intruder. A dead person with no sign of trauma. And a volatile clue that vanishes before investigators arrive.
Your patient. You…
8 months ago
Sweet: Ancient biological weapon. Modern aphrodisiac.
Season 4 Episode 1
A natural poison that harms humans but leaves bees untouched. A rare honey valuable enough to risk lives harvesting it. And a sweet weapon used in co…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Hot Water: When bath salts become deadly
Season 3 Episode 23
An easy-to-buy drugstore product that can paralyze like a famous bacterial poison. An old-fashioned enema once used for brain injuries. And a treatme…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Fermentation: The Mysterious Blood Alcohol Level
Season 3 Episode 22
A beer-related ingredient other than alcohol that can cause disease. A diagnosis defense attorneys may be especially fond of. And the reason every pe…
10 months ago