The world's 5 deadliest poisons
Simon Cotton Business Insider
When asked to name a poison, people may well think of cyanide, arsenic or strychnine.
But these are not the most toxic substances known.
More poisonous than these, but still not near the top of the tree, is tetrodotoxin,
the pufferfish toxin that poisons around 50 Japanese people every year.
The fish is a delicacy in Japan, but can be lethal if prepared
incorrectly.
Incidentally, this was the poison favored by evil assassin Rosa Klebb in James Bond film From Russia With Love.
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