poison, n.Trivia

The manchineel tree native to Florida are one of the most poisonous trees in the world. In fact, just touching the rain water that drips off of its leaves will burn your skin.

The golden poison dart frog is the size of a paperclip but has enough lethal poison in its skin to kill 10 to 15 people.

A skydiver once survived a failed parachute fall because she landed on a fire ant mound. Their sing caused a surge of adrenaline which kept her heart beating.

Cashews are always roasted outdoors because of the highly toxic fumes that are produced during the process.

Stingray injuries are almost never fatal. Steve Irwin's death was the second recorded stingray-related death in Australia since 1945

Motion sickness is caused by your brain's inability to coordinate with your eyes, causing your body to believe you've been poisoned and vomiting to 'get the poison out.'.

The poisonous Chemchem Tree grows intertwined with the Chaka Tree whose sap is an anecdote

Gold is a heavy metal, but is generally considered nontoxic.

Wintergreen is highly toxic if ingested in large amounts.

The irukandji jellyfish venom causes an unusual symptom where the victim has a feeling of "impending doom." The victim of so-called irukandji syndrome is so sure they are going to die, that they ask the doctors to kill them.

Macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs

Acorns are poisonous to humans; they can damage your kidneys.

Poison dart frogs only develop poison from the ants they eat. Thus, they are harmless when kept in captivity.

Black widow bites haven't been responsible for a death in a hundred years

Arrow frogs enough poison to kill over 2,200 people