HarvesterFullCrumb t1_jddtx0r wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:01 PM Reply to TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin". by AspireAgain Ah, so it's basically Joker Venom, but real... Permalink 254
HarvesterFullCrumb t1_jddtx0r wrote
Reply to TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin". by AspireAgain
Ah, so it's basically Joker Venom, but real...