306-Latin American Folklore: Payback
Myths and Legends
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Castle Frankenstein - The Magician's Monster
Johann Dippel lived in Castle Frankenstein as a disector and claimed to have discovered an elixir that would keep him alive until the age of 135. A year later, he died of a stroke. He was also well known for Dippel's oil, a dark viscous, tar-like liquid with an unpleasant smell is primarily used as an animal and insect repellent. During the Second World War, it was used to render wells undrinkable in the deserts of Egypt and Libya.
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