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What Do You Think About Arsenic?
Buchanan and his companions all got sick. His doctor's first thought was that he'd been poisoned. Arsenic has been used as a poison since ancient times, when roman assassins would smear it on figs. It only takes between seven drops and a teaspoon to kill a human. In fact, unusual traces of arsenic have been found in napoleon bonaparte's hair which could support his belief that he was being poisoned towards the end of his life.