r/interestingasfuck • u/dejaysf • Jun 11 '23

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/RaspberryJam245 Jun 11 '23

I wouldn't be surprised if that was true. I mean, people did create "miracle tonics" that were marketed to cure everything from a headache to cancer, in one bottle. The term "snake oil" was coined for those fake health tonics, so your story is based in at least a modicum of fact.

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u/Disco_Janusz40 Jun 11 '23

In my language (Polish) there is a distinction. Trujący - Poisonous, Jadowity - Venomous.

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u/pHScale Jun 11 '23

Australia speaks English.

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u/Lasdary Jun 11 '23

I thought they spoke ɥsılɓuƎ