crimes Chess player allegedly tried to poison rival by smearing mercury on chess board (video) Allan Rose Hill

retaliations Mountain Dew again! Woman reportedly poisons hubby with spiked soda because he doesn't like his b-day party Carla Sinclair

crime A poison specialist is accused of killing his wife — by poisoning her Carla Sinclair

messy divorces Woman accused of spiking hubby's coffee with bleach charged with attempted murder Carla Sinclair

crime Colorado dentist arrested for suspected murder after allegedly poisoning his wife's protein shakes Carla Sinclair

poison Poison books: the 19th-century volumes bound in arsenic-laced green cloth Mark Frauenfelder

books Learn how not to cook with this 1820 book about culinary poisons Thom Dunn

poison Somebody attempted to murder a Chinese producer from Netflix's "The Three-Body Problem" with poison Thom Dunn

politics Russian opposition leader hospitalized after mystery illness Rob Beschizza

Real things that actually exist New Hostess iced lattes flavored like Twinkies, Ding Dongs, and other snack cakes Rusty Blazenhoff

drugs Teenagers getting high from sanitary pads David Pescovitz

poison Study: most table salt brands contains plastic Rob Beschizza

identity theft Attempted murder by cheesecake for the purpose of identity theft Jason Weisberger

plants This garden can kill you David Pescovitz

Science Detoxing is (worse than) bullshit: high lead levels in "detox clay" Cory Doctorow