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White Phosphorus misadventures #2 Irish cake and The Black Widow Mary Wilson

Murder and white phosphorus were a common occurrence when the deadly poison was still easily available with few questions asked. As the following story shows from The Belfast Telegraph dated 15th November 1956, it was used particularly in food to … Continue reading

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White Phosphorus misadventures#1 Early deaths

The most obvious known fact about this substance in its vile unnatural elemental form is that it is a deadly poison. For this reason it was used extensively in the world of “vermin” control, as I have looked at before. … Continue reading

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