27 Strange, Scary and Straight-Up Weird Lethal Doses

There’s a common saying in toxicology that “the dose makes the poison.” After all, it’s not only things the layman considers poisonous that are capable of shutting our body down. It’s just that those require only small amounts to send someone off to the sea of reeds. Plenty of things that seem innocent enough can absolutely take you out, too — in a large enough amount.

Knowing that, a user on Reddit asked for some of the strangest, scariest and straight-up weirdest lethal doses of unexpected items. After all, there’s a careful balance of all sorts of different juices and bits in your body, and if something can throw them far enough off? You’re going to have a thoroughly unpleasant time trying to get them back in whack. 

Keep reading to see if anything you’re ingesting at a slightly unsettling level might be approaching a poison.