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'''Mandrake''' was a drug that was exploited by the [[Mandragora Helix]] in the [[1990s]] in an attempt to conquer [[Earth]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora]]'') | '''Mandrake''' was a drug that was exploited by the [[Mandragora Helix]] in the [[1990s]] in an attempt to conquer [[Earth]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Mark of Mandragora]]'') | ||
:''It is | In [[800]], French king and Holy Roman Emperor [[Charlemagne]] lost a food taster to mandrake poisoning. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Lonely Computer]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The mandrake plant (genus ''Mandragora'') belongs to the nightshade family, along with tomatoes and potatoes. It is a hallucinogen and can be toxic in large doses. | |||
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Revision as of 01:33, 13 October 2011
Mandrake was a drug that was exploited by the Mandragora Helix in the 1990s in an attempt to conquer Earth. (DWM: The Mark of Mandragora)
In 800, French king and Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne lost a food taster to mandrake poisoning. (WC: The Lonely Computer)
Behind the scenes
The mandrake plant (genus Mandragora) belongs to the nightshade family, along with tomatoes and potatoes. It is a hallucinogen and can be toxic in large doses.
