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"inheritance powder"

Arsenic was one of the favorite murder devices of the middle ages often used by people in rich families. Arsenic poisoning was often undetected at the time because it had many similar symptoms to cholera which was quite common at the time. It got this nickname because people would often use it to kill of family members and gain an inheritance.

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