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December 10, 2016
New Thing Learned Today: Prepare Your Own Food
Some 100 years after her death, researchers concluded that the cause of her death is acute arsenic poisoning. According to reliable sources like CNN, the level of arsenic in her body was 2,000 times higher the normal level.She was buried in the Eastern Qing tombs, 125 km east of Beijing.
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"After the fall of the city, the Eight-Nation Alliance negotiated a treaty with the Qing government, sending messages to Cixi in Xi’an.
In the agreement, there was a guarantee that China would not have to give up any further territories to foreign powers."
The United States is not so sovereign - even more evident with the invasion and tens of thousands of unvetted 'refugees' - that this cannot happen here.
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"New Thing Learned Today: Prepare Your Own Food"
Oh... yea... that. Just because, as a Judeo Christian, you find all human life precious beyond anyhting else under the sun, doesn't mean the same sentiment is extended to you.
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Posted by: John Condon at December 10, 2016 6:57 PM
Monarchies,and other power brokers,have used poisoning to rid themselves of troublemakers since the dawn of civilization,but the Chinese excelled at it. The 2006 movie "Curse of the Golden Flower" illustrates this frequent storyline magnificently. It's a visually stunning movie,and the acting is first-rate, with Chow-Yun Fat as the Emperor and Gong Li as the doomed Empress. Watching the Royal family destroy themselves strikes a chord across cultures.
Posted by: Nori at December 11, 2016 7:01 AM
Yes, but... arsenic was also one of the usual ingredients of Taoist long-life potions.
Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at December 12, 2016 9:08 PM