June 2011
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The unreal is more powerful than the real. Because nothing is as perfect as you...
– Chuck Palahniuk
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Mithridatism →
Mithridatism is the practice of protecting oneself against a poison by gradually self-administering non-lethal amounts. The word derives from Mithridates VI, the King of Pontus, who so feared being poisoned that he regularly ingested small doses, aiming to develop immunity. Having been defeated by Pompey, legend has it that Mithridates tried to commit suicide using poison but failed because...
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Pleasure to me is wonder—the unexplored, the unexpected, the thing that is...
– H.P. Lovecraft
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