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#774 Why do poppies make opium?

Why do poppies make opium? Not all poppies do make opium, but the ones that do, make it to ward off pests. There are 775 different species of poppy, known as the Papaveraceae family. Most of them produce the milky latex that becomes opium in the opium poppy, but only the papaver somniferum is able

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#773 What are totem poles for?

What are totem poles for? They have many different uses, but a common use it to show the lineage of a family or notable events that have happened and need to be remembered. They are a kind of written record for the tribe. When we watch Hollywood movies, every Native American tribe has a totem

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#772 How do hallucinations happen?

How do hallucinations happen? They are caused by a chemical imbalance or some kind of abnormality in the brain. All hallucinations are created by the sensory parts of our brain and they are basically firing without the stimulus. If you look at a dog, light is bouncing off the dog and entering your eyes. Your

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#770 What is truth serum?

What is truth serum? It is a drug that prevents people from censoring themselves so they reveal the truth. These drugs are usually barbiturates and there is no real proof that they work. People have searched for a drug that can help them get at the truth for thousands of years. The very first type

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