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Mad honey

Mad honey

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Oct 5, 2026

Steve SchwartzHOST
4:03
And there are also gaps all over the place as well.
Steve SchwartzHOST
4:06
For example, a passage about Mad Honey first showed up in February 2024 and came back in August 2026, 30 months later.
Steve SchwartzHOST
4:15
A passage about English spelling showed up in June 2026 and was back in September three months later.
Steve SchwartzHOST
4:21
That is the fastest return I have on record.
speaker_0HOST
21:20
Your discussion about tainted mead is interesting, because you remember reading something, Sean, in a history book a long, long time ago, 'cause, you know, you're old.
speaker_0HOST
21:34
Um, but there is something called mad honey that exists, and it's a special type of honey that comes from rhododendron flowers-
JimPANELIST
21:46
Mm
speaker_0HOST
21:46
... or bees that have, um, used rhododendron flowers for their pollen.
speaker_0HOST
21:52
There are some actual historical accounts of mad honey being used.
speaker_0HOST
21:58
In 70 BC, it was recorded that Pompeii the Great's army fell victim to a mad honey after local forces placed honey along the marching route and then swiftly to massacre the intoxicated soldiers.
speaker_0HOST
22:14
So, the effects are dose-dependent, Sean.
speaker_0HOST
22:19
It can cause dramatic physiological reactions in humans and animals.

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