A list of 10 foods that can kill you instantly includes:
1. Death Cap mushrooms: highly poisonous and can cause severe gastronomical upset and organ failure.
2. Hakarl: a type of fermented shark meat that is poisonous to humans if not prepared correctly.
3. Fugu: a Japanese delicacy made from the pufferfish, which contains a toxin 1,200 times stronger than cyanide.
4. Belladonna: a plant also known as deadly nightshade, whose berries and leaves are highly toxic and can cause hallucinations, delirium, and death.
5. Sannakji: a Korean dish made from live baby octopuses, which can cause choking or asphyxiation if not eaten correctly.
6. Ackee fruit: Jamaica's national fruit, which can cause vomiting, seizures, and lethal hypoglycemia if eaten unripe or untreated.
7. Giant Namibian bullfrogs: a delicacy in Namibia, which are highly toxic and can cause kidney failure if eaten.
8. Casu marzu: a Sardinian cheese that contains live maggots, which can be toxic if not eaten correctly.
9. English yew: a coniferous tree whose berries, seeds, and leaves are highly toxic and can cause increased heart rate, convulsions, and cardiac arrest.
10. Water hemlock: a plant considered to be the most poisonous in North America, which contains a neurotoxin that can cause nausea, breathing problems, kidney failure, seizures, and death.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. There are approximately 10,000 different types of mushrooms in North America.
2. Death Cap mushrooms are one of the most poisonous mushrooms and can be found in Europe, North America, Australia, Western Asia, and some South American countries.
3. Fugu, also known as puffer fish or blowfish, is a delicacy in Japan but contains enough poison to kill 30 adults with no known antidote.
4. The toxins in fugu are 1,200 times stronger than cyanide and can cause paralysis, asphyxiation, and death.
5. Chefs in Japan must undergo at least three years of specialized training to be qualified to prepare fugu properly.
6. Belladonna, also known as deadly nightshade, is a highly poisonous plant found in Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.
7. The berries of the belladonna plant are extremely toxic and can cause hallucinations, delirium, and death.
8. It only takes around 10 tiny berries from the belladonna plant to kill a full-grown adult.
9. The ackee fruit is a delicacy in Jamaica but contains a toxin called hypoglycin, which can cause blood sugar to drop to fatal levels if the unripened or untreated fruit is eaten.
10. The ackee fruit is responsible for a condition known as Jamaica vomiting sickness, which can cause seizures, lethal hypoglycemia, and death.
11. Giant Namibian bullfrogs are a delicacy in Namibia but are highly toxic and can cause kidney failure if ingested.
12. The skin, tongue, and most organs of the giant Namibian bullfrog are poisonous to humans.
13. Sannakji, a Korean dish made from raw baby octopus, can be deadly if not chewed properly, as the suckers on the tentacles can attach to the throat and cause choking.
14. Casa marzu, a Sardinian cheese, is infested with live maggots and can be toxic if not consumed properly.
15. The maggots in casa marzu can turn a person's innards into a buffet if they are not chewed properly.
16. English yew, a coniferous tree, is highly toxic to humans, with the exception of its berries, which are edible but must be prepared properly to avoid poisoning.
17. The seeds of English yew berries are highly toxic and can cause increased heart rate, convulsions, muscle tremors, and cardiac arrest if ingested.
18. Water hemlock is one of the most lethal plants in the world and is considered the most poisonous plant in North America.
19. The fresh root of the water hemlock plant strongly resembles a parsnip but contains a neurotoxin that can cause nausea, breathing problems, kidney failure, seizures, and death.
20. Water hemlock was responsible for the death of Socrates in ancient Greece.