20 Deadly Foods You Didn’t Know Could Kill You

17. Cassava root

This vegetable, popular in South American and African cuisine, contains limerin, similar to lima beans. If you eat it without properly drying, baking, and soaking the cassava, it can be harmful to you. 

18. Unpasteurized honey

All honey is harmless, right? Wrong! If it’s not pasteurized, it can poison people with grayanotoxin, which can cause weakness, dizziness, and even vomiting. In babies, grayanotoxin is lethal.

19. Octopus

There’s no harm in cooked octopus, but people in some parts of the world like eating it alive. If you do this, the suckers on the tentacles may become stuck in your throat, potentially causing asphyxiation.

20. Castor oil

The castor bean plant, the source of this oil, contains a poison known as ricin. Despite the laxative effects of castor oil and its use in beauty products, consuming just eight beans from the plant can be fatal!

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