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Lettuce Knockout

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Edited by Richard Walker, Thursday, 12 Aug 2021, 01:05

The Greek physician Hippocrates of Cos recorded in about 430 BCE that lettuce has sedative properties and it does indeed contain a mild narcotic. Perhaps taken to excess it could cause salad daze.

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