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Qin Shi Huang Drank Mercury Elixir in Search of Immortality
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The first Emperor of China, obsessed with finding the elixir of life, consumed mercury pills prescribed by his court alchemists. This long-term mercury poisoning ultimately caused his mental collapse and premature death in 210 BC.

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The first Emperor of China, obsessed with finding the elixir of life, consumed mercury pills prescribed by his court alchemists. This long-term mercury poisoning ultimately caused his mental collapse and premature death in 210 BC.

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Qin Shi Huang Drank Mercury Elixir in Search of Immortality

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The first Emperor of China, obsessed with finding the elixir of life, consumed mercury pills prescribed by his court alchemists. This long-term mercury poisoning ultimately caused his mental collapse and premature death in 210 BC.

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