Errata: 
1. The best plural of octopus is probably octopuses. Octopodes is based on the idea that it's a Greek word and should have a Greek pluralization, but it's widely considered douchey.
2. People did in fact use strychnine in the Tour de France circa early 1900s.
3. The podcast I mentioned is the March 17, 2019 episode of Futility Closet that describes Prosper-Rene Blondlot's "discovery" of N-Rays.

Errata: 1. The best plural of octopus is probably octopuses. Octopodes is based on the idea that it's a Greek word and should have a Greek pluralization, but it's widely considered douchey. 2. People did in fact use strychnine in the Tour de France circa early 1900s. 3. The podcast I mentioned is the March 17, 2019 episode of Futility Closet that describes Prosper-Rene Blondlot's "discovery" of N-Rays.

Errata:&nbsp;
1. The best plural of octopus is probably octopuses. Octopodes is based on the idea that it's a Greek word and should have a Greek pluralization, but it's widely considered douchey.
2. People did in fact use strychnine in the Tour de France circa early 1900s.
3. The podcast I mentioned is the March 17, 2019 episode of Futility Closet that describes Prosper-Rene Blondlot's "discovery" of N-Rays.

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