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Is the gruesome fun in Netflix's 'Wednesday' realistic? What science says about getting eaten by piranhas and poisoned by nightshade

  • Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Indiana University
imagePiranhas do bite, but can they kill you?Netflix

Editor’s note: This article contains minor spoilers for the Netflix series “Wednesday.”

The popular Netflix series “Wednesday” chronicles the adventures of the Addams family’s teen daughter. After her parents send her to Nevermore Academy, a school for...

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