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| | So You've Decided to Raise the Dead | Columns | SCI FI Weekly |
 | | The first thing to recognize here is that "zombi," a Congolese word meaning "charm" or "fetish," refers to an actual practice from the old, dark magic of the vodoun religion. |
 | | Pufferfish—those piscene sea critters that swell up into a spiny ball when frightened—contain a concentrated bacterial toxin called tetrodotoxin that, even in doses as small as 0.1 mg per kilogram of body mass, causes paralysis and death in humans. |
 | | Simply touching the meat of this fish can be fatal, although with years of specialized training, a Japanese sushi chef can prepare it as fugu, a tasty, euphoria-inducing side dish for culinary thrill-seekers. |
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