
Arsenic Bread: The Hong Kong Mass Poisoning Scandal | Ep. 119
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In 1857, nearly 10% of Hong Kong’s European population was poisoned by bakery bread laced with arsenic. Was it political sabotage, racism-fueled hysteria, or just one hell of a bakery blunder?
In this episode, we dive into the chaos of colonial paranoia, courtroom drama, and the wild trial of Cheong Ah-lum, a baker who offered to behead himself and his entire family in court.
🔥 Exploding tensions from the Opium Wars
🥖 Mass poisoning, bizarre trials, and wrongful banishment
When imperialism and hysteria collided over a loaf of bread
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