Mithridates of Fond du Lac (2013)

Hmm. I've changed it above - but given how confidently the original title says Mithradites and how carefully edited The Believer presumably is (was?), it's not obvious what's going there. Perhaps reading the entire article would clarify but I am le tired.

Edit: no, you're right - https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Mithridates+of+Fond+du+La...

Re: Mithridates of Fond du Lac (2013)

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Post by dr_dshiv » Fri, May 20, 2022, 8:34 AM UTC

Awesome article about a person attempting 5 different venomous snake bites in 24 hours.

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Post by YeGoblynQueenne » Fri, May 20, 2022, 3:06 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #4

ncmncm wrote: post #3

"Mithridates". Would a "mithradite" be a cultist or a fossil?

Hmm. I've changed it above - but given how confidently the original title says Mithradites and how carefully edited The Believer presumably is (was?), it's not obvious what's going there. Perhaps reading the entire article would clarify but I am le tired. Edit: no, you're right - https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Mithridates+of+Fond+du+La...

The article is about mithridatism, so it's a spelling error.

It's another one of those spelling mistakes: like rouge/rogue, pharoah/ pharaoh, racontuer/ raconteur etc.

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Post by gwern » Fri, May 20, 2022, 3:36 PM UTC

A later and more straightforward writeup: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-...

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Post by ncmncm » Fri, May 20, 2022, 4:50 PM UTC

YeGoblynQueenne wrote: post #6

dang wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hmm. I've changed it above - but given how confidently the original title says Mithradites and how carefully edited The Believer presumably is (was?), it's not obvious what's going there. Perhaps reading the entire article would clarify but I am le tired. Edit: no, you're right - https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Mithridates+of+Fond+du+La...

The article is about mithridatism, so it's a spelling error. It's another one of those spelling mistakes: like rouge/rogue, pharoah/ pharaoh, racontuer/ raconteur etc.

It was unusual to see it misspelled in a title. The article text had it right.