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In January 1862, Lewis’ two white roommates accused her of poisoning their wine with Spanish fly, a toxin produced by the blister beetle, often used in those days as an aphrodisiac.—Jessica Lynne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2022
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