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Poison fruit in 'White Lotus' comes from 'suicide tree': Is it real?
"The White Lotus" on HBO has brought attention to Cerbera odollam, a highly toxic tree native to Southeast Asia known as the ...
The poison fruit from ‘The White Lotus’ is real—and it attacks the heart
The pong pong tree—also known as the “suicide tree”—may be a plot point in the season finale of the HBO series. But the plant ...
Unusual New Fruits You’re Suddenly Seeing at the Grocery Store
Humdrum apples, bananas, and oranges may be staples at the supermarket, but some unexpected additions help to keep produce ...
That Poisonous Fruit in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Is Very Real — and It Means More Than You Think
With The White Lotus hinting at a poisoning in the Season 3 finale, let's look at the real-world Pong-Pong tree and its deadly effects.
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What Is the ‘White Lotus’ Suicide Fruit? Pong-Pong Tree’s Fatal Seed in Finale Explained
What Is the ‘Suicide Fruit’ Featured in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Finale? The pong-pong tree, also known as Cerbera odollam, produces a plant, which has seeds that are poisonous when ...
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The Pong-Pong Fruit in ‘White Lotus’ Really Is That Dangerous
the fruit contains a toxin in its seeds that attacks the heart. By Remy Tumin This article contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “The White Lotus.” After the season finale of “The ...
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How Realistic Was the Poisonous Fruit on 'The White Lotus'?
The White Lotus creators started planting seeds ... “That is the fruit of the mighty pong pong tree, and the seeds of the fruit are toxic.” In the finale, Tim Ratliff tossed the pong pong ...
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How the deadly fruit in “The White Lotus” attacks the body
Like many characters in the third season of “The White Lotus ... family that a poisonous fruit tree is growing in the middle of their habitation — planting a seed of suspense that grows ...