This reminds me of an ancient Chinese king who wanted to live forever. He took mercury thinking that mercury will strengthen his internal organs so well that death will escape him. Well, it did not take very long, he died of mercury poisoning.
UPDATE:
The Chinese king's name - the one who died of mercury poisoning - was Qin Shi Huang. Here is a statement from Wikipedia:
The emperor died during one of his tours of Eastern China, on September 10, 210 BCE (Julian Calendar) at the palace in Shaqiu prefecture (沙丘平台), about two months away by road from the capital Xianyang.[18][18][45][46] Reportedly, he died of swallowing mercury (poison) pills, made by his court scientists and doctors, which contained too much mercury.[47] Ironically, these pills were meant to make Qin Shi Huang immortal.[47]
You can click here to read the rest of his biography on Wikipedia.
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