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Zombies. The “Walking Dead” or “Undead”. They are basically reanimated corpses, people who should be dead, but are currently wandering around clamoring for braaaaains. So where did such an idea come from?

Well, it all started in Haiti. In Haitian, the word, “Zombi” means “spirit of the dead”. According to Haitian Voodoo folklore, Bokors (Voodoo sorcerers) could resurrect the dead using a powder called coup padre. These zombies are just like our movie zombies- mindless slaves who have no will of their own. Although unlike our movie zombies, Haitian folklore says that zombies weren’t dangerous unless they were fed salt, which returned it to it’s senses.

Hmmm, now how did such a crazy idea start? Although the early Haitians believed it was sorcery that reanimated corpses, now we know he may have something to do with what was in this “coupe padre” powder.

This powder contained a deadly neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin. This toxin comes from various species of puffer fish and it causes paralysis and death.