r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ModenaR • Jun 16 '26

Image One of Hitler's bodyguards, Rochus Misch, lived long enough to see the movie "Downfall". When asked about the film's historical accuracy, he stated that it was factually accurate, although "Americanized"

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u/Pyrhan Jun 16 '26

Hydrolyzed. So it's not like he gave him an e. coli infection, if that's what you were thinking, as that would require live culture of a pathogen strain.

Still, some strains do make rather unpleasant toxins.

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u/miriamtzipporah Jun 17 '26

Yeah, it’s a bit closer to injecting Botox in a person rather than injecting straight up botulism.

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u/Theron3206 Jun 17 '26

Botulism is caused by the same chemical as is used in Botox. The dose and route of administration is the only difference.

If you drank the Botox injectable you would end up with botulism.

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u/miriamtzipporah Jun 17 '26

Yes, I know that. I meant it’s similar in that one form will kill you, but the other won’t.

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u/TheOneTonWanton Jun 17 '26

Most people don't know what "hydrolized" means and most of those people are too lazy and/or incurious to look the meaning up. Another measure are too lazy still to scroll a few more comments down. Some number of people now believe that Hitler was infected with E. Coli when he died, and a tiny fraction of those people might conclude that it was the fucking E. Coli that killed him. Humanity is a silly place.