The Science Behind Sleep & Love Potions

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Sure, potions of invisibility and immortality may be a little hard to come by in the real world, but there's some legit science behind less fantastic ones. Historical sleep and love potions are grounded in science, even if some of the ingredients are a bit toxic.

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