10 Horrific Ways Feces Have Been Used as Weapons
1. Scythian Arrows
Going all the way back to the 5th century BC, Herodotus describes how Scythian archers would dip their arrows in feces or blood from dead bodies. Often times, they mixed it with venom from decomposed vipers. This meant that even the smallest wound would be lethal! Blood and feces already contain bacteria that cause tetanus and gangrene — add poison to the mix and you have very slight, if not non-existent, chances of survival.