You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
PISSASPHALTS
PISSASPHALT
Pis"sas*phalt, n. Etym: [L. pissasphaltus, Gr. pissasphalte.] (Min.)
Definition: Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistence of tar, and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate between petroleum and asphalt. [Written also pisasphaltum, pisasphalt, etc.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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