Wall Street Journal reporter eats poison oak leaves to become immune — risking dreaded itchy butt

Why on earth would someone eat poison oak, a plant that, along with its cousin, poison ivy, gives millions of people a maddeningly itchy rash and sends thousands to the ER every year?

Well, Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, decided to give it a try in the hopes of becoming immune to it. — Read the rest

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