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A major component of acid rain, an accelerator of corrosion and the rusting of metals, found in the tumors of cancer patients, a contributor to the greenhouse effect, fatal if inhaled, and capable of causing serious burns in the right circumstances, colorless, odorless and tasteless dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is responsible for thousands of deaths each year.
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https://web.archive.org/web/20010418103649/http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/af_1983.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2004/mar/13/local/me-water13
http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp
http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-uZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0G8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5974,1742699&hl=en
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2006/05/17/1631494.htm?site=science/greatmomentsinscience
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.humor.funny/P5haBpoqGdg
http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp
