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# TWIL #95 - Mad Honey
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil-95-mad-honey/
- Published: 2025-11-08T11:09:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-08T11:09:11.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: TWIL

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! 

This week I learned (twice - once on the TV, once online) that there is a honey FULL of psychoactives that can knock out a soldier, or a bear. It's known as mad honey, and only sold in two places. 

[This rare ‘mad honey’ is only found in two places in the world. It’s strong enough to fell bears and soldiers | CNN“Mad honey,” or “deli bal” as it’s known in Turkey, is a rare and potentially dangerous delicacy with psychoactive properties. Turkey’s Black Sea region is one of only two places in the world where it’s produced.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-21.png)CNNMaureen O’Hare![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/04-bees.jpg)](https://edition.cnn.com/travel/mad-honey-deli-bal-turkey-black-sea?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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