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Jon Krakauer Solves Mystery of Chris McCandlessโ€™ Death | โ€œInto the Wild”

Jon Krakauer, author of the best selling book โ€œInto the Wild,โ€ recently wrote a piece for the New Yorker detailing how it is believed that Chris McCandless, in fact, died. ย It is now understood that the wild potato seeds heโ€™d been eating contained a nuerotoxin that causes paralysis in humans. ย Therefore, Chris McCandless died of poisoning that left him unable […]

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