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* The basic concept behind most real life [[Truth Serum]]s is that they render a person more likely to talk in general and less able to come up with a convincing lie. Incidentally, the only two substances that have been proven to be fairly consistently effective as (relative) [[Truth Serum]]s are alcohol and marijuana. The former was a favorite of the KGB, whose agents were [[Vodka Drunkenski|able to keep cover while their Western opposite numbers started gushing]]. The latter was tried out by the FBI, in the form of THC-laced cigarettes, on a member of [[The Mafia]], who spilled the beans on a heist, embarrassing the [[CIA]]'s [[Government Conspiracy|MKULTRA]] (which was trying to do the same thing with more exotic substances like acid) in the process.

* Kamikaze pilots were given a shot of sake as part of an honor ceremony before they left on their suicide mission. It is most likely that this drink was included in the ceremony to dull their nerves and heighten their courage to go through with the mission.

 

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