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ncmncm
"Mithridates".

Would a "mithradite" be a cultist or a fossil?

dang
Hmm. I've changed it above - but given how confidently the original title says Mithradites and how carefully edited The Believer presumably is (was?), it's not obvious what's going there. Perhaps reading the entire article would clarify but I am le tired.

Edit: no, you're right - https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Mithridates+of+Fond+du+La...

YeGoblynQueenne
The article is about mithridatism, so it's a spelling error.

It's another one of those spelling mistakes: like rouge/rogue, pharoah/ pharaoh, racontuer/ raconteur etc.

ncmncm
It was unusual to see it misspelled in a title. The article text had it right.
dr_dshiv
Awesome article about a person attempting 5 different venomous snake bites in 24 hours.