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by cjp 4722 days ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C#Overdose
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"The mechanism of death from such doses (1.2% of body weight, or 0.84 kg for a 70 kg human) is unknown, but may be more mechanical than chemical. The LD50 in humans remains unknown, given lack of any accidental or intentional poisoning death data."

That seems an awfully low threshold for "strong enough to kill".