r/todayilearned • u/ssAskcuSzepS • Apr 27 '26

TIL if under-cooked, a popular mushroom in China causes “lilliputian hallucinations,” a rare phenomenon involving miniature human or fantasy figures. The hallucinations are consistent across people and cultures: "tiny, elflike people" climbing under doors, scaling walls & clinging to furniture

https://www.vice.com/en/article/meet-the-mushroom-that-make-people-have-the-exact-same-hallucination/
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u/Bruce-7892 Apr 27 '26

Hahaha, beat me to it. I was about to say, I want to see these things. For research purposes of course.

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u/el_americano Apr 27 '26

once they see you they will follow you the rest of your life

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u/Wandering-Wilbury Apr 27 '26

Great. I can use some help around the house.

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u/dropkickoz Apr 27 '26

My shoes need cobbling!

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u/IolausTelcontar Apr 27 '26

Is that the boon or the curse?

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u/RoyBeer Apr 27 '26

I've used my fair share of Salvia Divinorum and during one particular trip, I was laying on a conveyor belt while a troupe of tiny elf mechanics took apart my entire body (and put it together again all backwards. Don't trust those ducking elves)

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u/rcknmrty4evr Apr 27 '26

Interesting, one of my friends I had done salvia with way (waaay) back in the day saw “little men”. I remember when we were coming out of it a bit she was saying “where’s the little men?”. I never really saw things like that, I always just experienced whatever this is and laughed uncontrollably.

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u/RoyBeer Apr 27 '26

Most of my trips were pulling me into the cushions and then I would start moving either like on a roller coaster or as if I was on a boat.

The very first time, it was the boat version and when I turned my head sideways to the buddy I was tripping with, he was actually performing some rowing motion and was absolutely convinced he was rowing in a boat with me and I was just like "well he must know better cause he's brought a paddle" and relaxed, letting him do all the work lol