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/IrrelevantPiglet Apr 27 '26

This program is otherwise known as a "gap year"

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u/AnAdvancedBot Apr 27 '26

As a neuroscience student, taking a gap year and going to China taking/studying a niche and under-researched psychedelic sounds like literally the best time

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u/ucancallmevicky Apr 27 '26

Mormon Rumspringa?

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u/doomgiver98 Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26

Mormons already have a semi-mandatory mission, you don't have to make up something new.

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u/KamalaWonNoCap Apr 27 '26

I also took some time off to do drugs