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Salem's Witch Hunt May Have Been Triggered by a Hallucinogenic Mushroom

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According to a hypothesis formulated in the 1970s, the ergot of rye, a toxic fungus with effects close to LSD, would have caused hallucinations,...
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Salem's Witch Hunt May Have Been Triggered by a Hallucinogenic Mushroom

According to a hypothesis formulated in the 1970s, the ergot of rye, a toxic fungus with effects close to LSD, would have caused hallucinations,...

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Slate.fr broke the news in France on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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