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I expected this to be about ergot [0], a fungi with hallucinatory effects. It's suspected that ergot caused the Strasbourg dancing plague of 1518 [1] [0] http
by lqet 6y ago
I expected this to be about ergot [0], a fungi with hallucinatory effects.
It's suspected that ergot caused the Strasbourg dancing plague of 1518 [1]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergot
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518
- andrewl 6y agoIt's also been suggested as a factor in the events that lead to the Salem witch trials: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/witches-curse-clues-evidence/1501/ https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/witches-curse-clues-evidenc...