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[โ€“] sus@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

counterpoint:

The first reliably documented report of Psilocybe semilanceata intoxication involved a British family in 1799, who prepared a meal with mushrooms they had picked in London's Green Park

Fascinating! I looked up that 1799 report - here's the link for anyone else interested.