Before LSD escaped the lab and was evangelized by hippies, the U.S. government was secretly testing the effects of the drug on hundreds of unsuspecting civilians.
In 1951, a french town called Pont-Saint-Esprit, was hit by a mysterious outbreak of hallucinations that left five people dead and many others seriously ill. The outbreak was blamed on a local baker who had unwittingly contaminated his flour with ergot, a psychedelic fungus.
However, almost 60 years on, new evidence uncovered by an American investigative journalist has challenged this theory.
The inhabitants of the southern french village were suddenly racked with horrific hallucinations of terrifying beasts and fire. People were sectioned to asylums and one man even tried to drown himself, screaming that his belly was being eaten by snakes.
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In 1951, a french town called Pont-Saint-Esprit, was hit by a mysterious outbreak of hallucinations that left five people dead and many others seriously ill. The outbreak was blamed on a local baker who had unwittingly contaminated his flour with ergot, a psychedelic fungus.
However, almost 60 years on, new evidence uncovered by an American investigative journalist has challenged this theory.
The inhabitants of the southern french village were suddenly racked with horrific hallucinations of terrifying beasts and fire. People were sectioned to asylums and one man even tried to drown himself, screaming that his belly was being eaten by snakes.
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