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ever wondered what made those mushrooms
in mario world so special welcome to
watchmojo.com down the top-5
mind-blowing facts about shrooms
there are well over 200 varieties of
mushrooms on our planet that can be
described as magic meaning they contain
the hallucinogenic substance known as
psilocybin or a chemically similar
compound this drug has inspired artists
religions and even medical researchers
to explore its potential come along as
we investigate some of the biggest trips
this fungi has to offer
the snozzberries taste like snozzberries
ha ha ha please note the following
information and theories are presented
for educational and entertainment
purposes only WatchMojo does not endorse
illicit drug use freak out number 5 it’s
a drug with a long history according to
major news networks it seems as if
there’s a new it drug for parents to be
worrying about every few months their
own cut well people were consuming magic
mushrooms long before the invention of
news or the word drugs in fact the
earliest known reference to
hallucinogenic mushrooms actually
predates recorded history mm-hmm rocky
seriously you can hurt yourself mate get
away from me rock paintings have been
found in North Africa that seemed to
suggest shamanic use of magic mushrooms
as far back as 9,000 to 7000 BCE talk
about a high with a history their use
was common in indigenous cultures before
colonisation typically used in spiritual
ceremonies Oh
although the theory is debated and
mostly debunked it’s been suggested that
Viking berserkers consumed
Amanita muscaria mushrooms before going
into battle to wash away their fear
number four shrooms increased brain
connectivity sure some have described
shroom trips as a brain melting
experience but according to recent
studies the exact opposite may be true
researchers at King’s College tested the
effects of psilocybin on the brain using
an MRI machine and found something
unbelievable connections were being
formed that enabled communication
between various parts of the brain that
typically don’t interact
this increase in synchronized brain
activity may explain a number of common
experiences associated with shroom trips
such as synesthesia the ability to taste
colors touch sound and the like as well
as heighten creativity and/or dreamlike
States it may be a tired cliché but the
research seems to suggest that by
opening the brain up to more abstract
thinking shrooms may work to expand
one’s consciousness
number three shrooms are from space
maybe alright this should be called a
theory and not a fact and it is a highly
contested theory but we find it too
interesting to not talk about this gets
a bit technical but in terms of
molecular structure psilocybin is a four
phosphorylated indole the only naturally
occurring four phosphorylated indoles on
the planet are found in hallucinogenic
mushrooms I don’t think we can find our
way out by ourselves famed ethno
botanist and author Terence Mckenna
argued in support of the theory saying
that nature always builds off of
existing molecular structures entirely
unique organic designs like psilocybin
are virtually non-existent in our world
he says mckenna sees this as proof of
panspermia belief that the seeds of life
arrived on our planet via meteors and
asteroids McKenna also suggested that
the consciousness expanding effects of
consuming magic mushrooms including
hypersensitive vision may have been the
catalyst for human evolution dude’s got
some pretty out-there theories number
two they have serious potential and
medical applications currently magic
mushrooms are classified as schedule 1
drugs making their possession sale and
transport illegal in most countries and
according to the UN of no recognized
medical use but recent research into
psilocybin has suggested that it may
have a wide variety of medical
applications but I think if there’s
enough pressure from patients and from
other researchers that they’ll have to
change because it is iniquitous that the
therapeutic potential of these drugs
cannot be properly evaluated patients
who ingest psilocybin see decreased
activity in the thalamus which is a
central information hub in the brain
coupled with psilocybin well-documented
serotonin like effects on the brain
this slowing of the thalamus could help
fight depression and anxiety it’s also
been touted as having major potential
and helping people suffering from PTSD
most exciting however is the theoretical
possibility that psilocybin could
stimulate new cell growth and damaged
brain cells number one magic mushrooms
may have inspired Christmas
not interested in medical shrooms fine
how about some good old-fashioned
psychedelic holiday cheer that the whole
family can enjoy there’s no denying that
Christmas is all about magic but why
Christianity is known to have borrowed
from pagan traditions and Christmas is a
prime example Jesus oh Jesus she
scratched Holly mistletoe the Christmas
tree all pagan imports but father
Christmas his habits characteristics an
animal of choice all bear striking
resemblance to Siberian shamans these
mystic men used to bring Amanita
muscaria magic red and white mushrooms
which grew under evergreen trees to
nearby families each winter the shaman
transported their dried mushrooms in
large sacks and kept reindeer add in a
dash of hallucinogens and visions of
sugarplums or flying reindeer aren’t
that far off so do you think psilocybin
should have any place in modern medicine
and could they really have spurred on
human evolution for more magic toptenz
and mostly debunked top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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ever wondered what made those mushrooms
in mario world so special welcome to
watchmojo.com down the top-5
mind-blowing facts about shrooms
there are well over 200 varieties of
mushrooms on our planet that can be
described as magic meaning they contain
the hallucinogenic substance known as
psilocybin or a chemically similar
compound this drug has inspired artists
religions and even medical researchers
to explore its potential come along as
we investigate some of the biggest trips
this fungi has to offer
the snozzberries taste like snozzberries
ha ha ha please note the following
information and theories are presented
for educational and entertainment
purposes only WatchMojo does not endorse
illicit drug use freak out number 5 it’s
a drug with a long history according to
major news networks it seems as if
there’s a new it drug for parents to be
worrying about every few months their
own cut well people were consuming magic
mushrooms long before the invention of
news or the word drugs in fact the
earliest known reference to
hallucinogenic mushrooms actually
predates recorded history mm-hmm rocky
seriously you can hurt yourself mate get
away from me rock paintings have been
found in North Africa that seemed to
suggest shamanic use of magic mushrooms
as far back as 9,000 to 7000 BCE talk
about a high with a history their use
was common in indigenous cultures before
colonisation typically used in spiritual
ceremonies Oh
although the theory is debated and
mostly debunked it’s been suggested that
Viking berserkers consumed
Amanita muscaria mushrooms before going
into battle to wash away their fear
number four shrooms increased brain
connectivity sure some have described
shroom trips as a brain melting
experience but according to recent
studies the exact opposite may be true
researchers at King’s College tested the
effects of psilocybin on the brain using
an MRI machine and found something
unbelievable connections were being
formed that enabled communication
between various parts of the brain that
typically don’t interact
this increase in synchronized brain
activity may explain a number of common
experiences associated with shroom trips
such as synesthesia the ability to taste
colors touch sound and the like as well
as heighten creativity and/or dreamlike
States it may be a tired cliché but the
research seems to suggest that by
opening the brain up to more abstract
thinking shrooms may work to expand
one’s consciousness
number three shrooms are from space
maybe alright this should be called a
theory and not a fact and it is a highly
contested theory but we find it too
interesting to not talk about this gets
a bit technical but in terms of
molecular structure psilocybin is a four
phosphorylated indole the only naturally
occurring four phosphorylated indoles on
the planet are found in hallucinogenic
mushrooms I don’t think we can find our
way out by ourselves famed ethno
botanist and author Terence Mckenna
argued in support of the theory saying
that nature always builds off of
existing molecular structures entirely
unique organic designs like psilocybin
are virtually non-existent in our world
he says mckenna sees this as proof of
panspermia belief that the seeds of life
arrived on our planet via meteors and
asteroids McKenna also suggested that
the consciousness expanding effects of
consuming magic mushrooms including
hypersensitive vision may have been the
catalyst for human evolution dude’s got
some pretty out-there theories number
two they have serious potential and
medical applications currently magic
mushrooms are classified as schedule 1
drugs making their possession sale and
transport illegal in most countries and
according to the UN of no recognized
medical use but recent research into
psilocybin has suggested that it may
have a wide variety of medical
applications but I think if there’s
enough pressure from patients and from
other researchers that they’ll have to
change because it is iniquitous that the
therapeutic potential of these drugs
cannot be properly evaluated patients
who ingest psilocybin see decreased
activity in the thalamus which is a
central information hub in the brain
coupled with psilocybin well-documented
serotonin like effects on the brain
this slowing of the thalamus could help
fight depression and anxiety it’s also
been touted as having major potential
and helping people suffering from PTSD
most exciting however is the theoretical
possibility that psilocybin could
stimulate new cell growth and damaged
brain cells number one magic mushrooms
may have inspired Christmas
not interested in medical shrooms fine
how about some good old-fashioned
psychedelic holiday cheer that the whole
family can enjoy there’s no denying that
Christmas is all about magic but why
Christianity is known to have borrowed
from pagan traditions and Christmas is a
prime example Jesus oh Jesus she
scratched Holly mistletoe the Christmas
tree all pagan imports but father
Christmas his habits characteristics an
animal of choice all bear striking
resemblance to Siberian shamans these
mystic men used to bring Amanita
muscaria magic red and white mushrooms
which grew under evergreen trees to
nearby families each winter the shaman
transported their dried mushrooms in
large sacks and kept reindeer add in a
dash of hallucinogens and visions of
sugarplums or flying reindeer aren’t
that far off so do you think psilocybin
should have any place in modern medicine
and could they really have spurred on
human evolution for more magic toptenz
and mostly debunked top fives be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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