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Strange Tale How The Liberty Cap Mushroom Got Its Name Starts In Ancient Rome - Ancient Pages (www.ancientpages.com)
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How on earth did an obscure Roman social practice end up lending its name to a modern psychedelic? The answer takes us through an assassination, a number of revolutions, a bit of poetry, a dash of xenophobia, and a very unusual scientific discovery.

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