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Ancient Greek priestesses at the Oracle of Delphi hallucinated prophecies while inhaling sweet ethylene gas

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Geology ruins all the best magic tricks. The most revered psychic hotline of the ancient world was actually just a group of women sitting over a tectonic fault line, getting absolutely blasted on naturally leaking petrochemical vapors and babbling incoherently.

Ancient Greek priestesses at the Oracle of Delphi hallucinated prophecies while inhaling sweet ethylene gas
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