Myths & mysteries
Famed prophet Nostradamus allegedly wrote his apocalyptic predictions while incredibly high on nutmeg
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The ominous prophecies you read about in airport paperbacks were basically just a really intense bad trip. To achieve his visionary states, Nostradamus reportedly relied heavily on inhaling and ingesting massive amounts of nutmeg. In large doses, the common baking spice contains myristicin, a powerful psychoactive compound that induces heavy hallucinations. It explains why his writings are basically poetic gibberish.
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