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Mold Caused Hundreds to Share Strange Hallucinations—And Experience Mass Hysteria, Research Suggests

Did fungus in rye cause hallucinations that sparked the Salem Witch Trials? The ergotism theory, the rebuttals, and what evidence supports.

Did fungus in rye cause hallucinations that sparked the Salem Witch Trials? The ergotism theory, the rebuttals, and what evidence supports.

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Popular Mechanics broke the news in 3 days ago on Thursday, March 19, 2026.

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