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In the book of Exodus, while wandering in the desert after fleeing slavery in Egypt, God sends the Israelites “manna from heaven”. Manna is described as an edible substance that appears on the ground overnight. It is described as looking like a white frost, each piece the size of coriander seed and tasting of wafers made of honey. It was boiled, ground, and baked before being eaten. What could this divine food have been? Mushrooms are known to emerge suddenly overnight following periods of rain, but no mushroom matches the description of manna found in Exodus. Some have argued it may have been ergot, the fungus from which LSD is derived. Ergot also contains LSA, the same psychedelic chemical found in morning glory seeds. However, while this food is clearly divine in origin, it is not reported to produce psychoactive effects. The true identity of manna remains a mystery.
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