Magic Mushrooms Help Santa Fly
EDINBURGH, Scotland – Dr. Ian Edwards, head of education at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh claims magic mushrooms may help Santa Claus fly. He told The Daily Telegraph about the story originating from Lapland where the people
used to feed the hallucinogenic fungi to their herd of reindeer. Edwards said, "They used to feed red and white fly-agaric mushrooms to their reindeer, then drink the animals’ urine. Drinking the urine would give them a high similar to taking LSD. One of the results was that they thought they and their reindeer were flying through space, looking down on the world." Additionally, the doctor claims
that Santa’s traditional red coat may have been inspired by the bright color of the mushroom.