You know about magic mushrooms, but new research has revealed other ways nature can get you hallucinating.
A study in the journal Neurologia found that everything from hallucinogenic cacti to "psychoactive dried toad skins" were used in Mesoamerica, Live Science reports. The strangest (and most disturbing) finding, though, might be the use of "alcohol-infused enemas."
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