Prepare yourself: hallucinogenic mushrooms have been discovered on the grounds of Buckingham Palace in London. BOOM!

Magic mushrooms found in Queen Elizabeth's garden

WTF? No, we aren't tripping. It's totally true. It's a totally real fact recently reported by Alan Tichmarsh, the well-known english gardener and showman in gardening programs. How the hell he knew about this rare information? Just a casual thing: he was filming for a TV program near the Buckingham Palace gardens and suddenly he view a red and white thing growing between the royal plants. It was an Amanita muscaria mushroom ! The Sun published this mind-blowing royal exclusive the past December 12th as you can see in this tweet with the front page of the newspaper. We have to recognize the great British humor in the suggested hastag: #RoyalHighness

Mind-blowing royal exclusive: Her Majesty’s magic mushrooms: http://t.co/MvMTlhcM9E #RoyalHighness pic.twitter.com/l4GpE0pOnm — The Sun (@TheSunNewspaper) diciembre 12, 2014

In spite of the humor and hilariousness of the new, we have to say that this is a sample of sensationalism. Funny but sensationalism. Why? Because Amanita muscaria is a magic mushroom species that grows wild in many different places. And, of course, one of these places can be the royal gardens. Amanita muscaria does not distinguish between classes. Amanita muscaria is a wild and free spirit.

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The active compound of Amanita muscaria is muscimol mainly. Muscimol acts in our body like one of our principal inhibitor neurotransmitters (GABA), so the effects displayed are sedative-hypnotic and dissociative psychoactivity. Muscimol is a substance derived from ibotenic acid, a natural substance present in amanita muscaria, which is neurotoxic. This is why high doses of Amanita muscaria can kill you.

The psychoactive dose of muscimol is around 8-10 mg. The problem is that the psychoactive potency of Amanita muscaria varies dramatically from one mushroom to the next, so if you're going to take Amanita muscaria, you better use the helper hand of a good guide. Don't be an asshole! The effects of taking  Amanita muscaria can be nausea, sweating, visual distortions, euphoria, relaxation or hallucinations. Some people who have taken big doses of Amanita muscaria have reported memory loss and strong headaches. Amanita muscaria is a very famous magic mushroom used by many cultures like Vikings. It's originary from Northern Europe and it's used in some parts of Russia and North America as an ingredient for cooking with no tripping effects (when cooked, Amanita muscaria seems to loose its potency). Its prominent colors red and white have made of Amanita muscaria the perfect prototype of mushrooms. If you draw a mushroom, you probably be drawing an Amanita muscaria.

And... That's all. God save the queen!

Source: NBC