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In 1953, researchers at MIT accidentally created LSD-infused elephants by injecting an elephant named Tusko with 3,000 times the normal human dose, killing him instantly.
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Science Gone WrongSep 04, 2026

In 1953, researchers at MIT accidentally created LSD-infused elephants by injecting an elephant named Tusko with 3,000 times the normal human dose, killing him instantly.

MIT researchers accidentally killed an elephant with LSD overdose. Gave elephant Tusko 3,000 times human dose. Wanted to study elephant behavior changes. Tusko died within two hours instantly. Largest LSD experiment in recorded history. Psychedelic research went very, very wrong.

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