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Top 10 Drugs That Used To Be Legal
Let us see top 10 drugs that used to be legal in the past.
10. Opium
It is a form of dried juice from opium poppy and it was very popular in the United States in the 19th century. Opium was considered a good remedial medicine in treating menstrual cramps of women and teething pain of infants. In 1875 and 1907, opium was banned in San Francisco and California respectively. The 1914 Harrison Narcotics Tax Act effectively outlawed the drug throughout America.
9. Marijuana
The psychoactive drug marijuana is derived from the cannabis plant and its use was allowed in America until the early twentieth century. In 1619, however, Virginia law demanded from the farmers that native hemp be grown on their plantations and not doing so was equal to abusing the law. But later on, laws passed in 1950’s introduced mandatory sentencing for anyone found in possession of marijuana and they justified it by saying that marijuana was a ‘gateway drug’ into heavier narcotics.
8. Methamphetamine
In 1893, a Japanese chemist created this and was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the US in 1944. According to the Administration, it could treat different medical conditions including narcolepsy, alcoholism, mild depression, and even seasonal allergies. In 1970, the Controlled Substances Act was passed and it strictly prohibited the use of Methamphetamine.
7. Peyote
Peyote cactus is the source of a hallucinogenic chemical called Mescaline. Despite of the fact, that this drug has been in use by the Native Americans in their religious ceremonies, it has been outlawed in several US states in the 1920s and 30s. in 1970, Mescaline was restricted by Congress under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act.
6. Cocaine
It is derived from the coca plant and is advised by the doctors to treat depression and morphine addiction. It was used for the treatment of coughs and pain in America and you will be appalled to learn that it was included in the early versions of the world-known famous brand Coca-Cola. In 1914, it was restricted by the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act and was listed a controlled substance in 1970.
5. LSD
A Swiss chemist invented this drug and its psychedelic effects of LSD, or ‘acid’, were discovered by accident in 1943, when the chemist absorbed some (LSD) through his skin. The US army and CIA researched the potential use of this drug as a brainwashing substance and later some of the psychiatrists also became interested in its potential therapeutic benefits. In 1966, owing to the illicit use of this drug, it was outlawed in California and later in 1970, it was listed by Congress as a Schedule I substance, which implies that it has no medicinal or therapeutic uses.
4. GHB
Nowadays, it is famous as a ‘date rape’ and was synthesized in the lab in 1960s. it was used as an anesthetic and also gained popularity among the bodybuilders community as a legal sleep aid. GHB is actually a naturally-occurring neurochemical that produces a depressant, pain-relieving effect. When wrong use of this drug started and people abused GHB drug, concerns were raised by FDA and it came down hard on the people involved in doing so. It became a Schedule 1 drug in 2000.
3. Magic Mushrooms
They are also known as shrooms and contain a substance psilocybin that produces an LSD-like effect in users. Magic mushrooms have been used as millennia and were promoted by psychologist Timothy Leary for psychological use in 1960s. Possession of psilocybin-containing mushrooms was outlawed in 1968.
2. Ecstasy
It is also known as MDMA and it was claimed by Shuglin, a Berkeley professor who popularized it for use in psychotherapy, that by using ecstasy psychiatric patients could achieve greater introspection and more openness with their therapists. Notwithstanding, in 1985 it became a Schedule I controlled drug and was put under an ‘emergency ban’.
1. Heroin
It was first created as a non-addictive alternative to morphine and was first synthesized in 1874. In the early 20th century, it was marketed in USA as an effective remedy for coughs sore throats. It was deplorable, that this drug turned out to be more addictive than morphine even and this research reversed the perception of Heroine in people mind. It was severely restricted in the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act of 1914, and outlawed altogether in 1924.
10 More Bizarre World Records
10. Heaviest Living Woman
You have watched the Biggest Loser or at least you have known that the show has gathered the heaviest people and helping them lose their fat, the natural way. However, there is one contestant that may not join this contest as the medical situation of this person may be too challenging. Pauline Potter is confirmed as the world’s heaviest living woman with the weight of 643 lbs. being 47 years old.
9. Fastest Time to Burst Balloons Using the Back
No, we are not talking about using your back to pop the balloon by laying it flat on the ground and lying down on it with your back popping it. For Julia Gunthel, also known as Zlata from Hochstadt, Germany, popping the balloon is done by standing still, keeping the balloon on the butt, and popping it by flexing your back to your butt, and doing it as fast as possible. She was able to pop 3 balloons in 12 seconds.
8. Female Longest Tongue
Have you ever been dared to use your tongue to reach the tip of your nose? When you find it so hard, there is someone who will not just tap the nose, but may even wet the eyes when she feels like it. Chanel Tapper from California has a tongue that measures 9.75cm with lengths that can be compared to an iPhone.
7. Widest Mouth
Imagine eating your burger with one bite, when you do not have the time. This can be easily done by Francisco Domingo Joaquim as he is recorded to have the widest mouth in the world. It was recorded in Rome, Italy on March 18, 2010.
6. Female Longest Fingernails
Growing fingernails for ladies is natural as it is attractive, especially with nail polish added. However, having it grown to over 8.65m in total length may be too extreme. This is the record that Lee Redmond of Salt Lake City, Utah when she started to take care of her nails starting 1979.
5. Male Longest Fingernails
Yep, if you think that growing nails is just a girl thing, a Guinness World Record has also noted of a man growing his fingernails at great lengths. Melvin Boothe of Pontiac has nails that are longer than Redmond’s is, with 9.85m at total length.
4. Hairiest Teenager
Having hair grown all over the body is a very big issue for the ladies as they like it when their skin is all smooth and silky. However, with Supatra Sasuphan of Phanakorn, Bangkok, Thailand, she may have too much problems with her hands. However, she has been strong to accept her uniqueness, making her the hairiest teen lady noted by Guinness.
3. Farthest Milk Squirting Distance
If you think this feat is easy to beat, try to drink some milk and have it squirted coming from your eyeballs. Easy? This is the kind of performance that gasped so many people, with Ilker Yilmaz of Turkey doing the amazing act. He was able to squirt it with a distance of 9 feet and 2 inches.
2. Most Needles Inserted on the Head
This has been achieved by Wei Shengchu of China. For people that have been too accustomed with acupuncture, you would reckon that this is ordinary. However, acupuncture is sticking needles to manipulate the pressure points in the body, and may hurt bad if everything is stuck too close to each other.
1. Smallest Waist
The usual vital statistics of the sexiest women are 36 on the bust size, 24 on the waist, and 36 on the hips. However, having a waistline of 21 inches when not wearing a corset, and goes as tight as 15 inches with a corset, is definitely bizarre. Cathie Jung of Old Mystic in the US has achieved this strange record.
Top ten Most Disgusting Food Items
Every culture has a rich food background. In fact, food has become a distinct and vital part of every culture. If you like to travel around, have gotten acquainted with different cultures and are a food maniac, you must have noticed how delectable every cuisine is in its very own sense. However, I am presenting to you a list of food items which can be regarded as ‘cooking blunders’. They are disliked because, either they don’t taste well or they have a dreadful appearance or they are made from obscene and disgusting items.
10. ROCKY MOUNTAIN OYSTERS:
Would you ever want to try eating testicles? I would not. Here is this food item I was served
with once when I went to a local restaurant in Colorado. I didn’t know what it was since my relatives had ordered it for me. When I first had it, it didn’t taste that bad actually. But when I found out what it was, I was grossed out. Rocky mountain oysters are bull testicles deep fried in oil.
9. BITTER GOURD AND SHRIMP:
Ahh! I wish my mom would have never known how healthy bitter gourd was. And it is not just that she thinks it’s healthy but she actually likes that bitter taste of it. She often prepares a meal called “bitter gourd and shrimp” and when I first tasted it, I thought I’d prefer dying than eating this crap.
8. HASMA:
It is a Chinese dessert made from the dried fallopian tubes of frogs. These amphibious reproductive organs are able to swell up to 10 to 15 times their dehydrated size once they are rehydrated with water. In the end, some sugar is added to give them the special sweetness. They are sold in a dried shrunken form.
7. CASU MARZU:
It is found mainly in Italy. Made from sheep milk, this cheese is famous for containing live insect larvae. Larvae, if eaten alive, can pass through the digestive system and live for some time in the intestines. You don’t want to eat insects, do you? Anyway, the cheese was outlawed by the European Union due to health regulations. Supplies of it remained available through black market though.
6. OX-PENIS:
Sounds gross right? Well, ox penis is usually used as dog food in its dried form in most western countries. In a few oriental countries, it is eaten raw or after deep frying in oil. In China, it is believed that ox penis gives the eater a great skin and increased longevity.
5. LUTEFISK:
It is made from dried/salted whitefish and lye. Its name literally means “lye fish” since it is prepared from lye soda. Make sure if you want to try it then it is not overcooked. Overcooking may cause the fish to turn to soap due to the ‘lye’ content present in it. Lutefisk is gelatinous in texture.
4. BALUT:
You get up in the morning, rush to the breakfast table for breakfast and hoping to get some good food to get a good start. To your surprise, there is an egg with a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled alive, in your plate. How pathetic would that be? Balut is commonly available in Philippines and Vietnam. It has widely earned a reputation as the grossest food. Peel back the shell and along with a typical soft-boiled eggy interior is also the small inert body of a fetal duck; small bones, feathers, beak and all, some more developed than others.
3. ESCAMOLES:
These are larvae of ants, harvested from the roots of the maguey (mescal) plant in México. They have a buttery taste and a little bit nutty as well. To obtain escamol, they have to dig two feet down to reach a single nest of larvae. Special care must be taken while digging since ant’s bite can be extremely painful.
2. PACHA:
is a traditional Iraqi dish prepared from sheep’s head, trotters and stomach; all boiled slowly in the broth and served with bread. Cheeks and tongues are the most tasteful parts. What about the eyeballs? Well, most people ignore them and eat the rest of it.
Pacha is well known in Kuwait and a few other gulf countries as well. In Iran it is named as ‘Kale Pache.’ Iranians usually consume it as a breakfast soup. It includes lambs head (including brain), tongues, and hooves, and is seasoned with lemon and cinnamon. A variation of it is found in Egypt and is known as ‘Kawari.’
1. DESI CURRY:
I like food when fried in oil. But I hate it when they HIDE THE FOOD IN OIL. One keeps wondering whether to eat it or drink it. I call it “the sub continental oil soup.”