Bicycle Day
On 19 April 1943, Albert Hofmann intentionally consumed LSD, marking the first recorded experience with the psychedelic medicine.
The hallucinations intensified on the bicycle ride from the laboratory, and the day was eternalised within the counterculture community as ‘bicycle day’.
Hofmann first synthesised LSD-25 in 1936 while researching stimulants and ergot’s impact on the cardiovascular system.
It wasn’t until seven years later, however, that he became aware of its psychoactive properties – through accidental exposure.
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