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'Type carefully out there': Encyclopedia Britannica says that mushroom emoji is a poisonous hallucinogenic

January 16, 2026 5:46 pm

The encyclopedia further states that fly agaric is a natural source of bufotenine, a weak hallucinogenic agent derived from toad poison. It blocks serotonin and blood vessels, raising your blood pressure.

How Britannica adapted to changing times, made most out of AI boom

December 26, 2024 8:19 am

Britannica's encyclopedia was replaced by Wikipedia. But with the AI boom, it has now made a comeback.

The Question Man

October 11, 2013 2:28 am

Bhaskar Jyoti Dey talks about the process behind putting together the Kaun Banega Crorepati questionnaires.

The Last Word

March 22, 2012 1:37 am

The nondescript building of the Indian headquarters of the Chicago-based Encyclopedia Britannica Inc in the dusty and not so posh bylanes of Greater Kailash- 1 in New Delhi,which could have gone unnoticed otherwise,is bound to invite more than a mere glance now.

The Last Word

March 21, 2012 3:43 am

Succumbing to the digital revolution that has left the household name of Encyclopedia Britannica obsolete,the complete digitisation of the 244-year-old reference source is the end of an era.

The Last Word

March 21, 2012 12:25 am

Succumbing to the digital revolution that has left Encyclopedia Britannica obsolete,the complete digitisation of the 244-year-old reference source is the end of an era.

The Last Word

March 20, 2012 12:14 am

The nondescript building of Encyclopedia Britannica in the dusty and not so posh bylanes of Greater Kailash- 1 in New Delhi,which could have gone unnoticed otherwise,is bound to invite more than a mere glance now.

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