Because of some cultural differences mushrooms were legal in Japan, and the culture around them was similar to American psychedelic culture, so mushrooms making you big/small makes sense. A. muscaria are a common symbol of the subculture but rarely consumed because of side effects. So, accurate-ish.
I guess all I can say is I remember very recently when British terfs claimed Roger Waters performed in nazi regalia and it took several days for it to come out he was doing a set from The Wall and wearing a uniform from that, and earlier in the same show this was on the monitors.
Koshchei the Deathless is a sorcerer in Russian folklore who stayed alive by hiding his death inside a needle that was hidden inside an egg, the egg inside a duck, the duck inside a hare, the hare inside a chest, and the chest buried on a far island.
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One of my other favorite classic twitter sagas is Malcolm in the Middle moving to Arizona and going on a lovecraftian journey from a supernatural scorpion infestation overruning his new house to becoming one with the scorpion nest.
