The state's legalization of psilocybin is a historic breakthrough for advocates of alternative treatments, but don't expect it to go the way of recreational cannabis anytime soon.Wikimedia CommonsOregon became the first state to legalize the use of psilocybin, the chemical compound in “magic” mushrooms, for therapy treatment. Even as the final results of the presidential race still hung in the air, Oregon became the first state to legalize “magic” mushrooms after the majority of residents voted in favor of the law.

Two men sip on a batch of moonshine in Clay County, Tennessee. 1920.Tennessee State Library Bystanders attempt to catch in cups the moonshine being poured out of a second story window by federal agents during a raid on an illegal still. Circa 1925. American Stock/Getty Images A man takes a swig of his product before sending it off to customers. 1940. Joe Clark/University Of North Texas Library A tank from the National Guard smashes equipment from moonshine stills in Newport, Kentucky.

Portlock, Alaska is rumored to be home to a Sasquatch-like beast known as the Nantiinaq that scared off the town's inhabitants in the early 20th century.Alaska State Library – Historical CollectionsPortlock, Alaska, as seen from above. On the southern coast of Alaska, a mining tunnel, rubble, and rusted cannery equipment are all that remains of the village of Portlock. The residents of this shipping and canning port abandoned Portlock around 1950 in favor of towns built closer to the new Alaska Route 1 state highway.

Originating in Mexican folk Catholicism, Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte is a female deity and spiritual icon said to be a personification of death.Richard Ellis/Alamy Stock PhotoFollowers of Santa Muerte have grown in recent years, driven by social media, immigration, and some people’s exasperation with the Catholic Church. Santa Muerte is a saint like no other. Her worshippers bring her tokens like tequila, beer, and cigarettes. She has a large following among drug traffickers and sex workers.

The 1920s weren't deemed roaring without a reason – a beautiful look at the glamour and glitz that defined New York in the 1920s.Bettmann/Getty ImagesJazz show girls at the $7,000,000 home of the Senator William A. Clark, on Fifth Avenue. 1927. The end of World War I welcomed a new era in New York – one in which jazz, illegal booze, gangs, commerce, and culture flourished. The city boasted nearly six million residents and served as a booming center for immigrants and migrants entering the through road, rail, and boats.