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Ah, the stories we could tell about those who have achieved great things while under the influence of mind-altering substances.

rom Aimo Koivunen skiing 250 miles while high on meth, to Dock Ellis pitching a no-hitter while on acid, to Francis Crick discovering the double-helix structure of DNA while on LSD, to Peter Charles Lemon taking on two groups of Vietcong while stoned on weed, to Rick Jones and Lionel Morton presenting a children's show while high on marijuana, to Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood's cocaine-fueled romance, to David Bowie's cocaine-fueled amnesia, to Wesley Snipes strangling the director while high, and finally, to Rick Jones and Lionel Morton presenting a kids show while high - these stories of those who have achieved greatness while high on drugs are truly remarkable.

So, without further ado, here is a list of 13 of the most incredible stories of people who have achieved great things while high on drugs. Enjoy.

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High on meth, 250 miles skied.

CRACKED WHILE FACING A SOVIET ATTACK IN WWII During WWII, Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier, was able to escape a Soviet attack by taking a huge amount of meth - 30 pills. This allowed him to ski an incredible 250 miles while he was still high on the drug. — SOFREP

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Tripping the no-hitter fantastic.

CRACKED DURING A BASEBALL GAME RATES 17 On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a no-hitter while on acid, which is pretty remarkable considering there have only been 303 no-hitters out of the over 210,000 major league games played since 1876. — The Guardian

11

Highly decorated, high on drugs.

CRACKED WHILE RESEARCHING DNA Francis Crick, the scientist who won the Nobel Prize for figuring out the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, was on LSD when he made the discovery. — Maps / SD Union Tribune

10

Heroic stoner takes on Vietcong.

CRACKED WHILE FIGHTING VIETCONG TROOPS ON YOUR OWN Peter Charles Lemon was given the Medal of Honor for taking on two groups of Vietcong by himself while he was stoned on weed. And they say weed mellows you out. — War History Online

9

Kids show presenters: high on life.

CRACKED DURING THE FILMING OF A KIDS' SHOW In the 1960s and 70s, Rick Jones and Lionel Morton, who were presenters on BBC Play School, smoked marijuana before filming the kids show and would go on air high as a kite. — Telegraph / Daily Mail

8

Cocaine-fueled.

CRACKED WHILE MAKING RUMOURS When Fleetwood Mac were making Rumours, drugs played such a big part, they thought about thanking their coke dealer in the album credits. Unfortunately, the dealer ended up getting killed before they could do it. — Rolling Stone

7

Cocaine-fueled amnesia.

CRACKED WHILE MAKING STATION TO STATION David Bowie's cocaine use during the time he was making the album was so bad that he barely remembered recording it. I listen to Station To Station as a piece of work by an entirely different person, he said. — Far Out Magazine / BBC

6

Highly Medicated Music.

CRACKED WHILE MAKING SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND The Beatles' 1967 album was made while the band was heavily using drugs, especially marijuana. Sgt. Pepper was a drug album, said Paul McCartney once. — Rolling Stone / CBS

5

High on hair ideas.

CRACKED WHILE DESIGNING THE RACHEL Chris McMillan, Jennifer Aniston's stylist on Friends, was high when he came up with the famous Rachel hairstyle back in 1994. — US Magazine / Biography

4

Elvis: "Help my friend."

CRACKED WHILE CALLING THE PRESIDENT In 1977, Elvis was on drugs when he phoned the White House to ask Jimmy Carter to forgive a sheriff who was in trouble with the law. Не was totally stoned and didn't know what he was saying. His sentences were almost incoherent, Carter said later. — New Yorker / Biography

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High-larious debut.

CRACKED WHILE HOSTING THE FIRST-EVER SNL EPISODE NBC COLOR OF UNIVER NEW XEX On October 11, 1975, the first episode of Saturday Night Live was broadcast, with George Carlin as the guest host. Не was in another world on cocaine during the show. — Salon

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Wesley Snipes: Strangle-high.

CRACKED WHILE MAKING BLADE: TRINITY Wesley Snipes smoked a lot of marijuana and got so angry that he tried to strangle the director, David Goyer, while they were filming. — Indiewire / Comic Book

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High on the job.

CRACKED WHILE TESTING DRUGS FOR THE POLICE (FOR EIGHT YEARS) In 2013, Sonja Farak, a former chemist who tested drugs for MA police departments, confessed to tampering with evidence and using drugs on the job for eight years. That potentially called into question the 30,000 criminal cases she had worked on. — Sky / WBUR

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