species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. First formally
described in 1803, it was given its current name in 1872. It is common
in Europe and North America, and has also been collected in North
Africa, Central America, and Japan. The fungus produces fruit bodies
(mushrooms) that grow on the floor of coniferous forests. The mushrooms
have a bell-shaped to conical cap up to 2 cm (0.8 in) in diameter, set
atop a slender stem up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long with yellow to orange
hairs at the base. The fungus is named after its characteristic bright
orange gill edges. A microscopic characteristic is the club-shaped
cystidia that are covered with numerous spiky projections, resembling a
mace. The mushroom's edibility has not been determined. It can be
distinguished from similar Mycena species by differences in size, color,
and substrate. A 2010 publication reported the discovery and
characterization of a novel pigment named mycenaaurin A, isolated from
the mushroom. The pigment is responsible for its color, and it has
antibiotic activity that may prevent certain bacteria from growing on
the mushroom.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycena_aurantiomarginata>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1793:
Inventor Diego Marín Aguilera, the "father of aviation" in
Spain, flew one of the first gliders for about 360 m (1,180 ft).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Mar%C3%ADn_Aguilera>
1864:
American Civil War: A small Confederate force, which included
cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, forced the Union Army out
of the Shenandoah Valley.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Market>
1928:
Mickey and Minnie Mouse made their film debut in the animated
cartoon Plane Crazy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Mouse>
1974:
A unit of the Golani Brigade assaulted an elementary school in
Ma'alot, Israel, where three armed members of the Democratic Front for
the Liberation of Palestine had taken 115 people hostage, resulting in
28 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27alot_massacre>
1990:
Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold at auction
in Christie's New York office for a total of US$82.5 million, at the
time the world's most expensive painting.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Dr._Gachet>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
plangent:
Having a loud, mournful sound.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plangent>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its
present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover
America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination
has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and
the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became
realities. So I believe that dreams — day dreams, you know, with your
eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing — are likely to lead
to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the
imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to
foster civilization. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are
of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe it.

--L. Frank Baum
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/L._Frank_Baum>
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