bolete family, found in deciduous woodlands on chalky soils in Asia,
Europe, and eastern North America. Fruit bodies arise in summer and
autumn and may be abundant. It is a solid bolete with an olive-brown cap
up to 20 cm (8 in) in diameter, with small reddish pores on the
underside. The stout ochre stem reaches dimensions of 8–14 cm
(3–6 in) tall and 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) wide, and is patterned
with a reddish meshwork. Like several other red-pored boletes, it stains
blue when bruised or cut. Though edible when cooked, it can cause
gastric upset when eaten raw and can be confused with the poisonous
Boletus satanas. Hence some guidebooks recommend avoiding consumption
altogether. Boletus luridus has been implicated in causing adverse
reactions when eaten with alcohol similar to those caused by the
compound coprine, though laboratory testing has not revealed any
evidence of coprine in the mushroom. Boletus luridus is mycorrhizal,
forming a symbiotic association with deciduous trees such as oak, birch
and beech, and has been found to have a growth-enhancing effect with
conifers in experiments.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_luridus>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1782:
The Congress of the Confederation adopted the Great Seal of the
United States, used to authenticate certain documents issued by the
federal government.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States>
1789:
French Revolution: Meeting in a tennis court near the Palace of
Versailles, members of France's Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath,
pledging not to separate until a new constitution was established.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennis_Court_Oath>
1837:
Victoria succeeded to the British throne, starting a reign that
lasted for more than 63 years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria>
1895:
The Kiel Canal (pictured), connecting the North Sea to the
Baltic Sea across the base of the Jutland peninsula in Germany, was
officially opened.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiel_Canal>
1921:
Workers at the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of
Chennai, India, began a four-month strike.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_Buckingham_and_Carnatic_Mills_Strike>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
demagogue:
(pejorative) An orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or
exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/demagogue>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Nothing is wholly obvious without becoming enigmatic. Reality
itself is too obvious to be true.
--Jean Baudrillard
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard>
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