described by American mycologists in the late 19th century, it is
commonly known as the short-stemmed slippery Jack. The mushrooms
produced by the fungus are characterized by a chocolate to reddish-brown
cap covered with a sticky layer of slime, and a short whitish stalk
without a partial veil. The cap can reach a diameter of about 10 cm
(3.9 in), while the stalk is up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and 2 cm
(0.8 in) thick. Like other bolete mushrooms, S. brevipes produces
spores in a vertically arranged layer of spongy tubes with openings that
form a layer of small yellowish pores on the underside of the cap. The
fungus grows on or near various species of two- and three-needled pines,
especially lodgepole and ponderosa pine. It is found throughout North
America, and has been introduced to several other countries via
transplanted pines. The mushrooms are slimy but edible, and are good
sources of the essential fatty acid linoleic acid.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus_brevipes>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
2333 BC:
According to Korean legend, Dangun, the "grandson of
heaven", established Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangun>
1918:
World War I: Following his armed forces' defeat by the Allied
Powers, Bulgarian Tsar Ferdinand I abdicated in favor of his son Boris
III.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_III_of_Bulgaria>
1935:
Italian forces under General Emilio De Bono invaded Abyssinia
during the opening stages of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Bono%27s_invasion_of_Abyssinia>
1957:
A California Superior Court judge ruled that "Howl", a poem by
Allen Ginsberg, was of "redeeming social importance" and thus not
obscene.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl>
1981:
The hunger strike by Irish Republican Army prisoners at the
Maze jail in Belfast ended after seven months and ten deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Irish_hunger_strike>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
predominance:
The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination,
preeminence, preponderance.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/predominance>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become
uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.
--Thomas Wolfe
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thomas_Wolfe>
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