Cortinarius caperatus, the gypsy mushroom, is an edible species found in
northern regions of Europe and North America. It was known as Rozites
caperata for many years, before genetic studies placed it in the large
genus Cortinarius. The mushrooms appear in autumn in coniferous and
beech woods, as well as heathlands in late summer and autumn. The ochre-
coloured cap is up to 10 cm (4 in) across and has a fibrous surface.
The clay-coloured gills are disjoint from the whitish stalk and ring
under the cap. The flesh has a mild smell and flavour. Popular with
mushroom foragers, C. caperatus is picked seasonally in many parts of
Europe. Although highly regarded, the mushrooms are often infested with
maggots. In central Europe, old specimens could be confused with the
poisonous Inocybe erubescens in summer. Fruiting bodies of C. caperatus
have been found to bioaccumulate mercury and radioactive isotopes of
caesium.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortinarius_caperatus>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1799:
Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse became the first woman to make a
parachute descent (illustrated), falling 900 m (3,000 ft) in a hot-air
balloon gondola.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Genevi%C3%A8ve_Labrosse>
1892:
The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States was first used in
public schools to coincide with the opening of the World's Columbian
Exposition in Chicago.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance_%28United_States%29>
1960:
Japan Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma was assassinated
on live television by a man using a samurai sword.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inejiro_Asanuma>
1984:
The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a bomb at the
Grand Hotel in Brighton, England, in a failed attempt to assassinate
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and most of her cabinet.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_hotel_bombing>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
good egg:
(Britain, informal, dated) A good person, someone to be trusted; a
friend.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/good_egg>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The imperturbability of the Church resides in her ability to
harmonize the unconditional preservation of eternal truths with an
unmatchable elasticity of adjustment to the circumstances and challenges
of changing times.
--Edith Stein
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edith_Stein>