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.
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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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