Suillus brevipes is a species of fungus in the family Boletaceae. First 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.

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According to Korean legend, Dangun, the "grandson of heaven", established Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangun

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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

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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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