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m1v0x TIL that desert truffles, cousins of the better known European varieties, are associated with lightning. This delicacy grows under the sands of the Middle East and North Africa and frequently appear after thunderstorms which form nitrogen compounds beneficial to the fungus.
JYjNQ TIL button, cremini & portobello are all the same type of mushroom at different stages of maturity