the darkerside to rants

According to the BBC, the worlds biggest mushroom as been found in Switzerland.

The fungus was discovered in a national park near the eastern town of Ofenpass, said the Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Countryside Research (WSL).

Spanning 35 hectares (86 acres), the mostly underground fungus is believed to be 1,000 years old, the WSL added.

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Found in the Malheur national forest in Oregon, that fungus covers 890 hectares (2,200 acres) – making it the largest living organism ever discovered.

Guess you can make a lot of mushrooms omlettes out of it.

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