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Did you know ...

Porcelain snuff bottle, 18th century
Porcelain snuff bottle, 18th century
  • ... that some Chinese snuff bottles (example pictured) were made to look like people?
  • ... that boxing rings are square, despite their name?
  • ... that as of 2024, fewer than 150 people had ever been diagnosed with Meier-Gorlin syndrome?
  • ... that Ann Perkins often taught graduate students at Yale University even though, as a woman, she could not teach undergraduates?
  • ... that the prefectural border on Hyōtanjima is only 74 metres (243 ft) long?
  • ... that Moira Deeming comes from a family of union leaders and Australian Labor Party members, but is a member of the Liberal Party?
  • ... that the spider Rhene hexagon gets its name from the unusual hexagonal shape of one of its principal body parts?
  • ... that Matt Koehl stated that Adolf Hitler was "a gift of Almighty Providence"?
  • ... that Eritrea's abortion law was based on Ethiopia's, which was based on Switzerland's, which was based on France's?

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Sparassis crispa

Sparassis crispa is a species of fungus in the family Sparassidaceae. It is sometimes called cauliflower fungus. It is common in Great Britain and temperate Europe (but not in the boreal zone), from July to November. Sparassis crispa grows in an entangled globe that is up to 10 inches (24 centimetres) in diameter, with larger specimens weighing up to 14 kilograms (30 lb) or more. It is considered a good edible fungus when young and fresh, but is difficult to clean before use. This S. crispa was photographed in Joure, Netherlands. The picture was focus-stacked from 20 separate images.

Photograph credit: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma

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