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[–] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 62 points 1 week ago (20 children)

Anyone knows what that allergic reaction thing references? Sounds interesting

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 155 points 1 week ago (19 children)

The part about them being too closely related to Humans sounds like BS, but there is a mushroom that is perfectly safe the first few times you eat it, and then eventually makes your immune system attack your blood cells.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxillus_involutus

[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

most of it was bullshit. soon as you start down a taxonomy road you're fucked with stupidity. most things in nature are on a spectrum.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most of my friends are also on a spectrum.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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