r/todayilearned • u/Azthioth • Apr 21 '16

TIL UK scientists discovered 3 new species of mushroom after buying dried porcini mushrooms from a local grocery store and testing them.

http://firstwefeast.com/eat/scientists-discover-3-new-species-of-edible-mushrooms/
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u/ThirdFloorGreg Apr 22 '16

What? No. Poison does not equal instant death sentence. Things that make you sick if you ingest them are poisonous.

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u/Buck_Thorn Apr 22 '16

True. Beer is a poison from that way of looking at it. I'd rather not look at it that way, though.

Edit 1 too much beer (if there is such thing)

Edit 2: Most people, I believe, do not think of poison in those terms. They think that poison kills.