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We often forget what a wondrous world we live in. While getting caught up in our hectic schedules makes us oblivious to things around us, today we're gonna zoom in on the unseen and unnoticed side of things.

So welcome to Bored Panda’s amusing collection of the most fascinating and rarely seen objects, beings, places, occurrences, and everything that will bring out that inner curious child we have inside.

From a macro shot revealing the density of penguin feathers to rainbow cloud spotting, this is something you only see in a video game. Or if you open your eyes and pay attention. Psst! More incredible photos of rarely seen things can be found in our previous posts here, here and here.

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When It’s Cold Enough To See The Melody

When It’s Cold Enough To See The Melody

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#2

Spotted A Rainbow Cloud From My Balcony. Not As Beautiful As Aurora But Pretty Rare To See Such Phenomena In India

Spotted A Rainbow Cloud From My Balcony. Not As Beautiful As Aurora But Pretty Rare To See Such Phenomena In India

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This Is What Sunset Looks Like From Space

This Is What Sunset Looks Like From Space

Astro_Alex Report

Even in times of scientific and technological advancements, our beautiful planet remains full of mysteries. From the incredible bismuth crystal that looks like it came from some sort of sci-fi film to the enchanting glowing forest in Japan with its luminescent mushrooms scattered along the forest floor, there are so many exquisite finds on Earth. They make us question how much about the place we inhabit we don’t really know.

Some of the most standout mysteries that have been captivating the imagination of many throughout the years include Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. The structure consists of a ring of standing stones, with each stone standing approximately thirteen feet high, seven feet wide and weighing 25 tons. It’s believed to have been built about 5000 years ago, but scholars still do not agree on what its purpose could have been.

Another mysterious object is the stone spheres found in Costa Rica, located on the Diquis Delta and on Isla del Cano. There are over three hundred petro spheres scattered throughout the country that are still considered a great, unsolved archaeological mystery. The heaviest of them weighs many tons, and they’re believed to be made of granodiorite.

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Here Are My Removed & Genetically Modified White Blood Cells, About To Be Put Back In To Hopefully Cure My Cancer

Here Are My Removed & Genetically Modified White Blood Cells, About To Be Put Back In To Hopefully Cure My Cancer

This Is T-Cell Immunotherapy

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#5

Not A Painting - Just An Iceberg Flipped Upside Down

Not A Painting - Just An Iceberg Flipped Upside Down

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Helen Haley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My berg became flipped turned upside down, I'd like to take a minute just float right here. Big ol iceberg floating with its butt in the air.

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Finally Got My Prosthetics In

Finally Got My Prosthetics In

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#9

Ice Eggs - This Rare Phenomenon Occurs When Ice Is Rolled Over By Wind And Water (Northern Finland)

Ice Eggs - This Rare Phenomenon Occurs When Ice Is Rolled Over By Wind And Water (Northern Finland)

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#10

Nappies In Sweden Have A Father On The Packaging

Nappies In Sweden Have A Father On The Packaging

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Miss Cris
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it rare because it's a man and not a woman? Where is it like this? In Spain there aren't women (mothers, aunts, granies) represented in this products, only babies.

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This Huge Tree In Cairo

This Huge Tree In Cairo

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#13

Highway To Heaven. 30-Second Long Exposure Of Airliner Departing From Runway

Highway To Heaven. 30-Second Long Exposure Of Airliner Departing From Runway

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#15

Truck Door Handle On A Frosty Morning

Truck Door Handle On A Frosty Morning

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#16

My Dad Got A Periodic Table With The Actual Elements In It

My Dad Got A Periodic Table With The Actual Elements In It

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Steve Barnett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Goes without saying that not all the elements are actually there. Hence the Ionizing radiation hazard symbols.

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A Pistachio Plant

A Pistachio Plant

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Samantha PandaNotBored
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like a beautiful bunch of roses or tulips . I couldn’t cut them down , they’d stay 😁

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#18

The Sun Hit This Freshly-Paved Tarmac Just Right And Made A Real-Life Rainbow Road Through Polarized Lenses

The Sun Hit This Freshly-Paved Tarmac Just Right And Made A Real-Life Rainbow Road Through Polarized Lenses

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Miss Cris
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I'd like to wear polarized glasses wherever just to find hidden rainbows.

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#20

Amazing Jimbacrinus Crinoid Fossils

Amazing Jimbacrinus Crinoid Fossils

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#21

What A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old Glacial Ice Looks Like

What A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old Glacial Ice Looks Like

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#22

This Close Up Shot Of A Dragonfly I Took With My Phone The Other Day

This Close Up Shot Of A Dragonfly I Took With My Phone The Other Day

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#23

Just When You Thought You’d Seen Everything - Here’s Snowball, An Extremely Rare Leucistic Alligator

Just When You Thought You’d Seen Everything - Here’s Snowball, An Extremely Rare Leucistic Alligator

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#24

My Hair Is Half Blonde Half Brunette. Including Eyebrows

My Hair Is Half Blonde Half Brunette. Including Eyebrows

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#25

Horses On A Plane

Horses On A Plane

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#26

Certain Fish Skin Can Be Grafted Onto Burns And Diabetic Wounds. The Material Recruits The Body's Own Cells And Is Converted Eventually Into Living Tissue

Certain Fish Skin Can Be Grafted Onto Burns And Diabetic Wounds. The Material Recruits The Body's Own Cells And Is Converted Eventually Into Living Tissue

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Gin. No tonic
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's tilapia skin. The very common, quite cheap white fish that you can find in the supermarket freezer (at least in Europe)

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#27

This Pencil Store In Tehran, Iran

This Pencil Store In Tehran, Iran

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#28

The Density Of Penguin Feathers

The Density Of Penguin Feathers

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#29

Astronaut Bruce McCandless Floating Away From The Safety Of The Space Shuttle

Astronaut Bruce McCandless Floating Away From The Safety Of The Space Shuttle

He had nothing but his manned maneuvering unit keeping him from drifting into the unknown. First person in history to do something like this.

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#30

Sendai Daikannon, One Of The Tallest Statues In The World

Sendai Daikannon, One Of The Tallest Statues In The World

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am fascinated by the optical effect of the design. The statue is not at full body length, it's around 3/4, missing the bottom 1/4. This makes the brain believe that the statue goes lower (like if the legs of the statue extended down), therefore it's perceived longer than it actually is. How cool!

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#31

The Color Of My Kitten's Foot Is Split Down The Middle

The Color Of My Kitten's Foot Is Split Down The Middle

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#32

This Red Only Rainbow I Saw At Midnight In Finland

This Red Only Rainbow I Saw At Midnight In Finland

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#34

My Cactus Has Grown A Strange-Looking Flower

My Cactus Has Grown A Strange-Looking Flower

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Karl Leaning
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ahh, a dead rubbish bin plant. my mother used to grow one of these in the bathroom when I was a child. the flower smelt like a unwashed rubbish bin that had been left in sun for a week...

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#35

In Case You Haven't Seen Spider Feet Up Close

In Case You Haven't Seen Spider Feet Up Close

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#36

We Got These Giant Screws In At Work Today For Mounting Solar Panels

We Got These Giant Screws In At Work Today For Mounting Solar Panels

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#37

The UK Is Full Of Charming Crinkle Crankle Garden Walls

The UK Is Full Of Charming Crinkle Crankle Garden Walls

In England you sometimes see these "wavy" brick fences. And curious as it may seem, this shape uses fewer bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall needs at least two layers of bricks to make it sturdy, but the wavy wall is fine thanks to the arch support provided by the waves.

praxis_builders , GeographBot Report

#38

The Back Of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

The Back Of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

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#40

In Case You Have Not Seen What A Clump Of Dna Looks Like

In Case You Have Not Seen What A Clump Of Dna Looks Like

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#41

Giant Puffball Mushroom My Sister Found In The Woods

Giant Puffball Mushroom My Sister Found In The Woods

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Ceredwyn Ealanta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one is Calvatia gigantea. The majority of puffballs world wide are edible. There are some lookalikes - including some deadly ones - however if you slice the mushroom and it is white with no visible gills inside it is almost certainly fine. There are no large poisonous puffballs. These have a faint mushroomy-earthy taste, not strong.

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Aaron W
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, and yes. It tastes like a regular mushroom but not as strongly flavored.

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Patricia Rix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow and wow! Fry it in a bit of butter, and enjoy this rare treat. A mushroom big enough to share with your whole neighbourhood.

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Karasi Mills
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've eaten one of those at a party! We were taking a mycology graduate course and our professor identified one that was the right level of ripeness for eating. We grilled it and it tasted a bit softer than a portabella, more like marshmallow texture. Obviously don't try this unless an expert has identified the mushroom.

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Bjarne McDonald
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Flip it in eggs and breading, and fry it in a lot of butter. Taste wonderful!

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A C
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha I when I was a kid I would kick them like a soccer ball ----mostly so my mom couldn't find them and make us eat it for dinner----I was a brat

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Sheldan Picard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you eat that whole thing, you won't have mushroom for dessert 😜

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Heather Marie McKeon
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandfather and I used to go mushroom or puffball hunting to look for these when he was still alive. We live in Indianapolis but drive to Greencastle where our forrest property is and can find them there around September or so. But they must be harvested at an exact time or they go to a ball of dust very quickly. Thetes a certain right "thump" sound they make when flicked with your finger. 👌🏻 lol..We would take giant slices of them and fry them in butter. Its heartwarming seeing others with this tradition. My grandpa is looking down with a big smile on his face. I just know it.

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Ivana Tezcan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This mushroom is so delicious! I eat it every year when we are ping for mushroom hunt! Oooo, can't wait for Autumn! :)

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Sunny Day
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I found a similar one once. Word of advice - don't try to freeze it raw. Makes everything in the freezer smell like mold.

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GSMountainWolf
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! Those are edible, you know, I find them up at my cabin. They never have been this big or even close to this big

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Katinka Min
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are impressive but not tasty. Bought a slice at a market, once and regretted it.

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Cheryl Lohr
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fry it like a mushroom. As long as it is white like that it is good.

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Tom Hardeveld
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have seen these, but are they edible? ( for more than once I mean)

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RandomBeing
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

According to other comments yes: Ceredwyn Ealanta 15 hours ago This one is Calvatia gigantea. The majority of puffballs world wide are edible. There are some lookalikes - including some deadly ones - however if you slice the mushroom and it is white with no visible gills inside it is almost certainly fine. There are no large poisonous puffballs. These have a faint mushroomy-earthy taste, not strong.

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That has to be the largest edible puffball mushroom I've ever seen in my life. And I eat those, so... Wow. Godzilla fungus!

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Jenny Leveille
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see these in the woods where I go walking with my niece....just wow

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Cathy Cee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The puff balls I've seen have a soft dried crinkly exterior and have a dust like interior? Which teacher has deceived me?

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Toddo Colorado
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So sharp it can cut through a bowling ball and still cut through a tomato

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GSMountainWolf
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No-you are not. We find them at our cabin and they are actually pretty good. They are edible if you are wondering

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’d be eating mushroom for days and loving every bite! 😋

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Olivia Korringa
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My neighbor's front lawn has these every Autumn. At first I thought he had decorated with painted white stones. I understand they are delicious cooked.

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P M
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Any idea what type of mushroom this is? Anybody know if they are edible?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are they literally called puffball mushrooms? or do you not know what it actaully is?

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Ruth Avni
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

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Hadleigh Tindall
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You shouldn't eat that if you found it in the woods, who knows what it is!

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SG108
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I assume it's edible? If so, I wish they would sell those in the stores. The biggest mushroom I've eaten is a Portabella.

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Bacony Cakes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*slaps roof of giant puffball mushroom* This bad boy can- *cough* *cough* *wheeze* -fit millions of spores inside- *cough* -inside of it!

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Kim Lorton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are they edible? Amd if so, what do they taste like? I’m looking it up! Cool!

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Subhadhra Gunn
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are they edible? If so, you can use them like Portobellos. They would be a great meal for vegetarians. Sauteed in butter. YUM!

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Donald Holder
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it rare or what? Imagine the amount of mushroom soup it would make!

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Rose Sakkara Blacke
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

omg if that's edible I could make mushroom infused meatloaf and mushroom gravy

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Rashid Patch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've found them this size - slice them and grill them like steaks...

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Ivana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It took me so long to wrap my head around what this was even after reading the title.

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Farid Red
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is that edible? Or you could enter parallel universe after consume it. IYKWIM

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RandomBeing
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes: Ceredwyn Ealanta 15 hours ago This one is Calvatia gigantea. The majority of puffballs world wide are edible. There are some lookalikes - including some deadly ones - however if you slice the mushroom and it is white with no visible gills inside it is almost certainly fine. There are no large poisonous puffballs. These have a faint mushroomy-earthy taste, not strong.

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Mosaics Of A Roman Villa Were Found Under A Vineyard In Negrar, Italy

Mosaics Of A Roman Villa Were Found Under A Vineyard In Negrar, Italy

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This Device Is Used To Measure Lengths On Maps. Simply Roll It Along Streets You Want To Use And It Tells You The Distance

This Device Is Used To Measure Lengths On Maps. Simply Roll It Along Streets You Want To Use And It Tells You The Distance

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My grandad worked for British Ordnance Survey in the 1950s and 60s, he went out, measured the landscape and then hand drew maps. When he died, we cleared out his home studio and I found at least 6 of these in various draws, boxes etc. I remember sitting with him as a child running them over maps to see where we were in relation to landmarks etc. I still love looking at maps 30 years after his death as it reminds me of the gentle, kind soul he was.

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Ants Gutted My Almond To Make Their Own Almond Flour

Ants Gutted My Almond To Make Their Own Almond Flour

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When My Cat Got Spayed, The Shaved Area Grew Back Chocolate Coloured

When My Cat Got Spayed, The Shaved Area Grew Back Chocolate Coloured

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A Hand Of A Koala

A Hand Of A Koala

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Sheila McEnany Markowitz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Koalas have human-like fingerprints. They are almost identical, and even under a microscope, it is hard to distinguish the difference between theirs and those of humans.

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This Apple's Flesh Is The Same Colour As It’s Skin

This Apple's Flesh Is The Same Colour As It’s Skin

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Karl Baxter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I made cider from apples like this. It came out bright pink and checked in at a hefty 8.5% abv. We named it “Prider”, put it in a rainbow box and served it up during Pride Week about 6 years ago. 60 pints sold out in about an hour! 🙂

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414-Pound Gorilla On The Exam Table

414-Pound Gorilla On The Exam Table

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$12,000 Worth Of Cancer Pills

$12,000 Worth Of Cancer Pills

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's disgusting. Charging so much for life saving medication is sick and twisted.

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