This Mushroom Contains the Most Bitter Compound Ever Discovered
Amaropostia stiptica, a.k.a. the bitter bracket fungus, isn’t toxic, but it tastes like it could kill you! Scientists have discovered that it contains a substance so bitter that even the tiniest amount triggers your bitter taste receptors. As its name suggests, the bitter bracket is a bitter, inedible fungus, but the research team from the Leibniz […]
Russian Man Gets Four Years in Penal Colony for Derogatory Social Media Comment
A 31-year-old Russian man was recently convicted to 4.4 years in a penal colony for promising to urinate on a symbol of the Russian military in a comment he posted on social media. The incident that led to the conviction of 31-year-old Alexander Panasenko occurred in May of 2024, when the Kremerovo native took to […]