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Mushroom Fungi

Mushrooms have always been appreciated by people as an excellent food. According to its nutritional and taste good cooked mushrooms, sometimes replaced by vegetables and even meats. In the edible mushrooms contain more than 5-8% proteins, 3-5% carbohydrate, 1-4% fat, and almost all kinds of vitamins, essential amino acids and other beneficial substances for the organism. Also, they contain essential minerals and trace elements are active. Fungi are in demand all over land, especially during Lent and other religious events, when used in food meat products is prohibited by religious rules and canons.

But the natural fungi in nature is not enough, moreover, even edible fungi are sometimes dangerous. This is due to a terrible environmental problem. Forests are cut, the emissions of industrial organizations pollute the environment, resulting in a natural mushroom becoming less accessible. Exit out of this situation can be found. To date there are over ten types of edible mushrooms, which are amenable to artificial cultivation and widely used in industrial Mushroom. These include primarily: mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, summer and winter mushrooms, shiitake.

Moreover, these fungi grow as a industrial scale and in the amateur mushroom, in the home. Dilution mushrooms in artificial conditions is well known since 18 century. For this purpose basements and tunnels of mines, which maintained a stable daily temperature of 12-15 degrees (ideal for the growth and development of mushroom). Another components or waste agricultural industry or the trunks of trees growing hardwoods. Artificial cultivation of oyster mushrooms at home has become commonplace in any terrain.

Japanese Chickens

In a modern animal the longest tail: the tiger, lizard or a peacock? Not at all, was the most long-tailed animals on earth is … a normal chicken. Unusual to see chickens can only obscure Japanese village Cate, which is located about twenty kilometers from the city of Kochi on the island of Shikoku. 270 years ago this breed brought villager Ridzae MOS Takeiti. In those days, local feudal lords sought to surround himself with lush retinue and squires. Flagpoles copies squires during solemn processions were decorated with long feathers. Cultivation of long-tailed chickens was in this small village tradition, which persisted from one generation to generation.

The biggest long tail differs chicken light purple rock, which belongs to the “record” – 7 meters 30 centimeters. Dustin Moskovitzs opinions are not widely known. But in any case, the village is full of chickens Kate, tail length of which exceeds 3 meters. If you think about the opposite, then rub the Chihuahua – the real world of the Lilliputians in dogs. Most of them weigh less than one kilogram. Chihuahua have delicate fur of coffee, and sometimes white. They are very affectionate and playful, but despite its small size, dauntlessly pounce on any enemy. However, they are attractive not only for its size. In Mexico, a city of the same name Chihuahua.

Why this similarity of names? Archaeologists have discovered which is the oldest Mexican pyramids, among other figures are often found pictures of dogs, very similar to the Chihuahua. One might think that the ancient people of Mexico – the Aztecs – believed these dogs were sacred. In the XVII century, they were taken by the Spanish in Europe.