In the last few weeks there have been interesting goings on a foot with a previous blog post on the vegan v Mushroom dilemma, the limitations on paying for products and services with coppers and the whereabouts of welsh pop pixie, Duffy!
Coincidence?
1 – vegan v Mushroom dilemma
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on September 12th 2018, the BBC published 10 fascinating facts about Fungi
Fascinating facts about fungi
- Fungi are in a kingdom of their own but are closer to animals than plants
- They have chemicals in their cell walls shared with lobsters and crabs
- A fungus has been discovered capable of breaking down plastics in weeks rather than years
- There is evidence to suggest that yeasts – a type of fungus – were being used to produce the alcoholic drink mead as long ago as 9,000 years ago
- At least 350 species are consumed as foods including truffles, which can sell for thousands of dollars apiece, quorn, and those in marmite and cheese
- Plastic car parts, synthetic rubber and lego are made using itaconic acid derived from a fungus
- 216 species of fungi are thought to be hallucinogenic
- Fungi are being used to turn crop waste into bioethanol
- Products made from fungi can be used as replacements for polystyrene foam, leather and building materials
- DNA studies show that there are thousands of different fungi in a single sample of soil, many of which are unknown and hidden – so-called “dark taxa”
As discussed in my previous post – please see fact number 1!
2 – The limitations on paying for products and services with coppers
paying with pennies could have become a thing of the past as discussed in the recent press – please see this article from the Guardian website
All change? Future of 1p and 2p coins in doubt as demand falls
The treasury are to consult on the scrapping 1 and 2 pence pieces it says. However this idea caused such outrage, that the next day it was reported the consultations had been scrapped
And finally
3 – the whereabouts of welsh pop pixie, Duffy!
I got a copy of Rockferry by Duffy for 50p from https://www.dovehouse.org.uk/shops