By featuring the gills of this portobello mushroom on Bing"s homepage, we"re tipping our hat to National Mushroom Month, an event showcasing the one type of fungus that"s become a staple on restaurant menus and dinner plates—the marvelous mushroom. National Mushroom Month was inaugurated in 1992 as part of a government effort to promote mushroom farming in the US. Some of the biggest celebrations this month occur in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, which is recognized as the Mushroom Capital of the World. The town of just 6,000 people cultivates more than 1 million pounds of mushrooms each year, amounting to about half of the total US crop. In recent years, the portobello has become one of the most popular mushroom varieties. Which type of mushroom is your favorite?
The mighty, mighty mushroom
Today in History
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Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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International Tiger Day
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Lick Observatory
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A place fit for the gods
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Ode to the sun
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Silvereyes in South Korea
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Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
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Jupiter and the Galilean moons
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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Shhh, the movie is about to start
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The meeting point of the winds
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A dying breed of tree thrives in an American park
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Wandering Watkins Glen
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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What happened to these clouds?
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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Looking down upon Edinburgh
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Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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An underwater rainbow
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Hey, who’s in charge here?
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Maldives
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
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In the belly of Fat Bear Week
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Silver-studded blue butterflies
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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Beyond Walls for World Refugee Day
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Presidents Day
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Shark Awareness Day