Is it just us or does this porcini mushroom look straight out of a fairy tale? We"re featuring this sweet "shroom today because September is National Mushroom Month, a non-official holiday inaugurated in 1992 as part of a governmental 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 around 500 million pounds of mushrooms each year, about half of the total US crop.
It s National Mushroom Month!
Today in History
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Lunar eclipse
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Welcome to El Cervantino
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Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
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‘The mountains are calling’
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Fin whales: A success story
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Shark Fin Cove, California
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Get the bear facts
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Ahh-tumn
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International Talk Like a Pirate Day
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Let s face it: It s World Emoji Day
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Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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Winter solstice
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Happy World Photography Day!
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Hot and Spicy Food Day
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Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
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A throng of ice and spires
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Jamaica celebrates its independence
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Flying high on National Bird Day
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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National Take a Hike Day
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A day of service for Dr. King
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75 years of the United Nations
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Bright and colorful peacock feathers
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Black History Month
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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National Park Week begins
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A Carpathian Christmas celebration
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A winter wonderland in Northeast China
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Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
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A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named