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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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It was only in 1969 (nice) that fungi officially became its own separate kingdom.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Mushrooms are plants in the culinary sense. Like strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are berries in the culinary sense.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Culinary definition doesn't differentiate plants, but mushrooms are vegetables.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Yup. Inside culinary classifications, fungi don't exist. Outside of culinary classifications, vegetables don't exist.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Separate culinary definitions? That's nuts!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

But not peanuts, which are legumes.