
- Mushrooms are composed of 90% water.
- There is a mushroom that looks like a brain and so dangerous to eat that
- Switzerland and Germany prohibit it to be sold, while some others regard it as a delicacy.
- Mushrooms do not require sunlight to produce energy.
- The DNA of the mushroom has more commonalities with human DNA than that of the plant.
- Mushrooms are often used in place of meat in many dishes making them great for vegetarians and earning them the name of ‘beefsteak for the poor’.