09-27-2004, 06:17 PM
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US still beats Europe (giant fungi)
USA! USA! USA!
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_i...9603674172B232
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Monster fungus mushrooms in Switzerland
September 24 2004 at 05:00PM
Zurich - Europe's biggest mushroom growth, spanning an area 800 by 500 metres, has been discovered in a Swiss national park, scientists said on Friday.
The 1 000-year-old fungus, covering an area equivalent to around 100 soccer fields, was found near the Ofenpass in the mountainous south-eastern state of Grisons and judged to be a single growth after a detailed survey.
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The WSL said Switzerland's monster mushroom was trumped only by a growth in the United States, which covers a surface area of nine square kilometres weighs an estimated 600 tons.
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