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Inocybe saliceticola is a fungal species found in moist habitats in Nordic countries. The species produces brown mushrooms with caps of varying shapes up to 40 millimetres (1.6 in) across, and tall, thin stems up to 62 millimetres (2.4 in) long, at the base of which is a large and well-defined "bulb". The stem varies in colour, with whitish, pale yellow-brown, pale red-brown, pale brown and grey-brown all observed. The species produces unusually shaped, irregular spores, each with a few thick protrusions. This feature helps differentiate it from other species that would otherwise be similar in appearance and habit. It grows in mycorrhizal association with willow, and it is for this that the species is named. However, particular species favoured by the fungus are unclear and may include beech and alder taxa. The mushrooms grow from the ground, often among mosses or detritus. The species was first described in 2009, and within the genus Inocybe, it is a part of the section Marginatae. The holotype (pictured) was collected from the shore of a lake near Nurmes, Finland. The species has also been recorded in Sweden and, at least in some areas, it is relatively common. (Full article...)

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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, the strongest in the country in 40 years.

A wave of bombings across Iraq kills more than 50 people and injures approximately 300 others.

Two explosions (pictured) near the finish line of the Boston Marathon kill 3 people and injure more than 180 others.

Following the death of Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro is elected President of Venezuela.

In golf, Adam Scott wins the Masters Tournament.

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April 18

1506 – Construction of the current St. Peter's Basilica (interior pictured) in Vatican City, to replace the old basilica built in the 4th century, began.

1689 – Provincial militia and citizens gathered in Boston, and arrested officials of the Dominion of New England.

1923 – The New York Yankees of Major League Baseball began playing their games in the newly constructed Yankee Stadium.

1938 – Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic book.

1947 – In one of the largest non-nuclear single explosive detonations in history, the Royal Navy set off 4,000 tonnes of surplus ammunition in an unsuccessful attempt to destroy the island of Heligoland, Germany.

1949 – Ireland officially left the British Commonwealth and became a republic.

1996 – Israeli forces shelled Qana, Lebanon, during Operation Grapes of Wrath, killing over 100 civilians and injuring over 110 others at a UN compound.

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Cabiria is an Italian silent film from 1914. Directed by Giovanni Pastrone and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, it follows several episodes of Italian history. It was the film debut of the character Maciste and the first film screened at the White House.

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