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Radioactive boars are roaming Czech mountains after eating mushrooms contaminated [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | February 22, 2017 | Hannah Al-Othman

Posted on 02/22/2017 1:10:54 PM PST by C19fan

Wild boar is a popular locally delicacy in the Czech Republic but fans of the meat have an unusual problem on their hands this winter - the boars are radioactive.

The boars became contaminated by one of their most popular food sources - false truffles.

A cold and snowy winter is forcing them to feed on false truffles, an underground mushroom common in the Sumava mountain region between the Czech Republic, Austria, and Germany - where wild boars roam free.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: boars; czechrepublic; radiation; truffles
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To: C19fan

The fungi tend to concentrate cesium. When I was in Germany in 1986, there were hardly any mushrooms in the marketplace thanks to Chernobyl.


21 posted on 02/22/2017 1:53:37 PM PST by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: Rebelbase

so....Rudolph’s nose really DOES glow!


22 posted on 02/22/2017 1:53:48 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: C19fan

Wash it down with Chernobyl® brand vodka and you’ll stay warm this winter.


23 posted on 02/22/2017 1:53:52 PM PST by BipolarBob (I thought money was burning a hole in my pocket but it was just my Samsung Note 7.)
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To: C19fan

Roast pork and mushrooms. And they come pre-cooked!


24 posted on 02/22/2017 2:11:56 PM PST by Disambiguator (Keepin' it analog.)
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To: Disambiguator
Roast pork and mushrooms. And they come pre-cooked!

And sterile, too...self-disinfected!

25 posted on 02/22/2017 2:17:24 PM PST by thulldud
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To: C19fan

Well Duh- they even did a documentary game called S.T.A.L.K.E.R about it


26 posted on 02/22/2017 2:30:14 PM PST by Bob434
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To: shotgun

No it does not. In fact insects can handle much more radiation than higher animals.

Starting to detect Fukushima radiation on Oregon & Washington Coast now.


27 posted on 02/22/2017 2:35:27 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: DannyTN

From Oak Ridge?


28 posted on 02/22/2017 3:19:12 PM PST by Lady Heron
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