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[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 78 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Not quiet

98.99% of mold gives humans something between mild discomfort and death, 1% tastes good with butter. The the remaining 0.01% is estimated to have saved over half a billion lives.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 51 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And 0.00001% makes me see and feel funny things

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 18 points 11 months ago

More of them do that, but only once.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure the antibiotics also taste good with butter.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What doesn't taste good with butter?

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Kale, raw fresh fruit, sushi.

[–] conc@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Plain yogurt, lettuce, candies.

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

It ain't plain if it's with butter

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

And then there are the few lucky people who die a whole lot faster if they take that .01%