> "I'd hazard that 80% of the population doesn't even know the difference between bacteria and fungus." Seriously? They teach this in 5th or 6th grade science

> "I'd hazard that 80% of the population doesn't even know the difference between bacteria and fungus." Seriously? They teach this in 5th or 6th grade science classes in American public schools. I'm pretty sure it's common knowledge that mushrooms are fungus but not bacteria.