I was taught not to eat unknown mushrooms when I was about 5 years old. Maybe I had to wait until 6 to understand that mushrooms were dangerous specifically bec

I was taught not to eat unknown mushrooms when I was about 5 years old. Maybe I had to wait until 6 to understand that mushrooms were dangerous specifically because poisonous varieties could easily be confused with edible ones. Seriously, this is just like the reason why we have to put "do not eat" warnings on a box of tacks.