▲ 152 ▼ An Italian Farmer Found Some Unknown Seeds in His Attic and, With Nothing to Lose, Planted Them. The Result Was Almost Biblical (www.smithsonianmag.com) submitted 1 week ago by 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org to c/science@lemmy.world 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 1 week ago (4 children) So whats biblical about it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tb_@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago A biblical quote described the ear he'd grown, and was the first place he found out more about it after the literature he'd consulted contained nothing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago (2 children) The Smithsonian is under the thumb of Mango Mussolini, so they have to work in that sort of thing where possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tb_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 child) They are? They did make a whole bunch of christian references, which is part of my iffyness with the actual text. The story they tell starts in the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago Yeah. He's forced them, and the Parks Service to change displays or remove them. Some of the moves have been blocked/reversed by the courts, but the sweaty orange stains are sticking in some some spots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tb_@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago A biblical quote described the ear he'd grown, and was the first place he found out more about it after the literature he'd consulted contained nothing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago (2 children) The Smithsonian is under the thumb of Mango Mussolini, so they have to work in that sort of thing where possible. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tb_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 child) They are? They did make a whole bunch of christian references, which is part of my iffyness with the actual text. The story they tell starts in the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago Yeah. He's forced them, and the Parks Service to change displays or remove them. Some of the moves have been blocked/reversed by the courts, but the sweaty orange stains are sticking in some some spots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tb_@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 child) They are? They did make a whole bunch of christian references, which is part of my iffyness with the actual text. The story they tell starts in the 90's. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago Yeah. He's forced them, and the Parks Service to change displays or remove them. Some of the moves have been blocked/reversed by the courts, but the sweaty orange stains are sticking in some some spots. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago Yeah. He's forced them, and the Parks Service to change displays or remove them. Some of the moves have been blocked/reversed by the courts, but the sweaty orange stains are sticking in some some spots. permalink fedilink source parent