▲ 154 ▼ 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 20 hours ago by 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org to c/science@lemmy.world 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 19 hours ago (4 children) So whats biblical about it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tb_@lemmy.world 40 points 19 hours 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 19 hours 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 18 hours 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 6 points 16 hours 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 40 points 19 hours 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 19 hours 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 18 hours 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 6 points 16 hours 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 18 hours 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 6 points 16 hours 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 6 points 16 hours 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