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An Italian Farmer Found Some Unknown Seeds in His Attic and Planted Them

Hacker News Saturday 31 October 2026, 22:41 UTC By ecares 1 min read
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Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/italian-farmer-found-unknown-seeds-attic-with-nothing-lose-planted-them-result-biblical-180989644/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50320963 Points: 10 # Comments: 2

Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/italian-farmer-found-unknown-seeds-attic-with-nothing-lose-planted-them-result-biblical-180989644/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50320963

Points: 10

# Comments: 2

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