TIL: 2,000-year-old seeds were discovered in 1963 inside an ancient jar in Israel. They were planted in 2005 and a tree that had been extinct for over 1800 years sprouted.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/11/1122_051122_old_seed.html



Submitted March 23, 2015 at 06:47PM by FireBeaver http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/300bef/til_2000yearold_seeds_were_discovered_in_1963/

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