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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)
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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

The bible, weirdly, doesn't want people planting two crops in the same field.

Like, is there ANYTHING it gets right?

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 hours ago

As a desert based society, some of the stuff it tells you not to eat indeed is probably a good idea. Circumcision also serves a purpose in such a society.

Like I'd argue those don't make sense NOW, but back then it was reasonable advice.