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Plant a seed, life will grow

MANY seeds can survive for hundreds of years, though they need to be kept in dry conditions.

MANY seeds can survive for hundreds of years, though they need to be kept in dry conditions.

In 1954 a seed was found buried in frozen mud in Canada. Although it was 10000 years old, when it was planted it still grew.

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