January 13, 2023
Svalbard Global Seed Vault was built above the Arctic Circle to house over a million seeds in case global crises like natural disasters or disease outbreaks wipe out certain plants.
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Can Apple Seeds Kill You?
As you watch someone carelessly munching on an apple core, some vague alarm bells go off in your head. Didn’t you hear somewhere that apple seeds are poisonous? Well, apple seeds can indeed be poisonous, but it takes quite a few of them to kill you and only if they have been crushed. Apple seeds
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