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'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan
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'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan
http://news.yahoo.com/cherry-tree-space-mystery-baffles-japan-085044593.html
"A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected -- and with very surprising flowers."
"The four-year-old sapling -- grown from a cherry stone that spent time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) -- burst into blossom on April 1, possibly a full six years ahead of Mother Nature's normal schedule."
"A stone from the original tree had never sprouted before. We are very happy because it will succeed the old tree, which is said to be 1,250 years old."
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Something to do with the supposed medicinal benefits of free-fall?
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Quote from: Ben the Space Brit on 04/11/2014 02:48 pm
Something to do with the supposed medicinal benefits of free-fall?
good thought
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Mr Li: I'm worried about viability of my seed, do you have any dried tiger appendage?
Traditional Chinese medicine doctor: There's a new more potent treatment...
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