• @repungnant_canary
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    1 month ago

    Is that true? Were beans even present at the time and location of Pythagoras?

    • spicy pancake
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      51 month ago

      chickpeas and fava beans are native to the Mediterranean region I think

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      1 month ago

      Partly. I never heard about the smell part. He planted them and observed that the bean stalk sprouting out of the bean resembled the way a human grows in the womb. That’s why they thought the beans contain human souls.

      Hmm, that even crazier actually.