In 1879 a scientist buried bottles filled with seeds. Every 20 years, one is dug up and studied.

This incredibly long-running experiment will come to an end around 2100.

By Evan Porter

142 years ago, botanist James Beal had a unique idea for how we could learn more about seeds.

Beal wanted to know just how long seeds of different kinds would remain viable in soil. Now, that might not sound like the most exciting research topic of all time, but understanding seed longevity actually plays a crucial role in agriculture, our food supply, and the preservation of biodiversity.

in 1879, Beal decided to bury 20 bottles filled with seeds in the ground. The bottles were open to allow soil and some moisture to reach the seeds, but positioned in such a way that they would not fill with water. That would allow just enough moisture for the seeds to theoretically survive without sprouting.

According to Popular Science, each bottle held 50 seeds from 21 different plant species, all mixed into sand. That's over 1,000 seeds per bottle. Beal's plan was to dig up a new bottle every five years and test to see if the seeds could still be successfully planted.

A couple invited a homeless man into their home for Christmas. He stayed there for 45 years.

"At last, somebody's at the gate."

By Cecily Knobler

There are moments of kindness that miraculously can stretch into a lifetime. Such was the case for nearly 30-year-old Ronnie after he knocked on Rob and Dianne's door one Christmas Day in the UK.

Picture this: the year is 1975. It's Christmas in Cardiff, Wales, and a young man named Ronnie Lockwood gives a rap, tap, tap on a door. Rob and Dianne Parsons answer to see him holding a trash bag full of his belongings in one hand, and a "frozen chicken" in the other.

The wink lol.

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'Underdressed' woman praised for trusting her instincts and leaving bad date after just 2 minutes

She saw his plan unravel quickly.

By Tod Perry

Rachel Anderson, 35, from Oregon, is being praised on TikTok for spotting a major red flag on a first date with a 37-year-old man and immediately walking out. “You showed me who you were, you don’t have to show me twice,” she said in a viral video with nearly a million views. Anderson was looking forward to the date when the man told her to dress "like it’s a lounge day at home.”

“So, I throw on some sweatpants and NBC sweatshirt, some tennis shoes, my hair in a bun, no jewelry, no nothing,” she said in her viral TikTok video. But when she got to the fancy restaurant, she saw she was incredibly understressed while her date was wearing a “white button down, navy dress pants & dress shoes. I was shocked,” she wrote in the video's comments.