the mystery of the chinese seeds

[hitchhiker]

It was the seeds that Miller wanted to speak about. By then, news of the seeds had been circulating for several days. Packets were turning up at homes across the United States; residents of every state would eventually report receiving them. Their address labels and Customs declarations indicated that they had been sent from China. The contents were usually described as an item of jewelry—something like “rose stud earrings”—but inside would be a small packet of unidentified seeds. There was no evident reason why particular people were receiving particular seeds, or why people were receiving seeds at all.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/07/unsolicited-seeds-china-brushing/619417/

Comments

[minoanmiss]

Intriguing! *makes a note*

[brooksmoses]

Huh. I remember hearing about that earlier, but not in as much detail or with the explanation of the likely reasons why they were sent. That is utterly fascinating. Thanks for the link!

[cjsmith]

The eerie coincidences continue! I got a packet of seeds from overseas yesterday. (Not from China, though, and described as "horticulture supplies" on the customs declaration taped to the outside of the package.)

[hitchhiker]

ooh, those might be the curry leaf seeds i ordered for you!

[cjsmith]

indeed! :)

[freyjaw]

Fascinating. :-)