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Naama Barak

Chickpea Seeds Go Up In Space So We Can Eat Hummus On Mars

Chickpeas will be grown outside of Earth to determine whether they could be used in future space colonies. (Ludovic Avice/Unsplash)

Should humanity ever relocate to Mars, it will likely miss a few earthly comforts. High among them will of course be hummus, the universally loved and super-nutritious chickpea spread.

To avoid such a tragic fate, Israeli chickpeas are now being sent to the International Space Station for a series of experiments exploring extraterrestrial growing techniques.

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