A sprout in my bathroom sink

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Just now before bed I was brushing my teeth. In the sink drain, I saw three little green things poking up. Broccoli off my teeth? Mushroom-style fungus? No, it was three little chia seeds that had sprouted! One of them is nearly a centimeter long including its root, and they all have the two-leaf seedling appearance (very tiny). I eat chia seeds in my yogurt so they are still fresh, and if not chewed but get stuck in my teeth, apparently they are still very much alive and can sprout! I pulled them out of the drain and put them on a nice wet kitchen sponge. i hope they will take root, because you can eat chia sprouts. Do you remember the "chia pet" where they were shaped as some animal on a base that they could grow? I always wanted one but my parents would never get one for me. Now I have my own pet chia that sprang up in my sink! I think I may put a few more unsprouted seeds on the sponge too! Any unexpected vegetables or other things for you today?