The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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An African Baobab tree in South Africa, known as Big Baobab, has a circumference of 154 feet and even has a bar inside the trunk that can fit 60 people.
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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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