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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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Forest growth in the US has exceeded harvest since the 1940’s. Today, we have more trees than any time in the past 100 years.
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