‘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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Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
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Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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The oldest living person smoked cigarettes from the age of 21 to 117.
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The best diamonds are colored blue-white.
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A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!
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