And in contrast to that, have a look at home many trees we are losing every year:
https://ourworldindata.org/deforestation
some of which could have made it to this list of special trees :-(
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#62Delighted to see my local one in there, with a description reading like it was written by Douglas Adams. “The Hungry Tree is an otherwise unremarkable specimen of the London plane, which has become known for having partially consumed a nearby park bench.”
I googled it and found that it has a more comprehensive Wikipedia article than some prominent historical figures:
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s Wikipedia. Make the change you want to see in the page.
"It’s Wikipedia. Make the change you want to see in the page." If it allows you to edit it in the first place or isn't reverted within five minutes.
They have strict rules, but I’ve had no issues editing articles after my first error. It’s certainly not like posting an answer on Stack Overflow, where you will be downvoted and flamed for a correct-but-suboptimal answer.
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#64> A tree located in an established gay cruising area, noted for its slender trunk which facilitates gay sex. The mind boggles haha I can't believe this got past the Wikipedia editors.
Why would it have been stopped? I don't see anything non-factual, and I regularly pass by that tree. It is well known and referenced [1]. [1] https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/12/07/hampstead-heaths-...
How does this work, practically, since it’s so notorious? Is there a queue of dudes waiting to get access to this “private” tree?
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why would it have been stopped? I don't see anything non-factual, and I regularly pass by that tree. It is well known and referenced [1]. [1] https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/12/07/hampstead-heaths-...
"slender trunk which facilitates gay sex" You don't see the euphemism?
I don't see it. It's a tree that people have sex on. Gay sex, though from the looks of it the tree would be equally well suited for lesbian or straight sex. Presumably one person lies on their stomach on the trunk while one or more people perform penetrative acts. Where is the euphemism? And what is weird about listing this on wikipedia?
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#68Humans, man.
The Tree of Ténéré was a solitary acacia that was once considered the most isolated tree on Earth. It was a landmark on caravan routes through the Ténéré region of the Sahara Desert in northeast Niger, so well known that it and the Lost Tree to the north are the only trees to be shown on a map at a scale of 1:4,000,000. The tree is estimated to have existed for approximately 300 years until it was knocked down in 1973 by a drunk truck driver.
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#69I asked ChatGPT to infer some facts from this list and it hallucinated an entire tree.
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#70I noticed the "bicycle tree" in Scotland which has encapsulated a bicycle amongst other things as it has grown. It reminded me of a very old graveyard I would play in as a kid. The oldest side was all old trees and one day I noticed one of the trees had a couple of gravestones up in its boughs. I always wondered if these were really lifted up there by the tree and if so whether that's unusual.
Trees don't grow in a manner which can typically lift things. It's really unusual - and requires either distinct circumstances, or highly technical measurements between gauge pins.
Those gravestones had help getting up there.