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Hura crepitans, the sandbox tree, [2] also known as possumwood, monkey no-climb, assacu (from Tupi asaku) and jabillo, [3] is an evergreen tree in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest. It is also present in parts of Tanzania, where it is considered an invasive species. [4]
[1] During the 45-minute stream, the event peaked at over 800,000 live watchers, and the resulting video of the event garnered millions of views. [2] The event was parodied a few days later on The Tonight Show. [3] The show had attempted the stunt in September 2015 with Olivia Wilde, but cut the segment short as it was taking too long. [4]
Exploding trees were the subject of a 2005 April Fools' Day hoax in the United States, covered by National Public Radio, stating that maple trees in New England had been exploding due to a failure to collect their sap, causing pressure to build from the inside. [33]
Watermelons can offer a nice explosion of flavor in your mouth, but they shouldn’t be spontaneously combusting. Oddly enough, that’s exactly what some fans of the popular fruit are worried ...
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During one week in December 2018, the channel received over 238 million video views. [2] In May 2020, 5-Minute Crafts created their first English-language channel on Pinterest. [17] In July 2020, 5-Minute Crafts collaborated with Mattel for a custom brand campaign that included multiple DIY videos focused on family-friendly crafts and at-home ...
A hulder (or huldra) is a seductive forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore.Her name derives from a root meaning "covered" or "secret". [1] In Norwegian folklore, she is known as huldra ("the [archetypal] hulder", though folklore presupposes that there is an entire Hulder race and not just a single individual).
Wait-a-minute tree, wait-a-bit tree, or wait-a-bit plant are common names for a variety of prickly plants that catch onto passers-by. These names come from the fact that the stems or other parts of the plant have numerous hooked thorns that tend to hook onto passers-by; the hooked person must stop ("wait a minute") to remove the thorns carefully to avoid injury or shredded clothing.