During his exile in the Netherlands, former Kaiser Wilhelm II cut down thousands of trees as a coping mechanism and for exercise (thelemmy.club)

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[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 4 hours ago

How did he hold the axe with that tiny hand?!

[-] Visstix@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

He would let others saw the trees while he just stood there pretending he helped. Like placing his good hand on top of the saw. Or use a small hand axe.

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