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A tree so alone it warranted a spot on continental maps, until a drunk driver erased three centuries of solitude in a single night. (share.google)
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In 1973 a reportedly drunk driver flattened a tree in the middle of the Sahara, which sounds unremarkable until you learn it was the only tree for 250 miles around, a 300-year-old acacia so isolated it was marked on maps covering half a continent. https://share.google/ePM21R48Aq0VRqTUb

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[–] 20 points 22 hours ago

We aren't killing the host. The host will go on, we're just destroying the growth medium for ourselves and other creatures.

Something will go one even after we manage to wipe ourselves out.

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