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The Wood's Cycad (Encephalartos woodii), cannot be found in the wild.
It was found in 1895 & 2 original trunks can still be viewed in the Durban Botanic Garden!
No other specimen was found & the known one can't naturally reproduce alone.
The Wood's Cycad (Encephalartos woodii), cannot be found in the wild.
It was found in 1895 & 2 original trunks can still be viewed in the Durban Botanic Garden!
No other specimen was found & the known one can't naturally reproduce alone.
In 1990, 2 policemen corresponded to a call at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston...in which they subdued the guards, & stole 13 irreplaceable works of #art.
The robbery took 81 min & had a value of $600 mil.
On 07 Dec. 1703, the British Isles were battered by a Cat 2 #Hurricane. Some 10k people died.
Queen Anne had to shelter, & 4k great oaks were uprooted.
Some windmills were driven so fast that they caught fire!
On 07 Dec. 1703, the British Isles were battered by a Cat 2 #Hurricane. Some 10k people died.
Queen Anne had to shelter, & 4k great oaks were uprooted.
Some windmills were driven so fast that they caught fire!
He came to power at 14 & forced the senators to worship him.
He married & divorced 5x. He also had 2 male lovers & was transgender. He prostituted himself too.
He was assassinated at age 18.
#ancientrome #history #lgbtq
He came to power at 14 & forced the senators to worship him.
He married & divorced 5x. He also had 2 male lovers & was transgender. He prostituted himself too.
He was assassinated at age 18.
#ancientrome #history #lgbtq