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TIL the Atakapa people in SW Louisiana survived hurricanes by tying themselves up to live oak trees using grape and rattan vines. In 1830, the Atakapa begged a colonist to tie himself and his family high in a live oak tree for their safety; they refused and he and his family drowned.

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