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TIL about self-inflaming plants, such as this cistus plant, which ignites itself to outcompete surrounding flora

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xVbrk TIL that in 1935 the US Government planted 220 million trees in 7 years to combat Dust storms. It was a huge success and if it was repeated today it would help in the fight against the climate crisis immensly.
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