[Plants fact 1] Some Native American tribes intentionally bent trees to mark trails and many bent trees still remain today hidden in many national parks throughout USA.
[Plants fact 2] After a tornado in 1998, 1000+ trees were toppled at The Hermitage, a plantation built by President Andrew Jackson. Using wood from the fallen trees, the Gibson Guitar Corporation produced 200 limited edition "Old Hickory" guitars.
[Plants fact 3] Mushrooms can create a slight breeze even when the air is calm. They release water vapor, cooling the air and creating a convective current that gets the air moving, carrying spores away from the parent.
[Plants fact 4] Christina Ricci has Botanophobia, the fear of houseplants. She told British Esquire: "They are dirty, if I have to touch one, after already being repulsed by the fact that there is a plant indoors, then it just fr*aks me out."
[Plants fact 5] The iconic tumbleweed found throughout the American Southwest was accidentally imported to the USA from Russia in 1877.
[Plants fact 6] There was a solitary tree in the Sahara Desert, keeping itself alive by a 110-feet deep root system, until a drunk driver managed to ram his truck into it.
[Plants fact 7] Some tree species have “crown shyness” where the uppermost branches don’t touch the nearby trees resulting in gaps that resemble channels or zig-zagging.
[Plants fact 8] Onions are the only commodity banned from futures trading in the United States. The Onion Futures Act was passed in 1958 a man named Vincent Kosuga acquired so much power that at one point he controlled 98% of onions in America. Farmers and buyers were so angry that Eisenhower banned the entire market.
[Plants fact 9] Cinnamon can prevent mold growth. Scientists have created cinnamon-based packaging that can prevent mold in bread and in other baked goods.
[Plants fact 10] An Indonesian tribe successfully uses the "Gandarusa" bush as a form of male birth control. Scientists say the plant prevents pregnancy by slowing down the activity of certain enzymes in the sperm that help them wriggle into a female’s ovum.
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