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  2. Drunken trees - Wikipedia

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    Drunken trees, tilted trees, or a drunken forest, is a stand of trees rotated from their normal vertical alignment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This commonly occurs in northern subarctic taiga forests of black spruce ( Picea mariana ) under which discontinuous permafrost or ice wedges have melted, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] causing trees to tilt at various angles.

  3. After hiker’s death, how deadly are falling trees and tree parts?

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    People have been known to die in city parks from falling tree branches. There are many more common dangers when hiking, such as hypothermia dehydration and sprained ankles. Show comments

  4. Tree of Ténéré - Wikipedia

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    The Tree of Ténéré was knocked down by a Libyan truck driver, reportedly drunk, in 1973. [6] [7] [4] On November 8, 1973, the dead tree was installed in a dedicated shrine on the grounds of the Niger National Museum in Niamey. [5] A simple metal sculpture representing the tree stands to mark its former location and general appearance in the ...

  5. Death by coconut - Wikipedia

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    The range of the natural habitat of the coconut palm tree delineated by the red line (based on information in Werth 1933 [11]). Coconut fruit come from the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera), which can grow up to 30 m (100 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long and pinnae 60–90 cm (2–3 ft) long.

  6. Fact check: Videos of people falling from buildings are over ...

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    Google Street View imagery from that street shows a building which clearly matches the building seen in the video of the person falling from a balcony. Links Archived post on X of first video

  7. Mother and daughter ‘killed by falling rotting tree that ...

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    A mother and daughter were killed when a decaying tree fell on their car, an inquest heard. Elaine Reason, 56, and Grace, 16, died when the mature beech tree crushed their Land Rover Freelander ...

  8. Alcohol intoxication - Wikipedia

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    People having drunk heavily for several days or weeks may have withdrawal symptoms after the acute intoxication has subsided. [ 35 ] A person consuming a dangerous amount of alcohol persistently can develop memory blackouts and idiosyncratic intoxication or pathological drunkenness symptoms. [ 36 ]

  9. Massive tree falls across busy road in Malaysian capital ...

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    Videos and photos on social media showed the tree uprooted and toppled across the Jalan Sultan Ismail road in heavy traffic, about a kilometre (0.62 mile) from the iconic Petronas Twin Towers.