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Why does California have a flamethrower helicopter ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ (feddit.nl)
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[โ€“] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Holy crow, I had no idea that they secrete a sticky sap when they burn, nor that they were planted for the railroad. I always heard it was because John Steinbeck liked them / made them popular. Do you have a source so I can learn more?

[โ€“] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

We're strangers on a bullshitting forum on a bullshitting site and I know you don't owe me shit, so thank you very much for sharing that with me!