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[islandman]

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In the time of coronavirus and lockdowns, a virtual escape is what's needed. The link below takes you to the a former Microsoft software analyst who quit his desk job 7 years ago, taught himself how to sail, bought a boat, and has sailed the 7 seas ever since.

Having recently discovered it and as I work through the back-catalog of videos, what I've seen is a rather tempting lifestyle made all the more fantastic given current events.

Enjoy.

Intro vid here (WSJ): https://youtu.be/JW_C-T8bYRY

Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLc83k5o11EIF1lEo0VmuQ

 

[Tryharder62]

People did it.

The Africanized bee, also known as the Africanized honey bee and known colloquially as the "killer bee", is a hybrid of the western honey bee, produced originally by crossbreeding of the East African lowland honey bee with various European honey bee subspecies such as the Italian honey bee and the Iberian honey bee.

 

[islandman]

There are about 3 trillion trees on the planet.

That's more trees than stars in our galaxy.

And we have enough space for 1.2 trillion additional trees without encroaching on urban areas.

 

[Tryharder62]

There are about 3 trillion trees on the planet.

That's more trees than stars in our galaxy.

And we have enough space for 1.2 trillion additional trees without encroaching on urban areas.

Let's plant some!!!! Did you know.....

Wind-blown cottonwood seeds can stay airborne for days before they land. In fact, they can fly longer than any other kind of tree seeds.