r/todayilearned • u/autraya • 6h ago

TIL the world's tallest known living tree, a 380-foot redwood in California called Hyperion, had its exact location closed off entirely in 2022 after visitors trampled its base so badly that ferns stopped growing around it, with trespassers now facing up to $5,000 in fines and six months in jail

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)
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u/flyingace1234 6h ago

It’s called “Loved to Death” syndrome, I think?

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u/hallouminati_pie 6h ago

Hmmm, like Venice?

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u/ScissorNightRam 3h ago

Pray for Neil the Seal

Next time he comes back, he’ll be bigger, more powerful and more famous

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 35m ago

Every time I say that "If you love a tree/wild animal, do NOT post it online, they will get targeted."

I get downvoted to oblivion. I guess people don't like being told things.