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Hope Springs Eternal

Posted in Oddities by Greg Ross on December 31st, 2007

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:TreeofLife.JPG

In central Bahrain stands a large mesquite known as the Tree of Life. It's the only tree that survives in this part of the desert, and it's been here for 400 years. No one knows where it's finding water and nutrients.

See also Spectacularly Bad Driving.