Answering a museum exhibit mystery from @naturalhistorymuseum
The creator poses a question about how a giant 16-foot tree trunk slice fit into a museum. They then provide historical context about the tree's 1400-year lifespan, showing a timeline of major inventions that occurred during its life. The creator compares the original tree's height to the Statue of Liberty before finally revealing the answer: the slice was cut into pieces in 1912 and reassembled inside the museum.
Creator: @naturalhistorymuseum on TikTok
Transcript
How did this 16 foot tree trunk fit into the museum's 12 foot doorway? The giant sequoia in the Hall Of North American Worst offers a glance at more than fourteen hundred years of history. When the tree sprouted around CE five fifty, the English language didn't even exist. Throughout its lifetime, it saw the invention of the magnetic compass, the printing press, the compound microscope, and the first automobile. The tree from which the museum slice originates stood about 331 feet tall before it
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