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* ''621 years ago<ref group="n">This is inconsistent with the description of the object, which claims that the tree was |
* ''621 years ago<ref group="n">This is inconsistent with the description of the object, which claims that the tree was almost 2,000 years old.</ref> - The king of a native tribe has this tree planted as a support for his new royal hammock. 3 weeks later, the king loses patience and the reclining throne is invented.'' |
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* ''540 years ago - The grilled cheese sandwich is invented, apparently very close to this tree. Its bark receives a slight singing and a ghostly grilled cheese aroma which legend claims to have persisted for decades.'' |
* ''540 years ago - The grilled cheese sandwich is invented, apparently very close to this tree. Its bark receives a slight singing and a ghostly grilled cheese aroma which legend claims to have persisted for decades.'' |
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* ''319 years ago - The flapjack craze sweeps the land, and enterprising syrup makers begin tapping all sorts of trees for sap. Syrup made from this species of tree is quickly dismissed for having "a mysteriously cheeselike" taste.'' |
* ''319 years ago - The flapjack craze sweeps the land, and enterprising syrup makers begin tapping all sorts of trees for sap. Syrup made from this species of tree is quickly dismissed for having "a mysteriously cheeselike" taste.'' |
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* ''150 years ago - The first automobile is invented, and with it, the tire swing. Local records from this year show a marked increase in sprained ankles and rope burn.'' |
* ''150 years ago - The first automobile is invented, and with it, the tire swing. Local records from this year show a marked increase in sprained ankles and rope burn.'' |
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* ''86 years ago - A "[[Illness#Guinea Pig Disease|modern plague]]," first spread by rabid guinea pigs, ravages Sims, animals, and even plants. This tree survived, but its growth seems to have been stunted for several years.'' |
* ''86 years ago - A "[[Illness#Guinea Pig Disease|modern plague]]," first spread by rabid guinea pigs, ravages Sims, animals, and even plants. This tree survived, but its growth seems to have been stunted for several years.'' |
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* ''71 years ago - Mayor Landgraab's favorite cat, Squirrelbutters, chases a raccoon up the tree and becomes stranded. The mayor insists that the branch it is clinging to be cut off, rather than have his cat "manhandled by ruffians." |
* ''71 years ago - Mayor Landgraab's favorite cat, Squirrelbutters, chases a raccoon up the tree and becomes stranded. The mayor insists that the branch it is clinging to be cut off, rather than have his cat "manhandled by ruffians."'' |
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* ''41 years ago - There is some evidence of a failed treehouse. A wooden ladder seems to have been nailed into the bottom 10 feet of the trunk, at which point construction was hastily abandoned. On an unrelated note, SimCity's first [[pinball machine]] is purchased in the middle of this summer.'' |
* ''41 years ago - There is some evidence of a failed treehouse. A wooden ladder seems to have been nailed into the bottom 10 feet of the trunk, at which point construction was hastily abandoned. On an unrelated note, SimCity's first [[pinball machine]] is purchased in the middle of this summer.'' |
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* ''8 years ago - The [[Weather-controlling machine|weather control device]] is invented. This tree shows signs of being struck by lightning an astonishing 376 times since then!'' |
* ''8 years ago - The [[Weather-controlling machine|weather control device]] is invented. This tree shows signs of being struck by lightning an astonishing 376 times since then!'' |
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