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#2

A Trail I Was Walking On Had Rock-Foot Sculptures. I Had To Add One As Well

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258points

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Awesome At Being Autistic 5 months ago

Neat!

52points

#3

Found In The Woods

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258points

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J9 5 months ago

Wow 👌

58points

How much do we know about our forests? As it turns out, even scientists aren't sure. Most have mere estimates of how much life exists in those tree canopies around the globe.

According to the World Wildlife Fund, here's an approximate: "We don't know how many tree species there are on Earth, but scientists estimate there are about 63,000 known species. There could be as many as 9,000 tree species still unknown to science."

#4

A Whole Other World I Found In A Beer Bottle Laying In The Woods

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253points

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Always Malfunctioning 5 months ago

Now that's actually pretty cool

80points

#5

I Found It Tucked In A Tree Near The Top Of Mount Greylock In Massachusetts

The second card says: "How about a hike, maybe a walk, keep me in your pocket... Our adventure awaits."

louieneuy Report

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250points

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_physically_insane_(he/him) 5 months ago

That’s both cool and sad

124points

#6

Found A Stargate In The Middle Of Nowhere Near Linz, Austria

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242points

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Always Malfunctioning 5 months ago (edited)

Stargate Kappern in Kappern, Austria---From Google...A eatal replica of the famous Stargate from the television series and movie. In the series, the device creates a wormhole to travel to another planet instantaneously. The art piece is about 4-5 meters tall and was made by the local artist Martin Mayrbäurl.

138points

These forest finds are just some of the many usually unearthed by hikers or experts. In 2023, a group of archeologists found the remains of a Yotvingian settlement. The Yotvingians were an ancient Baltic tribe that existed until the 1400s.

According to a report by the Miami Herald, archeologists from the University of Warsaw found traces of Yotvingian inhabitants through the style of bronze jewelry they found in a Polish forest. They eventually discovered jewelry dating back to the 10th and 12th centuries.

#7

Mirror Sculptures Reflect The Forest By Scottish Artist Rob Mulholland

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236points

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AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

This is a bit freaky. I wouldn't want to come across them if I was walking at night.

132points

#8

Black Cat On A Leather Chair In The Woods

One time I was on a random back road. There was a little paved path going up to a leather armchair in the middle of a pretty thick little woods. On the arm of the chair was a black cat, bathing in the sun's rays. It felt unreal, like straight out of a book. I didn’t dare get any closer, as I figured that a witch must live nearby.

astrobleeem Report

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234points

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Dreaming Spirit 5 months ago

Plot twist: cat was the witch

152points

#9

These Bendy Trees I Saw On My Walk This Afternoon

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233points

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UncleJohn3000 5 months ago (edited)

That's what trees running at top speed look like. Something must have startled them.

158points

#10

My Dad Made A Solid Oak Secret Door For People To Discover On Their Walks

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230points

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Thee8thsense 5 months ago

Someone does this on a trail I walk and I leave little gifts there, like crystals or painted rocks. The weird thing is, the next day they are gone.

106points

#11

Tree Roots Are Growing Over A Stream

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222points

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Awesome At Being Autistic 5 months ago

Erosion at work there.

124points

If you think seeing these images randomly on a hike or random walk through the woods is already jolting enough, try spending a night in a creepy forest. That was what writer Sophie Buchan did in Transylvania’s Hoia-Baciu Forest. And she described her experience in an article in The Independent.

The Hoia-Baciu has a deep history, beginning with a UFO sighting in 1968. From then on, it became a tourist attraction. However, according to Buchan’s article, these visitors suddenly experienced strange occurrences.

#12

Stumbled Upon A Fallen Totem In The Forest In British Columbia, Canada

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210points

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Sleestak 5 months ago

That's an amazing find!

52points

#13

Abandoned Pet Cemetery In The Woods Of Freetown, Massachusetts

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210points

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Maggie Fulton 5 months ago

🥲

52points

#14

A Rabies Vaccine That Is Airdropped In The Woods For Raccoons To Eat

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209points

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Thee8thsense 5 months ago

A fine example of science at work.

120points

#15

Found A 19th-Century Dog's Gravestone While Out Walking In The Woods

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205points

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AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

The prettiest and most celebrated of spaniel kind. This is beautiful.

104points

#16

Stained Glass Window In A Forest

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196points

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UncleJohn3000 5 months ago

Damnit, Windows. Not an update! Not now!

128points

#17

This Group We Came Across In A Forest Casually Hiking In Medieval Outfits

Final score:

196points

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Sara Frazer 5 months ago

Where do I sign up

68points

According to Buchan, some of the “strange symptoms” that people supposedly go through include “nausea, anxiety, the feeling of being watched – and the failure of electronic devices.” Joggers also reportedly witness ongoing ectoplasms.

Buchan also shared a story from her guide, Alex, who, along with his colleague Marius, experienced something out of this world. “Well, there was a man who went crazy, thinking he’d met a demon. He’d just got a massive tattoo of a demon on his chest, to ward off demons.”

#18

Found These Structures And An Entire Stone Labyrinth In The Forest While Foraging

I think it’s either my fellow stoners who got a little too enthusiastic, neopagans, or a portal to the fairy land through Pan’s labyrinth.

thuebanraqis Report

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192points

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AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

I vote Pagans.

84points

#19

Saw This Tree Today While Hunting. Thought You Might Like It. Looked Magical To Me

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186points

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 5 months ago

Where fairies play.

30points

#20

A Plane Crash I Hiked To In North Carolina

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179points

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Mad Dragon 5 months ago

In November of 1983, a combination of poor weather and alcohol led to the crash of a small Cessna 414A plane, killing all on board. The wreckage of a deadly 1983 plane crash that has drawn visitors to the area for years was removed via helicopter June 27 by the National Park Service from its resting place near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Unauthorized “social trail” access to the site by visitors has created increasing safety and environmental concerns as the sight has become covered in graffiti and many hikers to the site have become lost and injured.

62points

#21

Came Across A Boar Sculpture In The Middle Of The Forest

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178points

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Sara Frazer 5 months ago

Princess Mononoke vibes!

46points

Buchan likewise wrote about what Alex described as “the scariest thing that happened.” It involved Marius during a night tour and an unusual conversation with a tourist.

“He once did an extended night tour, one-on-one, with a very morbid man who talked about his obsession with death, how he enjoyed being with people as they die, watching them die.”

#22

Giant Puffball Mushroom My Sister Found In The Woods

Final score:

178points

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Awesome At Being Autistic 5 months ago

Looks like a giant mozzarella cheese.

124points

#23

Found A Sword While Hiking Near An Old Clearcut. BC, South Coast

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176points

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UncleJohn3000 5 months ago

Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. ~ Monty Python

260points

#24

A Blue Mineral Stone Found In The Forest

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174points

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AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

Beautiful

34points

#25

I Took A Picture Of A Forest Troll

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168points

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AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

Need a banana for scale.

40points

#26

Abandoned Jaguar E-Type Hidden In The Forest

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166points

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Miss Tinker 5 months ago

Ferris Bueller?

62points

#27

Old Train Track Almost Completely Reclaimed By Nature

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161points

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Evan 5 months ago

Spirited Away vibes SPIRITEDAW...83979f.jpg

40points

According to Buchan, Alex isn’t a fan of sleeping in the forests because of his fair share of chilling experiences. During his very first camping trip, he abruptly woke up to the sound of “a very loud hoof noise,” which he thought came either from a horse or a “particularly large deer.”

“Every time they would stick their head out from the tent to investigate, the noise would stop,” she wrote, recalling Alex’s experiences. “The next time, he slept in a hammock to get closer to whatever was causing the sound. His visit was cut short when a bat smashed into his face.”

#28

First Gold Find For The Year And The Weirdest Find Of All Time

I was in the woods detecting in an area with heavy iron today (1800s nails in the ground, scrap iron bits, and sheet metal bits), and to my amazement, found dentures made of gold. Not sure how old they are, but my guess is somewhere in the 1800s up to the 1940s, since the homes which were once nearby were gone by the mid-1940s.

Bill20201 Report

Final score:

156points

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UncleJohn3000 5 months ago

It's a golden bridge.

64points

#29

Randomly Found This Dilapidated Cabin In The Woods While Exploring

Final score:

154points

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AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

Stay out!

48points

#30

Beaver’s Chew Marks On A Tree That I Found

Final score:

152points

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Always Malfunctioning 5 months ago

How tall were these beavers to get that high on that tree?!

46points

#31

Does Anyone Know The Cause Of A Tree Growing In A Spiral Like This? I've Never Seen Anything Like It. Found In The Woods Of Georgia

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149points

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Bret Sander 5 months ago

That's a strangler vine,of some sort. Maybe wild grape, or bittersweet. It wraped itself around the tree and eventually destroyed it . The tree is long gone, but it's killer remains.

152points

#32

Found This 1829 Silver Half-Dime In The Woods. Nickels Weren’t Invented Yet

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144points

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Evan 5 months ago

obviously a time traveller duh

26points

#33

I Found This Cool Walking Stick Out In The Woods As I Went Hiking

Final score:

141points

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Sara Frazer 5 months ago

... I think you should put it back.... 😬

144points

#34

Art Installation In My Local Forest While It’s Foggy Outside

Final score:

136points

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Evan 5 months ago

hug? oh wait

24points

The author wrote about her experience during her overnight stay at the Hoia-Baciu forest. While she didn’t have the same creepy encounters, she took more notice of the trees around.

“We point our flashlights at misshapen trees – many here grow in zig-zag patterns or in spirals, a phenomenon which has not been plausibly explained by any of the scientists who have come to investigate. What’s more, every single tree that spirals does so in a clockwise direction.”

#35

Abandoned Rail Tunnel. Willamette National Forest, Oregon

Final score:

134points

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tori Ohno 5 months ago

I soooo hate taggers! What a beautiful piece of history, and some loser thug paints on it! Disgusting vermin.

74points

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#36

While Driving Around The Rural Southern Mountains, We Came Across This Abandoned Home Tucked Away

Neighbors have said that they remember going over there to play as kids, but now it is abandoned and slowly tilting more and more every year.

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133points

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Mother of Giants 5 months ago

That's so sad. It looks like it was an amazing house back in it's day.

50points

#37

I Went Deeper Into The Woods. Someone Is Making Art

Final score:

131points

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AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

That guy on the left is like "yeah, just looking at the woods"

34points

#38

10-Pound Penny With 3 Skeleton Keys Found In The Woods

I found these while detecting in the woods near my house. It's by far the most intriguing thing I've found since starting the hobby.

KinCarver Report

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129points

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james stevenson 5 months ago

Keys to what?

22points

#39

I Finally Found My Very Own Chicken Tree

Spotted this fine specimen from the road. Had to have gotten 20 lbs of chicken without making a dent in it! Found in New Jersey.

power_in_logic Report

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129points

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Just-4-2day 5 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laetiporus Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus, are commonly known as Sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because it is often described as tasting like and having a texture similar to that of chicken meat. Description Laetiporus sp. from Anamalai Hills, Southern Western Ghats, India Individual "shelves" range from 5 to 25 centimetres (2 to 10 inches) across. These shelves are made up of many tiny tubular filaments (hyphae). The mushroom grows in large brackets; some have been found that weigh over 45 kilograms (100 pounds). Young fruiting bodies are characterized by a moist, rubbery, Sulphur-yellow to orange body sometimes with bright orange tips. Older brackets become pale and brittle almost chalk-like, mildly pungent, and are often dotted with beetle or slug/woodlouse holes.

80points

Cloakred_Is_Bored 5 months ago

Damn, you said it, er Wikipedia said it

3points

Themoonprincess 5 months ago

Chicken of the woods

16points

flower petals 5 months ago

Well, if there’s chicken in the ocean, why not in the woods.

8points

and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 5 months ago

Chicken of the Wood. I’ve never had it personally but it’s apparently very good, with a meaty texture and a flavor similar to… wait for it… fried chicken.

9points

geezeronthehill 5 months ago

Very desirable fungus, (edible, delicious and has no toxic lookalikes) also nearly impossible to cultivate.

8points

AnkleByter 5 months ago

If they got 20lbs, they damn near, if not completely, cleared the tree, that's sad (those are not heavy, at all, 20lbs is quite a bit). If you're going to go foraging, you really shouldn't clear out sources like this. Not only would it benefit other foragers who come behind you, but also the local wildlife and even the shroomies themselves because you drastically reduce their capability to reproduce. Please don't be a greedy ninny, but especially so when dealing with things that aren't quite as common, it's just rude, not impressive in the least.

5points

Chips&FriedRice 5 months ago (edited)

They said they barely made a dent in it, so as long as they aren't lying, this would imply there was still a good amount left. Also, they may just be bad at guessing how much things weigh or were going off of sight as they said "had to" so they probably didn't actually weigh it at the time of posting. I do agree with your points if they did take it all tho

7points

AtMostAFabulist Premium 5 months ago

What?

5points

Maggie Fulton 5 months ago

Mushrooms

7points

tori Ohno 5 months ago

It makes me wish that I could eat mushrooms, but alas, mushrooms and I don't get along.

3points

CSC 5 months ago

My friend finds these as well in NJ.

2points

Mr. Toast 5 months ago

So why isn't this mass marketed for vegans instead of the over processed gloop they use to make fakon meats... I am sticking with meat - can't replace bacon with mushrooms just maybe add them to the sandwich.

1point

ZuriLovesYou 5 months ago

Um, what the heII?

0points

Upstaged75 5 months ago

Edible mushrooms.

2points

#40

This Basket Stinkhorn I Found While Bushwalking

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125points

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Awesome At Being Autistic 5 months ago

Very cool.

24points

“Invasive alien species are increasingly a problem for European forests.” This is according to an article by the European Environment Agency on the eight facts about Europe’s forest ecosystems. But they weren’t referring to extraterrestrials.

“There are around 1,800 species in Europe’s forests which are invasive and alien to the natural environment. For example, European forests have been devastated by Dutch elm disease caused by fungi introduced from Asia, and gray squirrels are outcompeting red squirrels. Globally, invasive alien species are one of the largest causes of biodiversity loss.”

#41

Found A Flybrary While Hiking. I Don’t Fish So I Had No Idea This Was A Thing

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123points

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Milady Blue 5 months ago

Fishermen sharing their lures!

54points

#42

My Girlfriend Found A Bottle In The Woods That Had A Terrarium Growing Naturally Inside

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120points

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ZuriLovesYou 5 months ago

Impressive.

16points

#43

Found A Mysterious-Looking Door In The Middle Of A Forest Walk Today. Wonder Who I Will Draw?

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117points

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Mother of Giants 5 months ago

Depends on who is supposed to join you on your journey to the Dark Tower.

48points

#44

Came Across This Tree While Walking Through A Forest In Japan

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112points

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J9 5 months ago

日本語: 境内社鎌八幡宮御神木へ鎌を奉献（突き刺す）する事で願掛けをする。和歌山県伊都郡かつらぎ町三谷にある丹生酒殿神社。 English: Shinboku(神木：sacred tree) of Niu-sakadono-Jinja Shrine in Katsuragi, Wakayama. You stab a sickle into the tree and pray to God. If the sickle doesn't fall, the wish will come true.

110points

#45

Went Geocaching And Found These Boots Nailed To A Tree

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112points

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UncleJohn3000 5 months ago

Those are Merrells, related to Morel mushrooms.

68points

#46

A Few Years Back Me And My Friends Found This Peeking Behind A Tree In The Woods Deep Behind A Friend’s House

I was camping with some friends in the woods behind another friend’s house. Halfway through the night, I decided to get some more firewood for the campfire. On my way back, I felt like I was being watched. It was a half-moon, so there was enough light for me to barely see around me. As I looked around, my eyes fell on a person’s face poking from behind a tree.

The face was horrifying, pale with hollow eyes and a gaping mouth. I dropped everything and ran, and when I came back to my group, I was panicked and scared. After telling them what happened, my friends decided they wanted to see it for themselves, and brought me with them. I was hesitant, but going with a group seemed better than being alone. We brought flashlights this time, and when we came to the place I saw the face, it was still there. After shining the light on it, we saw it was just a styrofoam head on a stick someone out behind the tree. It looked like it had been there for a while, with some green moss growing on it, discoloration, etc.

The scariest part about this was my friend (whose house was in front of the woods we were in) swore up and down he didn’t put it there. He was pretty shaken. Especially because he and his mom had been stalked a few months before and he was sure it was left by the guy.

ScaryisGood Report

Final score:

111points

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Maggie Fulton 5 months ago

Nope

50points