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You'd Rather Meet a Grizzly in the Wild Than These Plants
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Stumbling upon a grizzly in the wild might make you break out in a cold sweat, but trust me, you'd probably prefer that to tangling with these plants. Why? Because one of them straight-up bleeds metal! Yeah, you heard that right. There's this gnarly plant called "Thlaspi caerulescens," and its sap is like something out of a sci-fi flick – it's loaded with heavy metals. So, if you thought grizzlies were intimidating, imagine facing off against a plant that's basically a walking (well, rooted) metal mine. Nature really does have some unexpected tricks up its sleeve, huh?
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Manage episode 501453116 series 2914294
Stumbling upon a grizzly in the wild might make you break out in a cold sweat, but trust me, you'd probably prefer that to tangling with these plants. Why? Because one of them straight-up bleeds metal! Yeah, you heard that right. There's this gnarly plant called "Thlaspi caerulescens," and its sap is like something out of a sci-fi flick – it's loaded with heavy metals. So, if you thought grizzlies were intimidating, imagine facing off against a plant that's basically a walking (well, rooted) metal mine. Nature really does have some unexpected tricks up its sleeve, huh?
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