Trees That Walk and The Underground Railroad to Mexico l The Amanda Seales Show

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It’s amazing what you can discover about the world we live in if you hang around long enough, including some things that might even make you question what once didn’t seem to be physically possible.

For example, you might look at us funny if we said the phrase “walking trees,” but school yourselves below on what a Socratea exorrhiza is before you start calling us crazy.

The “Socratea exorrhiza” palm is unique because it moves from one place to another until it reaches more sunny places. And the way of its movement is that new roots grow in the foreground, and the old ones die and are displaced from their place. pic.twitter.com/FGg0Yp3Rxa

— عیسیٰ خان 🅴🅴🆂 🅺🅷🅽 (@eesakhan) July 12, 2021

….also, did you know our fight for freedom extended all the way to Mexico?!

The Underground Railroad had a lesser known route that fled to Mexico.
Mexico refused to return any refugees that fled from slavery because their Constitution stated “every individual who is considered as a slave at a foreign country shall be freed and protected under the law… pic.twitter.com/MG3VqIHDpQ

— AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY (@AfricanArchives) January 13, 2022

We close out this week of The Amanda Seales Show with a handful of head-turning facts that you will simply enjoy on the strength that it’s making you smarter about the world we live in. If you decide to go back and tell your friends, just make sure to let them know where you heard it first.

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