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Do Coconuts Migrate? Coconuts: The Tree of Life, One of The Worlds Most Useful Trees

August 18, 2021 Jennifer and Amber Season 2 Episode 33
Better Than Human
Do Coconuts Migrate? Coconuts: The Tree of Life, One of The Worlds Most Useful Trees
Show Notes

Do coconuts migrate? Yes, they do, but not by sparrows. It was actually humans who spread coconuts across the globe. Besides making great horse sounds when banged together, coconuts are extremely useful to humans. Coconuts are not just a new health fad, humans have been using coconuts since 3000 BCE, and not just for food and water.

In The Good, The Bad, The News

The Bad: There is an organization in PA that wants you to think rising CO2 is good for you and the planet. Nope. July 2021 was the hottest month ever in recorded history. Global climate change is caused by humans, and we need to stop it. 

The Good: We can reverse global climate change, but we need to do it NOW. Then Jen talks about a preserved female cave lion cub named Sparta.

Before we get into coconuts, have you ever heard of the Order of the Sun, the sun worshiping coconut cult from the early 1900s? Well, a nudist German named August Engelhardt was convinced you could live off just coconut. Guess what, you can’t. 

Coconut trees can grow up to 100 ft  ( 30 m) tall, and produce on average of 30 coconuts a year. They are naturally restricted to coastal areas in sandy, saline soils, and need direct sunlight and a lot of water to grow. 

The coconut plant was distributed by early Austronesian voyagers, who carried them as a source of food and water, and  traded them throughout different cultures globally.

Listen now to learn about the lovely coconut tree, the tree of life. 

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You've got two empty halves of coconut and you're bangin' 'em together.