[Governor Dinwiddie]

The United States once had one of the world's oldest trees, until someone from the Forest Service cut it down to see how old it was. Yes, it was a government employee, a real "brainiac".

[Waverunner]

This is how politically correct wikipedia reported on the demise of the largest bald cypress in America. The meth head who set the fire recorded it on her phone and computer. Read how wikipedia reports it.
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The Senator was the biggest and oldest bald cypress[1] tree in the world, located in Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida. At the time of its demise in 2012, it was 125 feet (38 m) tall, with a trunk diameter of 11.27 feet (3.44 m).[2] The destruction of the tree was the unintentional result of a fire set at its base

If you set a fire at the base, you know that flames tend to burn up... especially if you are 26 with a phone and computer, especially if you use flame to smoke meth.