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Why the world is running out of frankincense
BBC ^ | 12/21/2025 | Lauren Hadeed

Posted on 12/21/2025 5:35:31 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

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1 posted on 12/21/2025 5:35:31 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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Ah, climate change. Is there anything it can’t do?!


2 posted on 12/21/2025 5:37:34 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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It can’t scare anyone on FR.


3 posted on 12/21/2025 5:40:25 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That is critical. < /sarc>


4 posted on 12/21/2025 5:47:06 PM PST by GingisK
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But wait there’s myrrh.


5 posted on 12/21/2025 5:48:24 PM PST by DFG
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I’ll stick with gold.


6 posted on 12/21/2025 5:49:33 PM PST by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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Sorry, I was distracted by…. Salad Muse!


7 posted on 12/21/2025 5:51:55 PM PST by sjmjax
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It doesn’t make any cense.


8 posted on 12/21/2025 5:55:33 PM PST by GSWarrior
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😂😁😇😆😆😆😆....


9 posted on 12/21/2025 5:57:52 PM PST by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Bad JuJu. Frankincense keep Debbil away.


10 posted on 12/21/2025 5:59:42 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....I voted for this too!)
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My mom keeps Frankincense essential oils on hand for her arthritis.

I’ve used it for my arthritis and my carpal tunnel syndrome. The pain doesn’t completely go away, but the frankincense essential oil does help.


11 posted on 12/21/2025 6:07:27 PM PST by CrimsonTidegirl
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The Boswellia tree can grow elsewhere in the world.
Its time to start growing them to make some big money.

The country of Mexico has to be a possibility.
Or even New Mexico/Arizona?


12 posted on 12/21/2025 6:10:42 PM PST by Doctor Congo
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Obviously global warming and has nothing to do with third world resource management practices.


13 posted on 12/21/2025 6:13:37 PM PST by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
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“Incense and peppermint, meaningless nouns”


14 posted on 12/21/2025 6:16:38 PM PST by lee martell
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LOL! You win the internet today!


15 posted on 12/21/2025 6:19:20 PM PST by GreatRoad ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act' )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Frankincense? I’ll just use myrrh instead.


16 posted on 12/21/2025 6:42:27 PM PST by Rummyfan (Ok In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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The four main species of Boswellia, B. sacra (synonyms B. carteri and B. bhaw-dajiana), B. frereana, B. papyrifera, and B. serrata,[3] produce true frankincense, and each type of resin is available in various grades. The grades depend on the time of harvesting, and the resin is hand sorted for quality.…


17 posted on 12/21/2025 7:02:57 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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18 posted on 12/21/2025 7:23:01 PM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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Wouldn’t it be funny if God started a count-down on human civilization that began on the birth of his son and ended when we ran out of frankencense?


19 posted on 12/21/2025 7:25:23 PM PST by Celerity
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Interesting.


20 posted on 12/21/2025 7:30:05 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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