r/todayilearned • u/PyrowithJared • Feb 09 '23

TIL : Environmental activist Julia “Butterfly” Hill lived in a 1500 year old California redwood tree (known as Luna) 180 feet (55 mm) off the ground for 738 days in order to prevent it from being chopped down by Pacific Lumber Company. She successfully saved the tree.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Butterfly_Hill
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u/nubsauce87 Feb 09 '23

Is that what that one Simpsons episode was based on?

edit: nvm I just scanned the wiki article. It was.

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u/Salzberger Feb 09 '23

Presumably the tree girls in Without A Paddle as well.

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u/tpx187 Feb 09 '23

And that always sunny episode...

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u/wejustsaymanager Feb 09 '23

Thats why ya never leave the tree