This year, scientists at RBG Kew described a new species of flower, Victoria boliviana, or the giant Bolivian water lily. Its leaves can grow to a staggering length of 3.3 meters across (over 10 feet). Kew researchers observed it in the wild & confirmed its status with DNA. But a dried specimen turned up in Kew's collection, where it had been sitting over 170 years. More here: kew.org/read-and-watch/top-10-

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Based on the Russian military's performance so far in Ukraine, if Putin decided to take NATO for real, he'd be crushed underfoot like the fcükin cockroach he is!

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