Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for November 04, 2016
Transcript:
The precise location of the world's oldest pre- a 4847-year-old Bristlecone Pine- is kept secret to ensure its safety. On the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, after a wedding is over, guests lay facedown in the dirt for the newlyweds to walk across them as they exit. Uuuuh!! According to the University of Nebraska, tennis players can hit the ball 4 percent harder when they grunt while serving!
If the approximate 5000-year-old tree’s location is secret, how do they know the tree’s age?