If you see bent trees in the forest, start looking around immediately

Nowadays it’s easy to navigate around because of the number of apps and gadgets that facilitate our everyday life.

In the past, people needed to find ways of marking trails, especially when they were forced to go through thick forests.

Now if you wonder how people were able to determine the right direction without maps or GPS, here’s the answer.

Native Americans did this by bending trees. So how did they do it? By inserting a piece of the tree into a hole and allowing the tree to grow around it.

There are of course trees that have irregular shape as a result of Mother Nature. So how did the indigenous people know which trees are man made and which are bent by nature?

The ones Native Americans bent have a distinguished looks; a noticeable nose, or notch that sticks out at the end of the bend as shown in the photo below.

Other details that can help you determine which trees were modified by men are the scars from where the straps were placed when the trees were young.

Most of these trees are over 150 and even 200 years old.

As stated in the national American Forests website:

“Across the U.S., you can find trees that are oddly shaped. Their trunks have odd kinks in them, or bend at strange angles. While some of them may indeed be simple quirks of nature, most of these trees are actually landmarks that helped guide indigenous people on their way. Native Americans would bend young trees to create permanent trail markers, designating safe paths through rough country and pointing travelers toward water, food or other important landmarks. Over the years, the trees have grown, keeping their original shape, but with their purpose all but forgotten as modern life sprang up around them. Today, we may not need these “trail trees” to navigate, but their place in history makes them invaluable. Imagine the stories these trees could tell.”

In order for these trees to be preserved, the Mountain Stewards website was created. The site mapped out more than 1,000 bent trees all over the country and documented exactly where they were!

For more on this interesting history fact and the bent trees across America go to the video below.

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Deaf hiker fell 700 feet, but when rescuers finally found her, she wasn’t alone

Amelia Milling is a 21-year-old hiker who loves being outdoors. She’s a pro, but recently she found herself in trouble after one of her trekking poles suddenly snapped and she lost her balance. As a result, she fell 300-feet down the side of the snowy mountain, hitting a large boulder on the way down. Shortly after, she fell 400 more feet down. Surprisingly, she only hurt her leg and didn’t sustain any major injuries.

While she was on the ground, Amelia, who is deaf, saw a creature that resembled a wolf and got very scared, but she soon realized it was in fact a white husky.

The dog had a collar around the neck and Amelia assumed he belonged to someone. The dog, whose name was Nanook, was in fact a specially trained dog to help lost hikers find their way back home.

Amelia felt she was safe and she and Nanook got back on the trail. However, as they came upon a river they needed to cross, Amelia was pulled down by the strong current. As she was dragged down, Nanook grabbed a hold of her backpack and managed to pull her out of the water and back to safety.

Amelia then used her SPOT beacon (a GPS device that alerts rescuers of her location).

Thanks to it, rescuers located Amelia and the hero dog shortly after.

She says that Nanook is her real life hero. He never missed her side and saved her from drowning so she treated him with some snacks and is forever grateful she got to meet him.

For more on this beautiful story go to the video below.

This is yet another proof that dog is indeed the best and most loyal friend a person can ever ask for, don’t you agree?

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Karoline Leavitt responds harshly to Obama’s remarks on Jimmy Kimmel

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt made an appearance on Fox News alongside host Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday where she made a cutting comment about former President Barack Obama’s remarks on ABC’s decision to suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely. 

Taking to X, Obama wrote, ”After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.”

In a follow-up post, he added: “This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.”

Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show was taken off the air indefinitely after a wave of conservative outrage over remarks about how MAGA supporters reacted to right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s shooting, made during Monday’s monologue.

The move came after FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened licensing action.

This wasn’t Carr’s first move against ABC. NPR said he earlier pushed for a review of the network and stood behind Trump’s lawsuits against ABC and CBS, which cost their parent companies $16 million apiece.

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President Donald Trump praised the decision ABC made regarding Kimmel’s show.

Speaking of Obama’s remarks, Leavitt told host Kayleigh McEnany , “With all due respect to former President Obama, he has no idea what he’s talking about.” She added that “The decision to fire Jimmy Kimmel and to cancel his show came from executives at ABC.”

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Levitt further claimed that President Trump was not informed of the move until after it had been made and that it was her who broke the news to him during their visit to the UK.

According to Fox News, Levitt said that although he had nothing to do with the decision to cancel Kimmel’s show, the president was pleased with the decision, adding that ABC’s choice likely came down to business because Kimmel’s ratings were “in the gutter.”

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Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Brett James dies in plane crash

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brett James best known for writing the Carrie Underwood song Jesus, Take the Wheel lost his life in a plane crash aged 57.

According to reports, James, along with his wife and daughter, was on a single-engine Cirrus SR22T when it went down “under unknown circumstances in a wooded area,” BBC reported.

The plane took off from an airport in Nashville and crashed near Macon County Airport.

Underwood, who Brett James worked with on some of her best-known songs, called his death “just unfathomable.”

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Their song Jesus, Take the Wheel, earned James a Grammy award. It was also nominated song of the year and marked both his and Underwood’s careers.

“Brett was the epitome of ‘cool’,” Underwood said. “My favorite songs to sing of ours are the ones that he or we wrote about Jesus because the thoughts and feelings behind them are so genuine and pure. I won’t ever sing one note of them again without thinking of him. Brett’s passing is leaving a hole in all of us that I fear won’t ever go away.”

Over the years, James worked with a number of renowned singers, including Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Bon Jovi, and Jason Aldean.

Speaking of James’ tragic passing, Aldean, who recorded The Truth, written by James, said he was “heartbroken.”

“I had nothing but love and respect for that guy and he helped change my life. Honored to have met him and worked with him. Thoughts and prayers going out to his family,” Aldean said.

Months before the tragic plane crash, James shared a photo of him and his family with the caption, “Such an amazing Father’s Day!!”

The family celebrated their daughter Meryl Maxwell Wilson’s 28th birthday just days before the crash that claimed their lives.

“Happy Birthday my Love!! How Blessed am I to be your Momma!” James’ wife Melody wrote on Instagram.

“You’re the MOST BEAUTIFUL AMAZING HUMAN inside and out! I’m humbled and grateful everyday for your shining presence in my life! God has already used you for His Kingdom in so many ways and so much more to come! No words can express what a gift you are to me and everyone that KNOWS YOU❤️😘🎂🎉”

Among those who paid tribute to the late singer-songwriter was Paul Williams, president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), who dubbed James as “a songwriting force of nature.”

Speaking of his collaborations with James, Dierks Bentley wrote, “Our friendship and that song changed my life. I Hold On.”

Tim McGraw wrote, “So heartbroken to hear about the passing of Brett James. Brett was one of the most talented and most respected songwriters in Nashville and wrote some of my personal favorite songs I ever recorded, Telluride and Drugs or Jesus. Our family’s hearts go out to his family, friends and everyone who loved him.”

James is survived by his other children whom he shares with ex-wife Sandra Cornelius-Little.

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He called her ‘a burden’ and kicked her wheelchair — A year later he crawled back to her

When Lucia married Alejandro, she believed it was forever. Their vows to stand by each other in sickness and in health felt sacred to her, and she never imagined that she would be the only one keeping them.

That day, as she stood in her wheelchair, helpless, Alejandro said, “Lucia, I can’t do this. I can’t stay with someone who’s… disabled.”

His words hurt more than the pain she had suffered following the car crash that changed their lives forever.

One moment they were buying things for the nursery of the child she carried, and in the next, Lucia found herself covered in blood in the middle of the road, unable to move her feet.

She knew she was no longer the woman she used to be, but she had never imagined that her husband would ever leave her. Not after everything they had been through together.

“But we love each other,” Lucia said through tears.

“We loved each other,” Alejandro said. “I loved a woman who could climb mountains, build a life with me. This isn’t the life I want.”

Lucia begged him to stay, saying there was still hope her condition would change, but Alejandro wouldn’t listen.

“Hope? There’s no miracle coming. I won’t spend my life pushing a wheelchair. You’re a burden, and I won’t carry it.”

He left without looking back.

Lucia spent her days locked inside her room. She didn’t even talk to her own mother. Alejandro’s words made her feel sorry for herself. She started feeling unworthy of any form of love. But then, a photo of Alejandro with another woman in the papers changed everything.

Before the crash, Lucia worked as a computer analyst and she was excellent at what she did. Without hesitating, she decided she won’t feel sorry for herself any longer. Instead, she purchased a new computer, and dedicated her time and energy in creating a powerful algorithm capable of predicting financial market movements with astonishing accuracy.

She was aware of the importance of her programme, but she didn’t want anyone to know that she was behind it, so she decided to use a pseudonym, Lady Europa, a stock market genius whose real identity remained hidden.

After a couple of months, Lucia’s program gained the attention of every powerful company. She stared making a name for herself while Alejandro’s business collapsed.

Desperate, he decided to turn to Lady Europa for help, and she agreed to meet him in her office where she only met with special and selected clients.

When Lucia’s wheelchair rolled into the light, his face went pale.

“Lucia…”

“Yes. The woman you once called a burden.”

Alejandro dropped to his knees, begging for forgiveness. But there was no place for forgiveness. She no longer loved him, and she still couldn’t overcome the pain his words had caused.

“If you want Lady Europa, I’ll negotiate. But Lucía, the woman you left crying in that hospital bed is gone. You don’t get her back.”

As he wept at her feet, she turned to the glowing screens. At that moment she understood that what Alejandro did to her only made her stronger and unstoppable.

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I gave part of my liver to my husband—Then learned it wasn’t for him

Daniel was everything I have ever dreamt of finding in a man. He was charming, fun, and loving, so it didn’t come as a surprise I wanted to spend my eternity with him.

Our life seemed picture perfect, but then, his battle with a fatty liver led to a devastating diagnosis — cirrhosis.

He wasn’t an alcoholic, but still, his condition progressed quickly, and by the end of the spring, he needed a life-saving transplant surgery. Without it, doctors only gave him six months to live.

We started looking for a match donor, not knowing that I was the perfect one. When I got tested and learned I could be the one saving my husband’s life, I didn’t hesitate even a bit. On the contrary, I was excited beyond words to give my husband a part of my liver.

The surgery went well but the recovery was brutal. I was hooked to machines while my body screamed from within. But I knew it was all worth it when I saw Daniel entering my room in a wheelchair, pale but alive.

Two days later, my surgeon said he needed to talk to me. I was expecting him to tell me I was finally doing fine and was ready to leave the hospital, but his words turned my world upside down.

“The liver wasn’t for him.”

I stared at him, stunned. “What do you mean?” I whispered.

He told me that there had been a last-minute change in transplant allocation; my liver had gone to another patient in critical condition, a different man, a powerful one. Daniel hadn’t received my liver at all.

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I felt like I couldn’t breathe. How was he alive? Why had he thanked me? What had I really sacrificed?

Dr. Patel explained that, by an incredible coincidence, a deceased donor liver became available that same night, and the hospital made an administrative decision to give it to Daniel instead.

“Daniel still received a transplant,” he said, “but not from you. A deceased donor liver became available that night.”

My chest tightened. “So Daniel… lied to me?”

“I can’t speak to what he knew,” Dr. Patel replied, “but you deserve full transparency, Mrs. Thompson.”

Later that day, Daniel was at my room again, and I needed to confront him.

“Daniel, whose liver did you get?”

He looked at me as though he had no idea what I was talking about. With a smile on his face, he said, “Yours, of course. Why do you ask such a strange question?”

The days that followed were excruciating, both physically and mentally.

Dr. Patel could see me struggling, so he approached one day and said, “Ask your husband about the foundation.”

That night, went through Daniel’s laptop. I’d never snoop, but something just pushed me. And that’s when I saw the emails with the Harper Foundation. It turned out my husband had planned it all and my liver was never for him. It had gone to some rich stranger.

I felt sick. Everything I thought I’d done for him… it had all been a lie.

I confronted him again, and this time, he didn’t even bother to lie but acted like I was overreacting. I felt completely used. My sacrifice, my pain, everything, it was just part of some plan for money and connections. I started digging through emails, hospital papers, talking to nurses quietly and realized it wasn’t just me. Other families had been tricked too.

The last straw was when I overheard Daniel on the phone, talking about “containing me” if I found out too much. That night, I packed a bag and left. My stitches still hurt, but I knew what I was doing.

I lost a part of my body, but I hadn’t lost myself. I promised I wouldn’t let this go. Instead, I was going to make sure people knew how I had been betrayed. Looking at my scar in the mirror, I whispered to myself, “This isn’t the end. It’s just the beginning.”

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New audio emerges of suspected Charlie Kirk assassin in online gaming footage

Following the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, the police arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.

Robinson, who is being held without bail in a special housing unit at the Utah County Jail, is facing charges of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and committing violent crime in the presence of children.

When his friends from a chat group on Discord pointed out his resemblance to the killer depicted on the video footage released by authorities, Robinson joked that his “doppelganger” killed Kirk, adding that his look-alike was trying to “get me in trouble.”

In a now deleted and later retrieved YouTube video, Robinson could be heard laughing and joking with friends during a Minecraft livestream — a stark contrast to the confession prosecutors say he later gave about killing the Turning Point USA founder, Conservative Brief reported.

After a user misspells his online handle “Craftin,” Robinson could be heard asking, “Who put a G at the end of my name? What are you, a psychopath?” before achieving a milestone in the game.

According to court documents, Robinson left a message to his transgender roommate Lance Twiggs, whom he was also romantically involved with, that he did the killing in order to “protect him,” the publication writes.

Investigators uncovered a disturbing online footprint tied to Robinson, linking him to furry-themed pornography, the game Furry Shades of Gay, and the username “craftin247,” which he used across gaming and adult sites, including FurAffinity.

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Former classmates recalled him being called a “psychopath” in old gaming clips and noted his fixation with explicit, niche content. Authorities say his escalating online behavior, mixed with toxic gaming circles, may have shaped the mindset that led to Charlie Kirk’s murder that ignited nationwide outrage, fueling debates over youth radicalization, extremist behavior, and discussions around “transgender” issues.

Robinson’s online activity has heightened scrutiny of social media, gaming communities, and how content is moderated.

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Neuroscientist explains why Charlie Kirk raised his arms after being fatally shot

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Charlie Kirk was killed while hosting a debate at Utah Valley University.

The Turning Point USA co-founder and commentator was speaking before a large crowd when he was shot in the neck on Wednesday, September 10. 

Disturbing footage from the scene shows Kirk flinching in his seat as the crowd of around 3,000 people erupted in panic. Many who were there have since recounted the terrifying moment.

“We all dropped to the ground, and I want to say we sat like that for about 30 to 45 seconds, and then everyone around us got up and started running,” Emma Pitts, a reporter for Deseret News who attended the debate in Utah, told the BBC.

Authorities made an arrest regarding Kirk’s killing.

The alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, shot Kirk from a rooftop about 200 yards from where he was speaking.

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People reports that “Robinson faces single counts of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, and violent offense in the presence of a child, along with two counts each of obstruction of justice and witness tampering.”

According to the publication, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced at a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 16 that prosecutors will seek the death penalty.

Right after the targeted attack, disturbing videos of the father of two’s killing appeared on social media, many of them uncensored, showing blood pouring from the gunshot wound.

They show Charlie Kirk spreading his arms before dropping the mic and collapsing, and neuropsychologist Derek Van Schaik explained why his body reacted that way.

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“Many have speculated his arms moving upward towards his chest is due to a phenomenon known in forensic science as decorticate posturing,” he explained on YouTube recently. “However, that’s unlikely.”

Van Schaik explained the posture happens when “higher brain areas like the cerebral hemispheres are badly damaged,” which “cuts off voluntary motor control.”

“An immediate loss of blood to the brain does not typically result in immediate decorticate posturing,” he went on to reveal, however. “Instead, loss of blood to the brain would have led to rapid unconsciousness and flaccid collapse.

“Therefore, his arms instantly moving up like that after being hit was apparently due to an instant involuntary defensive reflex.”

Comparing the movement to how someone might react instinctively when scared, Van Schaik added that Kirk probably didn’t realize he was about to die when he responded like that.

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“When someone suffers a catastrophic wound to the neck that destroys a carotid artery and jugular vein, the mind only has a fleeting window to possibly register what happened,” he began.

“However, in Charlie’s case, and after analyzing the footage with a digital timer, he was conscious for no more than four tenths of a second after impact. Far too fast for his brain to even register what had happened to him.”

According to Van Schaik, the right-wing activist experienced “no panic, no dread” in his final moments.

“Only an abrupt blackout,” Van Schaik continued. “It was neurologically impossible for him to psychologically realise anything was wrong at all.”

Since Kirk lost consciousness very quickly, his brain had no time to perceive the pain.

“He absolutely did not know he was shot,” the neuroscientist concluded.

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