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If you ever go to Solomon Island you have got to check out this fascinating tradition. The island is home to a tribe that have a peculiar way of clearing the forest for harvesting crops. The entire village, about a hundred or so members, gather around a tree they wish to chop. They then hurl profanities and vulgarities at said tree, like a drunken pirate at 3 am.  After about an hour, they fell the tree. When discovered by anthropologists, the reason for this custom was posed to their chief. The

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