TIL The Gingko Biloba species of tree is 270 million years old. It rarely suffers disease or insect attack and was one of the only living things to survive the Hiroshima nuclear bombing. The trees healed quickly and are still alive today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkgo_biloba#Cultivation_and_uses



Submitted April 18, 2015 at 03:25PM by KRISHNA53 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/330m68/til_the_gingko_biloba_species_of_tree_is_270/