EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 4 MIN
Episode 39- Operation Paul Bunyan: America’s Most Over-the-Top Tree Removal
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After a deadly skirmish over a poplar tree in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, the United States launched one of the most intimidating operations in military history—not to defeat an army, but to chop down a tree. In this episode of Mind-Blowing History, Historia explores how a simple act of landscaping nearly escalated into World War III.
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