Case file · High strangeness
Garoé, the rain tree of El Hierro
Chroniclers marvelled at a sacred tree on El Hierro that 'rained' water for the island's people; it was uprooted by a storm in 1610.
1610 CE · 27.80, -17.96 · status: explained
The sceptical view
The tree combed water from the trade-wind fog that crosses the island's ridge, and pools beneath it collected the drip. A replacement tree was planted in 1949.