He says his secret to keeping his teeth strong is an ancient ayurvedic technique that involves brushing daily with twigs of a mahogany tree.

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We do know about figure formation in one specific tree: When strangler figs wrap their vines tightly around young mahogany trees, the resultant struggle gives birth to drape figure.

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