stackyFACTSGlobal trade is an accidental biological warfare delivery system. Because massive cargo pallets are made from untreated scrap wood, they frequently harbor dormant beetle larvae, legally requiring international shippers to violently heat-treat or heavily fumigate the wood to stop global ecosystem collapse.
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