stackyFACTSInstead of simply walking around the giant muddy bogs, certain historical groups decided the absolute best method of travel was strapping giant wooden poles to their legs. It brilliantly solved the problem of getting wet feet while immediately introducing the brand new problem of catastrophic, bone-breaking face-plants into the mud.
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