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Guaranteed Human.

Hey, and welcome to the Short Stuff.

I'm Josh, and there's Chuck, and this is Short Stuff, and we're going to take a little tour, a little trip around the world.

We can do a little Washington, D.C., can do a little Japan.

And that's mostly it.

I think everyone knows what we're talking about then,

because we're talking about cherry blossoms

in the Japanese cherry tree,

which does not produce actual, like, edible cherries that we know and love.

It does provide a little fruit berry for animals and such.

But it's not that kind of cherry tree, so just stop asking.

It's better.

It is better.

I mean, I like my cherries for sure.

But if you've ever seen a cherry blossom tree in full bloom, it is such a sight to behold that Japan essentially created an entire cultural season

around it with its own emotions and songs and all sorts of stuff. It is really moving. If you're

American or North American or you just like traveling to the United States and happen to be here

in the spring and go to Washington, D.C., there's a good chance that you've seen the cherry blossoms on the tidal basin blooming.

And this is about the time they're going to start.

I think in 2026, it's predicted the whole season's from March 20th to April 12th.

But if you really want to make sure that you're there for the peak, they usually say, It's predicted the whole season's from March 20th to April 12th. Yeah.

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