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Crooked Forest (Poland): There are many mysteries and theories about the Crooked Forest in Poland. Actually, nobody truly knows, what caused the curved conformation of the local trees. Scientists can't agree in opinion about this mysterious phenomenon and the stories about this wood run the gamut from the practical to the bizarre ones. However, the local people believe that it brings happiness, if you get through this tree. Several hundred pine trees were planted there in the 1930s and grew with an almost 90-degree bend at their base, making them look like fishing hooks. Some believe that a technique or human tool was actually used to make the trees curve this way, while others speculate that a winter snowstorm or some other damage could have given this fascinating forest its interesting shape.