Poland’s bizarre Crooked Forest: what makes these trees bend?

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Some say the name for Crooked Forest of Poland comes from its trees, which are crooked. (boreas.tr/shutterstock.com)

In a secluded corner of Poland, near the town of Gryfino, lies the Crooked Forest — a place around 400 pine trees, planted in the 1930s, stand with their trunks curiously bent at 90-degree angles before straightening skyward. The trees sur…