Woman Breaks World Tree Hugging Record, Netizens Stunned: “Congratulations”

Woman Breaks World Tree Hugging Record, Netizens Stunned: “Congratulations”

  • A climate change activist entered a difficult challenge, hugging a tree for 24 hours straight
  • The woman said she believes that trees should be protected because they are essential climate stabilizers
  • The online community reacted to the lady's challenge, with many applauding her for standing for her cause

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A climate activist broke the world tree-hugging record.
A woman hugged a tree for 24 hours straight. Images: @hebistyle
Source: TikTok

A climate change activist shared her journey to breaking the hugging tree world's record.

TikTok user @hebistyle took to her TikTok account and shared the achievement. The woman also detailed her reason for choosing this particular challenge, saying that trees provide shade and serve as perfect sanctuaries for thousands of organisms.

She further said that trees are essential climate stabilizers, food sources and even inducers of rain. With that being said, she is advocating for their protection. She stands against their destruction.

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In another video, the TikTokker explained how she prepared herself for the challenge. She said she started hugging the tree in January, with one hour and went up to 16 hours.

In those long hours, she is not eating or going to the toilet. The woman added that the challenge was not an easy one but it was for a cause she believes in. When it came to boredom she meditated and listened to her headphones.

Woman breaks tree hugging world record

Watch the TikTok video below:

Netizens applaud the woman

The online community reacted to the woman's challenge, with many showering her with congratulatory messages for standing up for what she believes in.

Kendi celebrated:

"Good job my hun!!🔥"

@𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕚𝕔 wrote:

"I can hug the tree for one week. Enjoy the record while I prepare."

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@Nesslokoro celebrated:

"Congratulations 🥰🥰🥰."

@x_cuppy_puppy_x commented:

"Why are you crying did you get a million bucks."

@7 said:

"But you can't hug your husband for an hour!!"

Woman resigns from cashier to further studies

In another story, Briefly News reported about a South African woman who resigned from Checkers to further her studies.

@ziyanda494 shared on TikTok that she resigned and decided to go to university to study. In the video, the young lady is handed a basket full of goodies as a farewell gift from her colleagues. @ziyanda494 began to tear up as one of her colleagues hugged her. Her other colleague also started sobbing as she was sad to see her go but happy for her new journey ahead.

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Sinothando Siyolo (Editor) Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA). He has the ability to write across various sections - News, Human Interest, Politics, Entertainment, and Business. He joined Briefly in 2023. You can contact Sinothando at s2pinyana@gmail.com