It all began in the year 500 BCE, when the ancient Greeks first noticed that, well, trees are pretty pointless.

The concept of 'Useless Trees' spread throughout the Mediterranean, with various cultures trying to one-up each other in a competition of absurdity.

And so, here we are today, with a sprawling, pointlessly magnificent empire of Useless Trees stretching across the globe.

Or, you know, maybe that's just what we tell ourselves to avoid the crushing ennui of reality.