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Monday, May 29, 2006

The Smell of Rain

Why does the air smell differently just before and after it rains? It's Dr. Karl on Triple J.

Nuking Viet Nam

Torn Curtain this week tells the story of how Richard Nixon came up with the idea of dropping nuclear bombs on Viet Nam.

Tree of Knowledge Dead

The historic Tree of Knowledge, a ghost gum in the central western Queensland town of Barcaldine, has been poisoned. One of the first May day marches in the world took place during the Shearers' strike on May 1, 1891. It was a symbol of the Australian Labor Party, which was founded in the town in 1891. It appears someone poured about 30 litres of chemicals over the tree's roots. From Australia All Over.

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