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Brown rain, Chinese fusion and wax wraps

What causes bags under your eyes? Why does the sound of metal change when it’s wet? Does classical music calm children? Dr Karl answers these questions and more, with guest host Karla Ranby on triple j Mornings.


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Boogers, corn, coffee aroma

How does a dog recognise the opposite sex if they can’t smell their butt? Is it healthy to eat your own boogers? Plus, is it possible to inter-breed species?

Australian Geographic

The truth about Uluru

The phrase ‘world’s largest monolith’ makes a nice story for tourists. Just don’t say it near a geologist. OVERSEAS, ULURU IS the essential symbol of Australia. It also has enormous significance to the local Anangu people. The story told to tourists, and to Australian schoolkids, is that Uluru is the world’s largest monolith. A monolith […]