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A 'bike hospital' changing the face of transportation on Thursday Island

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382658) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Apr 25

Thursday Island (TI) in the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea has no public transport system. It has an area of 3.5-square-kilometres and a designated cycleway but, until now, very few bikes. Part of the problem was...

thursday island

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Kuru Sorcery: The Origins of Mad Cow Disease?

freak369 @freak369 (5112) • United States 5 Jul 18

Kuru Sorcery: Danger And Disease In The New Guinea Highlands If you ask most people what "kuru" is they won't have a clue but ask them if they are familiar with "mad cow disease" and chances are they'll know a thing or two about...

mad cow disease

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BIG Creatures

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 11 Jul 17

The Blue Whale is the largest animal on Earth, weighing up to 190 tons. You might see one on an Antarctic cruise during January, when it is summer there. Hundreds of years of deep-sea whaling has greatly reduced their number,...

bismarck flying fox

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Garden of Eden found?

milondali07 @milondali07 (334) • United States 3 Jan 08

Scientists think they found the Garden Of Eden in New Guinea, Indonesia. It's a place that hasn't been touched by man and they've discovered a whole bunch of new species. Here's the link to the site....

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Still Collecting Old Family Pictures (post III)

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 11 Apr 07

I'm still hunting for family pictures. They are a treasure as I've said before. Who else here loves to preserve that rich family history. Makes you appreciate family all the more. My parents were so exotic looking and Dad...

family photographs

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The History Behind Your Family Pictures

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 11 Apr 07

Do you know the history behind some of those old family photographs? Here my dad and his friends pay their respects and visit a monument dedicated to General MacArthur and his men. Dad was a POW on the island of Java. MacArthur...

general macarthur

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Collecting Old Family Photographs (Post 2)

Deborah L. Alten @gtargirl (5376) • United States 10 Apr 07

My other post is buried somewhere here on the People discussions. In any case I started talking about collecting old family photographs. Just wanted to see if anyone else is interested. Collecting our family members is a wonderful...

family pictures

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