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23 Aug 2010 10:51

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World: Anne Frank’s favorite tree falls down during depressing storm

Want to be a tree that hits the international news in its obituary? Just create a strong impression on Anne Frank, enough so that she writes about you again and again. source

03 Aug 2010 09:20

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World: Border battle: Tensions between Israel and Lebanon bubble over

  • cause Israeli officials reportedly attempted to uproot a tree on the Lebanese side of the border.
  • effect Gunfire broke out between the sides, and three Lebanese soldiers and a journalist died. source

08 Aug 2009 11:52

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Music, Offbeat: Tree tunes: A sound designer makes a tree sing

  • This guy is officially cooler than us. Diego Stocco, an Italian sound designer, hacked a tree to create music using only the tree and some high-tech recording equipment. And the result? Pretty awesome.source