Author: Kinooze Learning
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Mild Earthquake in Kashmir
A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale on Thursday shook Kashmir valley, causing panic among the residents but there were no reports of any damage due to it. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan.(TOI said) Our earth’s surface is made up of rocks/plates. An Earthquake is…
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The Biggest Icecube
Imagine big chunks of Ice cubes floating in your soda. Now think of bigger cubes… much bigger than these and the ones that float in the ocean. Aha! Icebergs are these huge chunks of ice that float freely in the water. Now since ice is lighter than the sea water, typically only one-ninth of the volume…
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Kaziranga National Park-A Sorry Picture
Kaziranga National Park in Assam is a UNESCO world heritage site. A world heritage site is considered very important in the world that has natural beauty and uniqueness to be conserved for all and future generations to enjoy. It is located on the southern banks of river Brahmaputra. The rains usually bring water to the…
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Bat as tiny as Bumblebee !!
Well yes! Such a bat does exist. So what if it weighs only two grams and is as long as one inch. What ?? As light as a feather and maybe even smaller than your nose!!;) Yes that’s right! We are talking about the Bumblebee bat. It is the world’s smallest mammal. Like all other…
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Tall as a Stork or Small as a Goldfish
Why are some people so tall, some people really short and some just average height. As a kid you see that whenever the teacher asks you to fall in a line, some really short kids whine that they are always in the front and the taller ones complain that they are always behind, even…
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Favourite Disney Characters in the sky!!
Disney Channel is taking a planeload of people to Disneyland, Hong Kong. For this, Jet Airways aircraft, a Boeing 737 – 800, painted with Disney characters all over was launched in Mumbai. In order to participate in Disney Channel’s ‘Jet Set Go’ campaign, children had to spot an animated Jet Airways aircraft which appeared on…
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Hic…Hic…Hiccup!!
You just took a bite of food that is a little spicy for your taste and hic…hic…hic…Hicupps!! How did you get hiccups all of a sudden?? Well, you can blame it on your Diapragm! Never heard of it???? Diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle in our body between the chest and the stomach. When we breathe…
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What is a Comet?
A lot of us incorrectly think that a Comet is the same as a Shooting Star. Well they are very different. A shooting star or a meteor is a large piece of rock entering the earth’s atmosphere from outer space leaving a bright track for a few seconds in the sky, where as a comet…
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Olympic Sport: Boxing
Boxing is a physically challenging, tough sport where one has to outpunch the opponent. Boxers score points for every blow that successfully hits the opponent on their head or upper body. A referee is in the ring with the competing boxers to decide the fairness of the game. Boxers who do not obey the instructions…
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One Plant-Hundreds of food factories
Plants are living things right? That means they eat food? But have you ever seen them eating food…NO!! So then how do they eat? Plants make and eat their food secretly and quietly. In fact you wouldn’t believe me if I tell you that each plant has hundreds of food factories to generate food. Yes! Each leaf…
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Wildfires Burning the West
What are Wildfires? A Wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in deep dense forest. Wildfires often start unnoticed. These fires are usually triggered by lightning or accidents. They spread quickly, igniting trees, and homes which are in the nearby areas. So Why is the west of North America burning ? “The early weeks of summer have been marked by brutal forest fires in states…
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Antartica – The Forgotten Land
If I say that Antarctica was once bustling with life you would not believe me. But it is true. Looking at the the place which is now all covered with mountains and thick layer of ice ( 4 KM thick, as deep as the ocean ) it is hard to imagine that there was much more life in…