Author: Kinooze Learning
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Olympic Sport – Archery
Archery existed 10,000 years ago but that time bows and arrows were used only for hunting and warfare. It developed as a competitive sport much later and has now become very popular sport around the world. As an Olympic event, the object of the sport is simple: to shoot arrows as close to the centre…
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Slimiest Thing on Earth?
Can you guess what is the slimiest thing on earth? I know you are thinking eeeeeeeeeeeewy and yuckyyyyy… Aren’t you? But this is interesting. Think about it. Could it be a fruit or vegetable, some plant, may be one of the animals…….. Guess?? Nah! It’s a FISH !!! Hagfish, as it is called, is probably…
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Manchester United voted most popular football club
A recent survey has found that England’s Manchester United is the most popular football club with 659 million followers worldwide. The survey was carried out by leading market research company, Kantar. It was carried out across 39 countries. The survey also says that Football remains the world’s most popular sport, with 1.6 billion followers all…
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The Bubble Spout
Don’t we all love water bubblers? Wow! those jets of cold water to cool us down, especially in the summer. Whoever thought of such a wonderful fun thing? But did you know that people used them as taps long time ago. It was not used for fun but just as a tap. Fountains were…
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Caught On Tape, Iceberg Flips Over
Tourists cruising near the Upsala Glacier in Argentina recently spied an unusual sight: a massive iceberg flipping over in the middle of the ocean. For the rest of the world, luckily, someone recorded it. As the BBC reports, the Upsala glacier was once the biggest in South America, but has been retreating at a rapid pace, some 656…
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Olympic Sports
Do you know what all sports will be played in London Olympics? Here is a List of all the sports that would be played : We will tell you more interesting things about each of these sports before the Olympics start. Can you guess how many days are left for Olympics to start-Just 55 days…
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Don’t say na na to Banana!!
You think bananas are only for monkeys? Think again? Bananas are very healthy and good for everyone. You will often see a sportsperson eat bananas in middle of his game. This is because bananas give immediate energy to body and makes the muscles powerful. Just like we clean our bodies from outside by bathing, our…
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General Bikram Singh becomes the new army chief
The Indian Armed forces of the of India consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard. Army is our military force on land. They protect our country from outside threats and attacks. The Chief of the Army is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Army. Gen Bikram Singh, on Thursday took over as the…
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Viswanathan Anand wins World chess championship 2012
Viswanathan Anand won the chess championship against challenger Boris Gelfand to retain his world title on Wednesday. After three weeks of regular play ended with the score tied at 6-6, Anand and Gelfand faced off in a series of tie-breakers on Wednesday, with the title of world champion and $1.53 million going to the winner. The…
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Food for Cars
Can Humans live without having food? Nah! We need energy in the form of food that we eat. Similarly the machines that we use also need some energy. Cars get their strength and energy from Petrol or Gasoline. Petrol is made from crude oil. Crude oil is formed from living creatures which got trapped inside earth’s…
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Prime Minister visit to Myanmar
What are neighbor countries? Neighbor countries are the ones that share a border. India is a large country and therefore has many neighbors. Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Myanmar are all India’s neighbours. Just like we are friendly with our neighbors, it is also very important for any country to have…
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Indian boy solves 350-year old math puzzle set by Newton
A 16 year old Indian boy – Shouryya Ray, settled in Germany has managed to solve math problems that scientists had earlier been able to solve only by using powerful computers. These tricky problems were created by Sir Isaac Newton more than 350 years ago and had never been solved fully. Ray only came across…