Author: Kinooze Learning
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Asteroid Mining – The Future
Space entrepreneurs have been coming up with the idea of “Asteroid Mining”, to tap the valuable mineral resources that may be found on asteroids. Asteroid mining refers to the possibility of extracting raw materials from asteroids and other minor planets. Minerals and volatiles could be mined from an asteroid or a spent comet, then taken back to Earth or used in space for…
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A Barbie Themed Cafe?
A barbie cafe, first ever authorized by toy maker Mattel, has opened up in the capital city of Taiwan, Taipei. The cafe is result of years of research and preparation. There are barbie decorations everywhere, food servers look like they are straight out of a barbie movie and the food is barbie themed as well. Wouldn’t it be…
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Who are Hackers?
Why are some attackers called hackers? While you must be familiar with burglars – those are the people who enter your house without your permission and steal you belongings. Hackers are also kind of burglars, but they are special kind of attackers. They use computer programming to enter other people’s computer and steal information stored…
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Home Sweet Home
Don’t you love your home? Isn’t it the only place you want to be in when you are exhausted or dull? Do you know that, across the globe houses are built very differently? Sometimes they are so different that you might be surprised when you look at them. But if all the houses have just…
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Timbuktu’s Treasure
Mali is a north African country. Timbuktu, a city in Mali is a very famous city in history. It was the center of learning from 13th to the 17th century. Islamic militants took control of Timbuktu last year, and the whole of Mali had been at a state of unrest since then. Recently these militants were driven…
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Twitter Attacked by Hackers
Twitter attacked by Attackers or Hackers? Why are some attackers called hackers? While you must be familiar with burglars – those are the people that enter your house without your permission and steal you belongings. Hackers are also kind of burglars, but they are special kind of attackers. They use computer programming to enter other…
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What’s in the Name?
Apparently for countries like Germany, Denmark and Iceland there is a lot in the name. Iceland has some rules about keeping names. Names that do not fit Iceland’s culture, grammar or pronunciation are not allowed. Blaer Bjarkardottir’s mother named her Blaer unaware that it was not on the official list of accepted names. Blaer loves her name…
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GroundHog Day
What is so special about Feburary 2 every year? Why is it called the Groundhog Day? This North American festival has a famous folklore attached to it. This time of the year the groundhog ends its hibernation and comes out from his burrow. It is believed that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on a cloudy day, then spring will come…
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Restriction on Use of Bee Killing Pesticides in Europe
The European Union has proposed to its members to ban use of those pesticides that are harmful to bees. The European Union (EU) is union of 27 member states which are located primarily in Europe and looks into matters that concerns them. The Union said that however, pesticides can be used on plants that do not interest bees. Recently, the bee population has…
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Nirmal Hriday – Story of Mother Teresa
Nikola and Drane Bojaxhiu had a loving family living at Skopje, Macedonia (former Yugoslavia). Nikola was a successful merchant and Drane was a loving mother and a good wife. It was 1910, and they were happy and content with their three daughters, youngest one Agnes being 3 months old. She was born on August 27…
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Unusual facts – Underwater Creatures
Did you know that there is more water on Earth than land? Yes that is correct. 70 percent of our planet is made up of oceans. These oceans are teaming with underwater life. Let us take a dive and explore some unusual facts about these underwater creatures. How about never falling sick? Ask Sharks !…
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Pencil drawings or Photographs?
27 year old Kelvin Okafor, an art graduate from London, creates stunning pencil drawings that look exactly like photographs. The art world is amazed at his skill to make such detailed sketches. Okafor mostly sketches famous people since he feels people around the world can relate with them. Another astounding thing about his drawings is…