Author: Kinooze Learning
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What is Google?
Aryan came back home and just threw his bag in a corner. He was not his usual chirpy self. “What happened, Aryan?” asked his Mom. “Everybody in the class was making fun of me.” he said grumpily. “But why?”, asked his Mom softly. “Okay so today we had a story telling session and it was…
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Hurricane Isaac nears New Orleans
New Orleans is getting in a defensive mode as Hurricane Isaac is beating the city with strong winds and drenching rain. Louisiana city is currently under attack exactly seven years after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. Thankfully Issac is not as strong as Katrina. Sea water has already crossed the safe levels in the southern part of…
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Amazon Rainforest Animals
The Amazon rainforest has the largest collection of plants and animal species in the world. One in five of all the fish and the bird species live in the Amazon River and its rain-forest. Interesting Amazon Rainforest Animal Facts And some of the unique Amazon Wildlife found in the rainforests: Scarlet Macaw – are the…
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Crackle in the Glass
You must have noticed that every time you pour some juice or water in an ice filled glass, something makes a cracking sound.. Are you so clumsy that every time you do that you break the glass or is it something else that makes the cracking sound?? Of course it’s something else! It’s the ICE! But why…
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Curiosity Clicking Away New Pictures
Curiosity sent back home the news pictures that it had clicked. This color panorama shows a 360-degree view of the landing site of NASA’s Curiosity rover, including the highest part of Mount Sharp visible to the rover. The rover is around 12 miles away from the base of Mount Sharp. Photo Credit: NASA
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Who are Sherpa People?
Sherpa is a name given to people who live in the upper Himalayan region of Nepal. Some of them also live in Sikkim, India and Tibet, but most of them live in Nepal. “Sherpa” means “person of the east”. The first Sherpas are believed to have walked from eastern Tibet in the 16th century to…
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US Open 2012 Begins
The US Open Championship is a hard court tennis tournament, the fourth and final one in the Grand Slam each year. The other three tournaments in Grand Slam are the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. It is held every year in late August and early September. The main tournament hosts five different events- men’s…
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Can We Walk Straight with Eyes Closed?
Why don’t you try this? Go to a big park (preferably where you can track your steps). Blindfold yourself and walk. You will be able to walk and you will also feel you are walking straight. Open the blindfold and track your steps. You’ll be surprised to see that you have walked in a curvy…
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Earthquake shakes El Salvador
A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit El Salvador coast on Sunday. El Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. It borders pacific ocean from one side. There was a Tsunami warning issued for the neighbouring countries such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Mexico which was later…
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Kookaburra Sits on the Old Gum Tree
Kookaburra are natives to Australia. They are the largest of the kingfisher species even though they weigh half a pound. Kookaburras are carnivorous and feed on a wide variety of prey including frogs, snakes, lizards, small mammals, and insects. Kookaburra are very protective of the area that they live in and do not like to share…
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Tropical Storm Isaac eyes Louisiana
Isaac is a large storm and could bring lot of damage to areas within hundreds of miles of its center. This comes seven years after Hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans. After hitting Florida the storm is moving Northwest towards Alabama and Louisiana. The Republican governors of Alabama and Louisiana are trying to focus on preventing the damage that will…
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Under-19 Cricketers win the World Cup
The Under-19 cricket team of India won the World cup for India in that category when they beat defending champion Australia in Australia. Star of the day was Unmukt Chand who made unbeaten 111 runs. U-19 team chased the big target of 226 runs with 14 runs still to spare. This is the third time…