Author: Kinooze Learning
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The Birth of Money
Today everything that we need, we have to buy it with ‘money’. Yeah! We are talking about those coins and paper notes. But why do we need money at all? Did it exist in olden times? Let’s explore. ‘Barter’ or ‘give and take’ forms the basis of all trade in the world. You have to pay in some way for…
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Yummy Gummi
The Bears and Worms we love to eat…Eww! Who would want to eat bears and worms? Remember that famous song “….., I think I’ll go eat worms! Big fat juicy ones, Eensie weensy squeensy ones, See how they wiggle and squirm!”, Ha! Don’t we all love to eat the gummi worms. But did you know who invented them?…
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Typhoon Bolaven hits Japan
A powerful typhoon has crashed into the Japanese island of Okinawa, forcing thousands of residents move to safer public buildings on the island. All domestic and international flights out of the island’s Naha Airport have been cancelled. A lot of areas have no electricity. The latest typhoon is the 15th storm that can do a lot of…
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First Man to Walk on Moon Passes Away
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on moon passed away on Saturday. He was 82. It is indeed a sad moment for all around the world as he was an astronaut unmatched in his accomplishments. 43 years ago, in July of 1969, Neil Armstrong with Michael Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were part of…
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Prithvi II Takes Off
The surface-to-surface Prithvi II ballistic missile was successfully launched at 11.03 a.m.on Saturday from Chandipur off Odisha coast. A “Ballistic Missile“is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target. With this missile launch, India has emerged as a major missile power. A part of army, entrusted with the nuclear…
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Tropical Storm in Haiti
Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti early Saturday with winds blowing upto the speed of 60 miles (95 kilometers) per hour and very heavy rainfall. A tropical storm is thunderstorm accompanied with strong winds and heavy rains. It must be a sad sight in Haiti because already thousands of people are living in makeshift camps after…
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Assam in danger of floods again
One of world’s most powerful river – Brahmaputra and its tributaries in Assam are overflowing yet again due to non stop heavy rains. In the first wave of floods that had hit the state in july, World’s largest river island ‘Majuli,’ almost got submerged in water. World famous Kaziranga National Park had been badly effected and hundreds of animals living…
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The Attack of “Whys and Whats”
It is a crisp Sunday morning and you are snoozing comfortably in your warm bed and there it starts. Nope, it is not the buzzing of the alarm clock but the attack of “whys and whats” that your little one is unleashing on you. “Why are you sleeping till late?”, “What will we do today?”,”Why…
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Elderly woman destroys an old painting
An elderly woman’s Do It Yourself has become a nightmare for a spanish church. The old lady decided to try and fix a famous painting of Jesus Christ after it was damaged by water. This unique 19th century fresco in Zaragoza in the north of the country has a lot of emotional value for the locals…
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Flying Saucers in the Sky
The Flying saucers is the common name given to the Unidentified Flying Objects in the sky. These Unidentified Flying Objects are abbreviated as UFO. Nobody knows for real whether they exist or not but they are often associated with aliens and extra-terrestrial life. The name flying saucer comes from the fact that most UFOs are said to be ‘saucer-like’ in shape…
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Magnificient Mary eyes gold in Rio
Mary Kom, after her marvellous performance and a bronze medal win in London Olympics 2012 is all set to work hard for a gold medal win in next Olympics. The next Olympics will take place in 2016 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. Mary also said that her chances of winning will be more if a…
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The Ringed Beauty in Space – Saturn
What else could we be talking about but the gorgeous ringed planet Saturn. Here are some interesting facts about the planet. Saturn is sometimes called “The Jewel of the Solar System.” The planet is named after Saturn. He was the Roman god of farming. (Photo Credit NASA)