Author: Kinooze Learning
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Superpowers – Superheroes!
Wow ! Superheroes! Their ‘save the world’ acts are so thrilling!! Have you wondered if they really exist?? Sadly, No. A Superhero is an imaginary character who usually possesses some super powers – powers to do extraordinary things that normal humans can’t do. They are generally costumed crime fighters and have very different names according to their personality…
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Olympic Medal Tally – Day 14
On Day 14 at the Olympics Turkey’s Asli Cakir won the Olympic women’s 1500m in a slow race.Isn’t that interesting? Star of the day – USA broke the world record, set by East Germany in 1985 and won the gold medal in the women’s 4x100m relay. Given below is the Olympic Medal Tally of day…
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All About Scuba Diving
Have you heard about Scuba diving? How is it different from simple diving where divers stay under the water by simply holding their breath? Here is how, in scuba diving, divers can stay underwater for a long time as they wear special equipment. This kind of diving got its name from the equipment’s name that is…
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The Butter Thief – Janamasthmi
Janamasthmi is more popularly known as Krishna janamasthmi is a festival to celebrate Lord Krishna’s birth by hindus all over the world. Mathura, the birth place of Lord Krishna, is decorated with flowers and diyas. The celebration starts from midnight by offering special pujas, singing devotional songs, donating alms and preparing sweets. A lot of kids…
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Earth’s twin sister – Venus
You all must know that Venus is the second planet from the sun and the closest planet to Earth. It is also called earth’s twin sister because of similar size and closeness to each other. But did you know that a day on Venus is longer than an year on Venus. Ha! That’s funny, How…
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Olympics Medal Tally – Day 13
(Image source:Telegraph.co.uk) On day 13 at London Olympics US toppled China to become number one in medal tally table with a total of 39 medals. Star of the day – Usain bolt became the first man ever to defend both the 100 m and 200 m title at consecutive Olympics. No wonder Usain ‘Lightning’ bolt is known…
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How to Help Your Child Overcome Stage Fright?
What is Stage Fright? It is defined as the fear of speaking or performing in front of others. It happens to a lot of children. Adults get it too but it is easier to fix in kids than in adults. Parents can just get butterflies looking at their kid get on the stage. Children who…
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Mary Kom gets Another Bronze for India
Mary Kom had to settle for the bronze as she lost the game to Britain’s Nicola Adams in her 51 kg semifinal bout at the Olympics in London on Wednesday. Speed was the need of the hour. The second-seed Nicola made it very difficult for Mary Kom to cope up with her powerful fast punches. The Indian was…
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What is a Shadow?
I follow you around in the light, I say goodbye to you in the night? Who am I? Shadow! Does everything has a shadow? Take a look around and see what all things form shadows. You will notice that swings, trees, cars, tables and almost everything else has a shadow. Any object – living or non living that…
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Olympics Medal Tally – Day 12
Day 12 at London Olympics saw a lot of sailing action. Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark of Great Britain will sail with New Zealand for gold on Friday. US and China are having a very close competition for the number one spot in the medal tally table. Star of the day – Sarah Attar of…
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Curiosity sends first Snapshot of Mars
Does mankind has a future beyond the planet Earth? We might get to know because the NASA rover Curiosity just sent back the first colored image that shows the north wall and rim of Gale Crater. The rover took the shot with a camera that was attached to its robotic arm. The landscape looks fuzzy because…
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Why does A Zebra have Stripes?
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ZEBRA? Their stripes, right? So now tell me if zebras are white with black stripes or black with white stripes? It was previously believed that zebras were white animals with black stripes. In reality they are black with white stripes and white…