Category: Facts For Kids
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The French Revolution – Part II
After the uprising in France, many nobles, unhappy with the changes made by National Assembly left the country. King Louis and his wife, Marie Antoinette, also planned an escape, but were caught. Assembly decided that France should continue to have a king, but the one without any power to make critical decisions. So, Louis XVI was put back on the throne,…
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Why Don’t Phones Work On An Airplane?
Julie and her mother were just getting on the plane. It was going to be Christmas soon, and they were going to meet her grandparents. Dad was also joining them there in a few days. Julie was happy to get the window seat as she loved to look outside. Just when the plane started rolling, she remembered that she forgot to say…
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The French Revolution – Part I
Revolution is usually a sudden change made to the government or other structures of power. Between the years 1789 – 1799 there were changes in the ideas about how France should be ruled. So there were many changes made in the government. This period is popularly known as The French revolution. At that time, France was ruled by King Louis…
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Happy Hanukkah
Moshe was supremely happy. His favorite time of the year was back again. Today was the beginning of Hanukkah – the Jewish festival of lights. Moshe and his family were Jews. Like how Christians celebrate Christmas, Hindus celebrate Diwali and Muslims celebrate Id, Jews all over the world celebrate Hanukkah! This eight day festival each year brings along a lot of fun and frolic for Moshe. Just like every year,…
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A Tree On A Tray
“Your granddad gave you WHAT?” “A tree!” giggled Carrie. She knew Mary would be taken aback. Who gifts a tree? So she pulled Mary inside her room to show it. There, it sat – a pine tree – beside her computer, no bigger than the monitor! It had tiny needles and even miniature cones! It looked like a fairyland…
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Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Tommy had turned nine this November and this Christmas was going to be different. This year he was not sure if Santa existed. Some of his friends at school snickered and made fun of him when he told them, he believed in Santa. “There is no Santa Claus,” Marty laughed. “You are so dumb!” jeered Sam. “What? Who told…
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How Do We Know A Storm Is Coming?
All of us hear about the storms or the typhoons that are going to hit us, but how do we get to know before it arrives. Are there some fortune tellers in the weather forecasting team? Is someone reading the stars by looking at their position? Well, these methods were used in the past, but…
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Shoes – Now and Then
Shoe shopping time is an enormous task. Isn’t it? First of all, we decide what type of shoes we want – sandals, sports shoes, boots, slippers, slip-ons etc. Then, we move on to decide which one looks nicest – the green one or the black one, the brown one or pink or purple. The final deciding factor being comfort! Thousands…
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What does a Capital City Mean?
Every country has many many cities. All these cities are special to that country and have their own importance in one way or the other. But often one city is called the capital. For instance, capital of United States of America is Washington, D.C. Capital of India is New Delhi. Capital of United Kingdom is London.…
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Why do We Have A Skull?
Skull is made up of several bones. Bones give structure to our body. Without bones, our body will be a big chunk of jelly. So skull gives shape to our head and also gives us our facial features. Bones that make up the skull, like every other bone in the body, are hard and strong from outside.…
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The Wall That is Made in China
You might think what is so great about something made in China. Almost every thing is made in china these days. But this wall was made many, many hundreds of years ago. The wall was built in the 3rd century BC by the order of Chinese emperors to keep the invaders out of their country. The wall…
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Birds of Paradise
Look at this gorgeous bird. This bird is not called ‘Bird of paradise’ just like that. The Europeans that discovered it in the sixteenth century had never seen anything more beautiful in the wild. Therefore, they believed that this bird straight flew to Earth from the Garden of God. Thus, the name – ‘Bird of…