Category: Facts For Kids
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Largest Spider in the World
The itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again…. Scary as they may be some spiders are not itsy bitsy all the time. There is a species of spider that would make you freeze in fear. If you guessed Goliath Bird-eater, you would be right! These huge, hairy spiders are the largest spiders by mass,…
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Round and Round Around your Waist
No points for guessing! It is the plastic hoop that you spin around your waist or at least try to. There are some who can twirl it for hours, but if you are one of them who can’t hold it long enough, watch this video. After all everything is all about learning the trick and…
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How Do We Learn?
Do you remember the time when you were all babies? Were you as smart then as you are now? Have you wondered how have you learnt whatever you have learnt? Tell me how would you answer all the questions asked below. Do you know the colors of the rainbow? See it Do the flowers smell…
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The Spirit Of ThanksGiving
I love thanksgiving dinner. Actually, I love that special carrot cake mom makes every year. I wait all year just for that. Only problem is, everybody loves it. And when there are plenty cousins to share with, I rarely get enough. This time I wanted more. But mom wasn’t just going to hand me more, right? And no one…
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Aesop’s Fables
Have you heard the fable of “The crow and the pitcher” where the thirsty crow gets the water level in the pitcher up by filling it up with stones? This story teaches us “Necessity is the mother of invention”. There is another one about “The tortoise and the hare” where both the animals decide to get…
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Thousand Fruits On A Platter
How can that even be possible? Thousand fruits on a platter. Yes it is if you dry them up and squeeze them into tiny sizes. Now can you guess what we are talking about? Dry fruits or commonly known as nuts taste terrific and are so good for you. Let us explore here which nut…
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Mysterious Stones
(Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons) Imagine you are walking on a lush green beautiful country side, and abruptly you come across giant stones arranged in concentric circles. Do you think such a place exists? There is such a place that is 90 miles from the city of London in United Kingdom there lies a pre-historic monument…
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Please Pass the Banana
Did you know that apes can … what, ask for a banana? No, apes cannot say “Please pass the banana”! Though wouldn’t it be cool and funny if they did? But what they can do is grasp a banana as we do, by bending the thumb to touch their fingers. Have you seen any other animal do that? What’s…
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Grow Taller in Space!
What? Really? This is a fact and not just an illusion. Astronauts have been known to gain over 2 inches of height in space which returns back to normal once they are back to earth. You know why? All because of zero gravity. We all know that our height is determined by our vertebrae (or…
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Tomatoes trying to Catchup?
Ketchup! Ha! See I made you smile :) We are talking about the same red tomato sauce that you lap up while eating fries or that gooey cheesy pizza. A lot of people also call it ‘catsup’. Have you ever wondered why ketchup is called so. Well it can be easily called tomato sauce by…
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Strange Socotra
Where the strange plants and animals exist, a place 220 miles away from Yemen is called Socotra. Socotra is a collection of four islands in the Indian Ocean, near the Gulf of Aden. Millions of years ago, when Earth had just one landmass, even then this island stood apart on its own. Because of being isolated for…
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Chacha Nehru’s Birthday
Today 14th November, is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru, the famous freedom fighter and the first prime minister of free India. Mr Nehru, fondly called as Chacha Nehru, by all the children had a special love for children. He firmly believed in the educational development of Indian children. And that is why 14th November is…