Category: Facts For Kids
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Haunted or Happy Halloween?
What comes to your mind when I say Halloween? Obviously it is trick or treat. But did you know that one of America’s favorite kids friendly holiday has a haunted past. About 2000 years ago Nov 1 was originally called “Samhain” and marked the end of the harvest season for Celtic farmers. On the night before this festival,…
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Two Monkey Brothers
Long time ago, there was a kingdom of monkey men. It was called Kishkindha. The king there had two sons named Bali and Sugreev. Bali was the elder brother and Sugreev was the younger one. In those times if a king had many children, the eldest son always took charge of the kingdom after the king…
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I Dig Wood
Okay! so no prizes for guessing that this bird loves wood. It keeps pecking on the wood. It has unusually short legs and four clawed feet (two toes in front and two in behind). Its short legs and sharp claws help it to cling on the wood. Woodpeckers are best known for their habit of drilling holes…
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YAWWWN…
You do it, I do it, babies do it, and even your neighbour’s dog does it. We all yawn. But why do we do it? Nobody knows for sure. We usually link yawning with sleep. However, a yawn may not necessarily mean you’re tired or bored. Just reading the word ‘yawn’ might be making you yawn now! It was…
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How do Astronauts Eat in Space?
Have you ever thought about how the astronauts eat food or what is it that they eat? Do they carry vegetables and cook in space? Or do they take ready to eat food and eat there.Well they take ready to eat food there. The cooked food that they take to space is freeze dried. It means…
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VijayaDashmi – Rejoicing Victory
There once was a very powerful king. He was a learned man and a talented musician. Everybody in his kingdom was happy, and everything was made of gold. He was so intelligent and powerful that many say he had ten heads. This king’s name was Ravana. But he was arrogant too and did something so wrong and foolish that…
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Amazing Australia
Australia is the only country that covers an entire continent. This country has beaches, deserts, rainforests, snow fields, tropical paradises. This country has stayed disconnected from others for a long time, and that is why it has amazing plant life and some of the most unusual animals. This country has Kangaroos, Koalas, Frilled Neck Lizard and Cassowary. Yes! Australia is…
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The Emperor and The Old Woman
A big orange sun hung low in the sky. The sweet smell of the jasmine filled his nostrils. The noisy chirping of birds returning home made it impossible to hear anything. Yet, Chandragupta sensed he was safe now. The soldiers outside the jungle were gone. He hadn’t heard their horses neigh for a while. Chandragupta was fleeing the Magadh…
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SandCastles and Beaches
Once upon a time land and ocean got into a big fight. “The sandcastles and the beach are mine”, the land said. “Huh! They are so not yours, they are mine”, the ocean roared. When there was low tide the land said, “See the beach is not under water, it totally belongs to me people…
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Witty, Humorous, or Nonsense poem
A limerick is a poem that will make you giggle non stop, You will laugh and laugh till you drop. As if you saw pigs that could fly, Or a fly eating fish fry. You will drop, wouldn’t you, you slop! Ha! The above poem might not make any sense, but it is definitely funny,…
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Lost In Liliput Land
Neil ran with the train trying not to overtake. He wanted to see the little people inside. But the wind blew away his cap making him stop. Suddenly he noticed. His hands were empty! Frantically he patted his jeans pockets. Nothing there – just like his jacket! Neil swiveled and found his mommy and older brother near the ‘De Amsterdam’ ship. Mom…
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Earth’s Highest Mountain
Mount Everest, which lies in the Himalayas, is the Earth’s highest mountain. The international border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point. Mount Everest is called ‘Sagarmatha‘ in Nepali and ‘Chomolungma‘ in Tibetan. Both mean ‘Holy Mother’. For the longest time, Kanchenjunga in Himalayas was considered to be the highest mountain. In 1847,…