Category: Facts For Kids
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What is Google?
Aryan came back home and just threw his bag in a corner. He was not his usual chirpy self. “What happened, Aryan?” asked his Mom. “Everybody in the class was making fun of me.” he said grumpily. “But why?”, asked his Mom softly. “Okay so today we had a story telling session and it was…
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Amazon Rainforest Animals
The Amazon rainforest has the largest collection of plants and animal species in the world. One in five of all the fish and the bird species live in the Amazon River and its rain-forest. Interesting Amazon Rainforest Animal Facts And some of the unique Amazon Wildlife found in the rainforests: Scarlet Macaw – are the…
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Crackle in the Glass
You must have noticed that every time you pour some juice or water in an ice filled glass, something makes a cracking sound.. Are you so clumsy that every time you do that you break the glass or is it something else that makes the cracking sound?? Of course it’s something else! It’s the ICE! But why…
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Who are Sherpa People?
Sherpa is a name given to people who live in the upper Himalayan region of Nepal. Some of them also live in Sikkim, India and Tibet, but most of them live in Nepal. “Sherpa” means “person of the east”. The first Sherpas are believed to have walked from eastern Tibet in the 16th century to…
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Can We Walk Straight with Eyes Closed?
Why don’t you try this? Go to a big park (preferably where you can track your steps). Blindfold yourself and walk. You will be able to walk and you will also feel you are walking straight. Open the blindfold and track your steps. You’ll be surprised to see that you have walked in a curvy…
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Kookaburra Sits on the Old Gum Tree
Kookaburra are natives to Australia. They are the largest of the kingfisher species even though they weigh half a pound. Kookaburras are carnivorous and feed on a wide variety of prey including frogs, snakes, lizards, small mammals, and insects. Kookaburra are very protective of the area that they live in and do not like to share…
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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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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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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)
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What is the Internet?
Tony and Andy were best friends ever. It was a Monday morning and Andy could not wait to meet Tony at school. But when he reached school he found Tony sitting in a corner looking very sad. “What happened Tony?” Andy asked softly. “My cat Pat got lost “, said Tony between his sobs. Now…
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The Snow House – Igloo
Igloos, or the Ice Houses are generally built of snow and ice in very cold places. An igloo is a dome-shaped building, with blocks of ice built up in a spiral. The roof has a small hole for ventilation. The short door opening and a tunnel in front of the dome structure stops the heat from…