Category: Facts For Kids
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Henry Who Loved to Sleep
There was once a lazy boy Henry, he had a very hardworking mother. Now Henry was a nice and simple boy but there was one problem. He just could not stop sleeping. One day his mother got really angry and said , “Henry you have to go out and find work.” He loved his mother…
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How is Cheese Made?
Doesn’t mum sometimes say that if you so don’t want to have a glass of milk have a slice of cheese instead! Does that give you some idea what cheese could be made of? Guess? If you guessed milk you guessed it right! But then how is it made from milk? Who made it for…
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Where is Luxembourg?
In Europe, there is an extremely tiny country that looks like a fairy tale land. This country has beautiful rivers, lush green valleys and huge castles. But castles are not what this country is famous for. It has a deep treasure buried in its soil. The treasure is iron ore. This iron ore is used to make steel…
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Where does all the Garbage go?
In answer to my question you’ll say that your in house garbage gets trashed in a huge community trash can and then on picked up by the trash collectors. But where does it go then? Very few of you that have noticed at all, know the next step. These big black garbage bags get loaded…
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What is Olympics Opening Ceremony?
Every Olympics begins with a spectacular opening ceremony. The Opening ceremony starts with the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) welcoming the head of state of the host country at the entrance of the Olympic Stadium. For the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, Her Majesty the Queen will be welcomed by Jacques Rogge. Then, amidst…
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Killer Caterpillar
Who would think that such a cute caterpillar can also be poisonous. But yes there is such a species from South America. It is called “Giant Silkworm Moth”. This is a bug you don’t mess with as it has rightly acquired the name of “Assassin caterpillar”. It is the deadliest caterpillar known so far. The caterpillar…
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All About Olympic Rings
With so much Olympics talk all around, You surely must have noticed those colorful rings – three on top and two under them and all of them interlaced. Do you know what these five rings are for? The five Olympic Rings represent the five continents – Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. You must be…
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Ants Heavier Than Humans?
Yes, it is hard to believe but it is true! We are considering the fact that their combined weight is greater than the combined weight of all humans. Actually the ants by far outnumber humans so if you put all the ants of this Earth and all the humans on a scale, the ants will be heavier.…
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Car number plates..What do they mean?
What is written on this number plate? Does it mean anything or is it just scrambled letters and numbers? Have you ever thought about it? Let’s find out. Let us try to understand this first. Think about a big picnic where children from many schools have joined. Let’s say your school is ABC Public School…
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We Keep The Plants Grounded!
So you thought only parents keep their children grounded. Roots do for plants what parents do for their kids. The roots help plants in anchoring them to the soil. They also serve as transport systems, allowing the plant to suck up water and dissolved minerals from the soil that it needs to grow. Some plants can…
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Largest Waterfall on Earth – Is it Underwater?
Did you think that the world’s largest waterfall is the Angel Falls in Venezuela or the Niagara Falls in Canada? Wrong ! The Earth’s largest waterfall is a large cataract beneath the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland. Dropping nearly 11,500 feet, this underwater waterfall is more than three times larger than the Angel Falls which is at…
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Shrimp That Fires Bubble Bullets
And you thought that a one inch long prawn can not show a punch or two? Well, meet the pistol shrimp, which can stun its prey by spurting out a jet of water bubble, to create a deafening ‘crack’ like sound, as loud as a gunshot under water. What is amazing is that this is no…