Category: Facts For Kids
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Add two words, Get a new one!
In english language you must have often come across words that are made up of two words joined together. Can’t remember?? I will give you an example: Arm and Pit (A hole dug in the ground) are two different words, Right? Join them together to make a bodypart under your arm where it tickles a lot…
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First Walk on Moon
The Apollo 11 was the first ever manned mission that successfully landed on the moon. Apollo 11 was launched into space in july of 1969 with three American astronauts – Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin ( No points for guessing – you know now from whose character ‘Buzz Lightyear ‘of ‘Toy Story’ was inspired from!!…
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Candy on stick top – Lollipop !!
One candy that we all surely like is lollipop!! Isn’t it fun to slurp it until it becomes tiny enough to crunch and eat. Yummy!! You will be surprised to know this but even cavemen enjoyed this sweet treat thousands of years ago. They accidentally made lollipops by collecting honey from beehives with a stick. Not wanting…
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Mountains under the Ocean
So you thought that the deepest part of the ocean is just sand right? What if I said that there are huge mountains, ridges, volcanoes and trenches under the water, just like we have on the land. And some of the trenches are so huge that even the Mt. Everest can disappear in those. Surprised!!…
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Mystery of the Disappearing Stars
You must have often wondered -where do stars disappear as the day breaks. What’s the mystery? After all, where do they go? Here’s the answer. Stars don’t go anywhere! They just stay where they are! But as the Sun appears in the sky, the sunlight falls on Earth – the sunlight is so flashy and…
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Always Together, Best Buddies Forever!!
Hey there, Look at the gorgeous Earth and the glorious moon !! They are always together and look so good with each other. Lets explore some amazing facts about Earth and Moon.. Moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite. A satellite is an object that orbits another object in space. A natural satellite is one…
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Drinking Water is Cool
If I ask you why it is important to drink water, you might pause and say it quenches your thirst. That’s right!! Thirst is your body’s way of telling you it needs water. But why do we even feel thirsty? All living things need water and air to survive. Even Wasps need to drink water.…
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A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed
Long time ago, there were two friends playing at the edge of the forest when one of them saw a bear. Without caring about his friend he ran off, climbed a tree and hid there. The other one tried to follow his friend but he could not hide in the small tree. Luckily he was…
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Don’t trouble! Stop being a Pest!!
Have you ever heard someone saying, ” Dont trouble me, Stop being a pest” !! What does that mean? What is a pest? A pest is an organism like an insect, or fungus, bacteria, virus or a rodent. Pests cause destruction or spread diseases. Think about termites causing damage to our homes, cockroaches running…
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I am a Frog but don’t look like one
What am I? If you look at a frog when it is a month old it looks very different. It is also called by a different name a tadpole or a polliwog. It takes a frog full one year to start looking like an actual frog. Why does a frog changes so much in the…
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Magical Colors of the Autumn
Have you heard about the Autumn Fairy? She dresses up in the red, yellow, green and golden colors of autumn, has white wings and has a magic wand that glows in the dark. But tell me, as autumn arrives, does she magically makes plant change colors or does she just enjoy the magic of plants changing colors on…
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Pop Pop Pop….Popcorn!!
Pop-pop-pop, Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop…….what else are we talking about but mouth melting, crunchy popcorn! They are the best movie buddies. Aren’t they? But have you ever wondered about the crackling sound they make when cooked? What happens is that each tiny golden bead of corn has an even tinier water droplet inside it. When we cook the…