Category: Facts For Kids
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Don’t say na na to Banana!!
You think bananas are only for monkeys? Think again? Bananas are very healthy and good for everyone. You will often see a sportsperson eat bananas in middle of his game. This is because bananas give immediate energy to body and makes the muscles powerful. Just like we clean our bodies from outside by bathing, our…
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What is Monsoon?
Most of you will promptly say that monsoon is the rainy season. Monsoons infact are some very strong winds. Thing to remember is that these winds,monsoon, always blow from cold to warm places. In summers, when centre and north of India becomes very hot, winds(monsoon) from over the Indian Ocean blows towards this hot…
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Statues of a different kind
You would say what’s so great about statues? They are usually some figures made out of stone. But hey, look carefully. This statue is not made of stone but actually a human!! Sometimes people put lots of make up and stay still for hours to pose like a statue. Try standing absolutely still for a…
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Where do Chocolates come from?
Once I asked a group of little kids -“Guys, where do chocolates come from” ? “The Grocery Shop”, quick came the reply. So I smiled and asked them again – “But where do they come from in the grocery shop” ? “From the Chocolate Factory” someone promptly answered. “Fair enough”, I said scratching my head. The…
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The Stone Soup
A long time ago there was an old traveler who was very tired and hungry. Soon he saw a small hut in the jungle. He was glad that now he could get shelter and some food to eat. He knocked at the door full of hope. An old woman opened the door. He asked her if he…
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Itsy Bitsy Spider
Is there any other animal or insect that you know which waits comfortably in its silky couch for dinner to arrive? Dinner being the insect that gets trapped in the sticky silky web. Cool huh! Most of the spiders spin their web to catch food. While there are some spiders like the jumping spider which…
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Here Comes the Shark…
If I say Sharks, the next words that come to your mind are “oooooooh so scary! “. That is because in movies you have seen sharks hunting humans. But remember… Movies are just someone’s imagination. Sharks don’t attack humans unless we go in their world to trouble them. Sharks do gobble up other fishes in…
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Wood’s Good :)
Once there was a boy name “Woody”. He always wondered why his parents named him so. His mother told him that he was named after trees and wood – for trees were good and helpful and so was wood that came out of trees – and hence the name Woody. Woody decided to look around…
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What are Volcanoes?
Before we talk about Volcanoes, let us talk about a fun activity you can do easily at home. Try doing this if you have not done already! Take a coke bottle, shake the bottle a bit and then open the bottle. What happens? The bottle goes pop, all the bubbly soda mixed with gas gushes…
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Marshmallows in the Air?
Whenever you look up in the sky, what do you see? Are those huge marshmallows in the sky? Or huge fluffs of cotton? Hmmm better still are they giant soapsuds? Amazing isn’t it.. Coming out of our imagination land – we have a simple name for these fluffs of cotton. They are called clouds. What…
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Haircut doesn’t Hurt, Why?
A cut or even a scrape somewhere on your body hurts. But what about when you get your hair cut? Why doesn’t it hurt then? Mostly all of our body has nerves. Nerves send messages to our brain about how we feel pain. They help us sense temperature like hot or cold and recognize textures like rough…
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Unity is Strength
Once upon a time, tucked in a safe cove in the sea, lived a group of tiny cute clown fishes. They were very happy in their own world. They passed their days playing with each other. One day a big shark was passing by. Now sharks have excellent smelling power. The shark got to know…