Category: People & Places
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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Almost 200 years ago there lived a small young boy in Kentucky, USA. He was born on on February 12, 1809. When he grew a little older he was extremely shy, but still there was one thing that set him apart from the other boys his age. He was so strong that he equaled adults in his strength. He…
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Our Special Continents
You probably know that our Earth is divided into seven continents. What that means is that our Earth is divided into seven large groups of land. These are Asia, Europe, Africa, South America, North America, Australia and Antarctica. Each continent spans many countries. Throughout one continent, the natives have a similar culture. All the continents are special and…
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Lady with the Lamp
Florence Nightingale is famously known as lady with the lamp. But why is she called so? Florence Nightingale was an Englishwoman who was born in 1820 in Italy to exceptionally rich parents. She was named after ‘Florence’. That is almost 200 years ago. In those times, only poor people did cleaning, caring and nursing chores.…
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All The World’s A Stage
Do you know who wrote these famous lines? A very famous play writer in the 16th century in England. His name was William Shakespeare. He was born in the April of 1564 and lived till 52 years of age. His style of writing was very dramatic. In those times, people spoke in a very different manner. If you…
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The Firefighters
Firefighters are always asking the question “Where is the Fire?” As soon as they get to know where the fire is their red fire trucks race through the streets towards the fire. Who are Firefighters? They are the real life heroes who put themselves in danger to save other people’s lives. Firefighters usually wear a fire-resistant jacket, …
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Colosseum – One of the Seven Wonders
In ancient Rome, amphitheaters were built in the city. They were places where performances and events were held for public entertainment. Amphitheaters were open air, mostly circular or oval and could accommodate thousand of spectators. The Colosseum, the largest amphitheater to be built during Roman Empire was established by Roman Emperor Vespasian who was the founder of the Flavian…
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Judicious Japan
Japan is one of the oldest settlement that started almost 20,00 years ago. Since it was isolated for long it has a very unique culture which intrigues many people. It got its name from the fact that ancient japanese believed theirs was the first land awakened by the rising sun. The Japanese called their land Nippon and…
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All about Circus
Circus is a group of performers that entertain the spectators with their binding performances. Though circus is not so popular now as we have gadgets like TV, computer and ipad to entertain us. But in olden times when these were not invented circus was a nice reason for people to get together and enjoy. Some…
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The Lost People
Who are the lost people? Where are they? How did they get lost? There are groups of people in faraway and distant lands that are difficult to reach. They still live as the humans were living thousands of years ago. They do not use any kind of machines to do their work. Such people are…
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What is A Desert?
You think I have put up a wrong picture?? When I said desert you would have imagined a hot uneven sandy stretch of land with piles of sand collected in some places – which is alright because that is how some deserts look like. But not all. Deserts can be rocky, sandy or an entire desert can be even covered with ice caps.…
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Fantastic France
Many Many years ago there were people from Germany known as Franks. They crossed river Rhine and settled on an area known as “Gual” at that time. The Franks fought a lot of battles and won a lot of area that is now a part of France. Eventually the kingdom of France extended from Rhine river to…
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Maasai of Africa
Maasai are tribal people who live on the border of Kenya and Tanzania in Africa. Most of the Maasai population lives in Kenya. They are a fierce warring tribe that is semi nomadic meaning their habits are nomadic but they don’t move constantly from one place to another like nomads. A nomad is a person who…