Toys Its time for toys. Kids all time favorite toys are being manufactured by popular toy makers. Toys for little boys are somewhat different from the little girls toys. Hot toys are fun to play with and they are always ready to entertain kids with their uniqueness. Lets find out such toys. Fisher-Price T.M.X. Elmo, […]

Footwear Facts Sandals originated in warm climates where the soles of the feet needed protection but the top of the foot needed to be cool. 4,000 years ago the first shoes were made of a single piece of rawhide that enveloped the foot for both warmth and protection. In Europe pointed toes on shoes were […]

Amazing Language There are more than 2,700 languages in the world. In addition, there are more than 7,000 dialects. A dialect is a regional variety of a language that has a different pronunciation, vocabulary, or meaning. The most difficult language to learn is Basque, which is spoken in northwestern Spain and southwestern France. It is […]

Months Months are based roughly on the moon. A lunar month is 291/2 days, or the time from one new moon to the next. 12 lunar months leave 11 days remaining in the solar year. To help you remember the days of the month, remember 30 days has September, April, June, and November. All the […]

Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, pasture, urban use, logged area or wasteland. Generally the removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity. In many countries, massive deforestation is ongoing and is shaping climate and geography. […]

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse – the one mouse anyone would love to have scurrying about their house, is undoubtedly the most popular cartoon character to date. Did you know that the creation of Mickey Mouse is what made Walt Disney so successful? When Walt was 26 years old, he was returning home by train with […]

The Olympic Games Summary The first Olympic Games of which there is record were held in 776 B.C., and consisted of one event, a great foot race of about 200 yards held on a plain by the River Alpheus (now the Ruphia) just outside the little town of Olympia in Greece. It was from that […]

Questions and Answers Q. If you weighed 100 pounds (45 kilograms) on Earth, how much would you weigh on the Moon? A. 16½ pounds (7½ kilograms). Q. If you can jump 3 feet high (92 centimeters) on the arth, how high could you jump on the Moon? A. Just over 18 feet (about 5½ meters). […]

An agronomist specializes in soil and crops. An astronomer studies stars, planets and galaxies. A botanist specializes in plants. A cytologist specializes in the study of cells. An epidemiologist studies the spread of diseases. An ethologist studies animal behavior. A geneticist studies how traits are inherited. A geologist specializes in the history of Earth. A […]

Money Around the World Would you like to pay for your purchase in camels or cocoa beans? Perhaps you’d like your change in shells. Throughout history, all kinds of things have been used as money. Precious metals have kept their popularity since they’re easy to handle (unlike camels) and keep their value. Here is how […]

Try to imagine life without antibiotics. We would not live nearly as long as we do without them. Here\’s a look at some discoveries that have changed the world. It\’s impossible to rank their importance, so they are listed in the order they were discovered. The Copernicum System In 1543, while on his deathbed, Polish […]

The Relationship between Apes and Humans Since scientists developed the ability to decode the genome and compare the genetic makeup of species, some people have been stunned to learn that about 98.5% of the genes in people and chimpanzees are identical. This finding means chimps are the closest living biological relatives to humans, but it […]