Kids wisdom

Liked among the read

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:08:00 +0000

1. Mexico once had three presidents on a single day! On 18 February 1913, the presidential position shifted between Francisco Madero, Pedro Lascurain and Victoriano Huerta.

2. The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum.

3. Once upon a time tea bricks were chosen form of currency over coins for nomads of Siberia and Mongolia.

4. A collection of ladybirds are known as Loveliness.

5. The cat flap door was invented by Sir Isaac Newton.

6. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer written by Mark Twain is the first novel ever written on a Typewriter.

7. The eyes of Seahorses can move independent of each other.

8. Eiffel Tower which is 320 meters tall was designed by Gustave Eiffel who was scared of terrifying heights.

9. While most pupils are round, goats have rectangular pupils.

10. Every tree on this planet sheds its leaves- even evergreen trees, but they have clever way of doing so. The old leaves takes turns to shed and so they don't fall off all at the same time. That's why even during the harsh and snowy winters, evergreen trees are never completely bare. This makes them perfect for use as Christmas trees! So whenever you see the Christmas tree, remember you are face-face with a very clever tree!

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Tinkle Digest

Riddles

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 06:07:00 +0000

Q: What is more useful when broken?

A: Egg

Q: The more you use it, the more it gets shorter. What is this?

A:A pencil, a candle or an eraser.

Q: There is something which rich people have less, poor have more, and if you eat it, drink it, or smell it, you will die. What is it?

A: Nothing.

Q: What is the longest word on the dictionary?

A: Smiles. There is a mile between the s's.

Q: What occurs once in a minute, twice in a movement, but never in a thousand years?

A: The letter M.

Q: What can you catch, but never throw?

A: A cold.

Q:What is in the end of a rainbow?

A: The letter W.

Q: What has hands, but cannot clap?

A: A clock.

Q:What starts with 't', is filled up with 't' and ends with 't'?

A: A teapot.

Q: What kind of tree can you hold?

A: A PALM tree.

On this very Earth!

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 03:33:00 +0000

There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia.
Australia is the only country which is also a continent.
The city of Istanbul spreads across two continents - Asia and Europe.

Istanbul
At the nearest point, Russia and America are less than 4km apart.
La Paz in Bolivia is so high above sea level that there is barely enough oxygen in the air to support a fire.

La Paz
More than 75% of all the countries in the world are north of the Equator.
About one tenth of the Earth's surface is permanently covered with ice.
Imagine if a teddy bear were to come alive and somehow resemble a cat! Well, that's how a Olinguito the new tree-dwelling mammal looks like! It lives on fruit and has only one baby at a time.

Olinguito

It is the tiniest member of the raccoon family of mammals. An olinguito is easily mistaken for its cousin, the olingo. But the former has a rounder face, tinier ears and a shorter tail. This shy 'bear-cat' is a night animal and has made the cloud forests of Eucador and Columbia its home.

Olinguito stuffed toys are already popular in America.

Superhero - A limerick

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:34:00 +0000

Superhero

There was once a superhero,

who loved to listen to a radio,

his power was to make fog,

which smells like hot-dog,

he could also make electricity,

which gave him publicity,

but he said " this is enough for a superhero"

by,

krisnujith,

Brunei

Note: A limerick is a kind of a witty, humorous, or nonsense poem, especially one in five-line anapestic or amphibrachic meter with a strict rhyme scheme

Know your Alphabets

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:43:00 +0000

Its been a long traditional practice to teach our kids, the alphabets saying A for Apple, B for Ball, C for Cat and so on. Why not teach in this way...

Alphabets

A for Ambition – elevates you to higher ideas

B for Brotherhood – binds one and all together

C for Cleanliness – must to get kids cultivated with it from childhood

D for Daddy – who works hard for our health, wealth and education

E for Enthusiasm – is the first step for reaching success

F for Friendship - which can be never bough but can be won with love

G for God – Who created us, loves us and helps us to live with love

H for Health – our greatest wealth

I for Immortality – gained through great sacrifices and selfless deeds

J for Joy – brightens our day and sweetens our life

K for Kindness – miracle to drive sadness away and shower sunshine to poor, weak and sick

L forLove – like sun it warms itself and all others around

M for Mother – who is divine, the very symbol of sacrifice and whose only concern is family’s welfare

N for Nobility – biggest jewel of our characters

O for Obedience – which must be always shown to Mother, Father, Teacher and God

P for Prayer – greatest solace and protection under all circumstances

Q for Quiet – so precious and rare

R for Righteousness – which we must imbibe in all our thoughts, words and deeds

S for Smile – should be our motto towards all

T for Truth – to be adhered to all at all times

U for Unity – must know that united we will stand, but once divided we will fall

V for Victory – all your aspiration should be victory of goodness over evil

W for Work – didecated service and key to win God’s love

X for eXcellence – gained only be being sincere and regular in studies

Y for Youth – best period for striving hard to reach our goal

Z for Zeal – which helps in all our endeavours

Ways for sure success

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 06:02:00 +0000

Everyone wants to lead a successful life. But not all succeed as success doesn't drop into or laps. We have to work for it. Her the guidelines that will give you hand in successful path.

Knowledge: There is no limit to the knowledge yo may acquire. Do not be confined with your today's lessons and the knowledge you gain in your academic subjects.Try to increase your general knowledge, whenever and wherever possible.
Oratory: Learn to speak well. Politely, clearly to the point.
Courage: Have the courage to stand by what is right. Don't do things just because others are doing it.
Talent: Use whatever talent you possess. Develop it to the best of your ability.
Good Deeds: Service to society in whichever way you can.
Charity: Share with others whatever positive you have-an abundance of - it could be money, time, love, kindness, books, food, service - the list is endless.

All the leader of the world have these qualities and hence they are so successful.

Facts that you may not believe

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:21:00 +0000

Elephant and horse sleep in standing posture.
Octopus has got 3 hearts.
Lizard doesn't drink water at all.
Average human brain weighs about 1360gms.
Thomas Alva Edison was asked to drop out of school by his teacher as he was weak in science.
Newton formulated the Laws of Motion, Laws of Gravitation and Laws of cooling before he was 20 years.
Yak's milk is in violet color.
Giraffe is incapable of making any sound.
Cat's cannot see if there is total darkness.
Fish are capable of growing till death.

Wonderful world facts

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:03:00 +0000

There are 2 billion bacteria in just one teaspoon of soil and millions more fungi, protozoa and algae.
Bamboo can grow three feet in just one day.

A cricket crawls toward the leaves of a Venus flytrap that can shut tight, trapping the insect.

There are over 500 types of meat eating plants growing in the world.
Bees use a special dance to tell other bees where to find flower. That dance is called Waggle dancing.
Beetles are popular pets in Japan.

Wat Pa Maha temple in Thailand made of glass bottles

Wat Pa Maha temple in Thailand is made over one million bottles.
Scientists believe they have identified a flower that is 120 million years old.

Leefructus

Save the Whales

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:42:00 +0000

Whales

Whales are the largest animals that have ever lived on earth - even larger than dinosaurs. Unfortunately, now they are in danger of becoming extinct. These magnificent creatures are threatened by whaling, garbage, chemicals, noise, fishing lines and more.

Did you know?

Whales are mammals, which means they are warm blooded and breathe air like us although they live in water.
A whale's nose is on the top of its head and is called a blowhole. A single breathe from a blue whale can inflate 2000 balloons! Isn't it amazing?
The largest whales are blue whales. In fact, they are the largest creature ever to live on Earth.
Ten whale species are on the endangered list, including the baleen, blue, and right whales.

Saving whales

Greenpeace is an organisation that has been saving whales over 30 years. They can show you how to write letters to newspapers and how to help get people to pay attention to whales problems http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/oceans/whaling/

Interesting questions and answers

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:01:00 +0000

Where would you find the Bad lands?
What is called 'Whispering bells'?
What is Vihuela?
What is the capital of Bahama Islands?
BIMSTEC stands for?
Where is Transylvania?
What was the peculiar feature of the Royalists?
In music, what does polytonality mean?
Name the first American to win the Nobel prize for literature.
Name the renowned American novelist who wrote ' The great gatsby'.

Answers:

In South dakota, USA
Plants of the water leaf family, 8 to 14 inches high.
A spanish musical instrument.
Nassau
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Srilanka and Thailand council for Economic Co-operation.
The western part of Rumania.
They wore ringlets.
Simultaneous use of several keys.
Sinclair Lewis.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Protect trees - Bed time story

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:14:00 +0000

Raman was an young boy. He used to go to forest daily and bring firewood and sell it. He was cutting trees to make them firewood. He never knew that trees are valuable and they are not to be cut.

One day he was cutting a branch of a tree. the branch was about to fall into the river. At that moment a cheetah appeared near the tree. He was hungry. he saw raman. He wanted to eat him away. He atarted climbing the tree. the boy feared. Below was a big tree. He was not knowing how to swim. The cheetah didnt wait. He climbed the tree. The boy decided to fall into the river. However there was a branch being cut. He felt that he would float on the branch of the tree and escape from the cruel cheetah.

The cheetah was nearing him. Raman took his axe and cut the branch with force. The branch fell into the river. But Raman was holding it. The branch took him away and enabled him to escape from the cheetah. Raman went too far along with the branch. Finally he reached the bank of the river.

Raman thanked the branch. The tree had saved him from danger. Raman decided not to cut the trees from then onwards. He started loving the trees which had saved him. he planted samplings in the places which he had cut the trees. He stopped selling firewood. Instead he joined a factory to do hardwork.

The 21 jewel chests - Twist your Brain

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:53:00 +0000

Puzzle:

A wealthy King divided his riches between three sons. He said, "I have 21 identical, equally large chests - seven of them are completely filled with gold coins, seven are half-filled with gold coins and seven are empty. Can you divide these 21 chests among yourselves without taking the gold coins out of them, so that you all have the same number of gold coins and the same number of chests?"

Answer:

Each son recieves three and a half chest worth of gold as follows:

One full chest, five half full chests and one empty chest.

Three full chests, one half full chest, and three empty chests.

Three full chest, one half full chest and three empty chests.

The rats and the cat - Bed time story

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:42:00 +0000

Many rats were living in a hole near a house. They were getting food daily. They were all happy. One night a cat entered the hole and attacked all the rats. all the rats went out running thay all feared. But some how the cat catched one small rat. The cat took it and ate it. Next day the mother rat was caught. The other rats started to worry.

They assembled at one place and discussed the matter. One fatty rat suggested, " We are all independent. then how can we accept our defeat? We have to be free from our enemy. let us put him to death."

Then a small rat got up and said, " Its not so easy. The cats are powerful. They catch us and kill. the easy way is to escape from it. But we have to know is arrival. So let all of us find him and tie a bell in his neck. When the cat comes we can come to know as the bell will ring and we all can escape."

The suggestion was accepted. But an old rat said, " Its alright. But who is to bell the cat?" No rat ca me forward to tie bell to the cat. The suggestion failed. Next suggestion came. A wounded rat got up and informed, "My dear friends, tomorrow when cat arrives let us all fall on it and put him to death.

All the rats agreed. Next day they waited the cat entered the hole in the night. the rats bit the cat with their sharp teeth. The cat died. All the rats were happy. then the wounded rat boosted, "Actually I killed the rat. because I gave you the suggestion. Otherwise you would not have killed it".

The other rats didn't agree. Each one boasted. they quaralled with each other. They envied each other thereby. All are seperated. They started wandering alone.

A few days passed. Another cat entered the hole. He started eating rats one by one. In a short period all the rats found dead.

Moral of the story:

Unity is strength. If it is lost suffering do occur.

Fun facts about the Dinosaur group

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:27:00 +0000

Types of Dinosaurs

All talks about Dinosaur have so far been an astonishing information for us. And it will continue to be also. Kids, here are some fun facts giving the meanings to the names of Dinosaur group. Most of the namesare connecting to Lizards. Sure there should be some sort of similarities between Dinosaurs and Lizards. The vivid similarity is the face.

Tyrannosaurus rex means 'King of the tyrant lizards'.
Brachiosaurus means 'Arm lizard'.
Maiasaura means 'Good mother lizard'.
Ankylosaurus means 'Stiff or fused lizard'.
Triceratops means 'Three horns on the face'.
Stegosaurus means 'Roof lizard'.
Deinonychus means 'Terrible caw'
Ornithomimus means 'Like an ostrich'.
Parasaurolophus means 'Beside ridged lizard'.
Compsognathus means 'Elegant jaw'.

The first Antiseptics

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:57:00 +0000

In 1853, an English sugeon named Joseph Lister observed that almost half of the patients on whom he performed amputations died of dreadful infections. Standards of hygine in operating theatres at this time were so bad that to be taken to hospital was almost a death sentence. Lister developed a system of cleaning everything that came into contact with a patients wounds with an 'antiseptic' called carbolic acid. He was able to prove that this method destroyed germs and greatly reduced infection.

Now there are numerous antiseptics available in the market. Savlon, Dettol, Betadin, Vicco products are some antiseptics which are popular. Also these antiseptics are available in the form of cream, liquid, hand wash, wipes, band-aids and mouth wash.

The first Antibiotics

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:51:00 +0000

Molecular structure of pencillin

Ancient egyptians used mouldy bread to prevent wounds becoming infected. This is not as strange an idea as it sounds. In 1928, Scottish Professor Alexander Fleming was clearing out his laboratory when he noticed a dish of bacteria had become contaminated by a mould called Pencillium notatum. he observed that the bacteria had been killed where they had come into contact with the mould. after refiinement, the mould became the first antibiotic wonder-drug, now known as 'Pencillin'.

The most useful flags

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:51:00 +0000

In the time before radio communication and mobile phones, issuing urgent orders within the navy was very difficult. It was fine to shout loud enough for the seamen on your own ship to hear, but communicating with other ships while under attack was almost impossible.

In 1800, Sir Home Riggs Popham, a rear admiral, came up with a clever way of signalling to other ships. he devised a code which involved hoisting flags, each with a differently coloured design. the code was known as Telegraphic Signals of Marine Vocabulary.

The tallest flagpole toppled by Birds

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:39:00 +0000

The tallest flagpole to be toppled by birds is a massive wooden structurre that originally stood in kew Gardens in London, england. when it was first constructed in 1959, the mole measured 69 metres tall, which made it the world's tallest flagpole at the time. Since then it has been shortened a number of times to make it safe. Then, in august 2007, the pole was taken down because it had become too dangerous to raise a flag. woodpeckars had damaged it making the pole unsafe.

Today, the tallest flagpoles dont have this problem. They are made of metal, which would give a curious woodpeckar a heck of a headache.

India Leads Top in...

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:53:00 +0000

World's cheapest car is produced in India - Nano by Tata Motors.
World's first airmail system - between Allahabad and Nainital(1911)
World's first fingerprint bureau - kolkata(1897)
World's first muslim judge of an apex court - Justice Fathima Beevi, Supreme court of India
World's first country to aopt Family Planning (1952)
World's first woman airmarshal - Padma Bandopadhyaya, Indian air Force (2004).
`World's first woman president of UN General Assembly - Vijayalakshmi Pandit (1953).
World's highest airport - Leh (Ladakh)
World's highest ATM - SBI ATM at Ladakh (12000) feet.
World's highest battlefield - Saichen.

Learn about Rubber Bands

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Rubber band bracelets

One of the most commonly used things in any house-hold in any part of the world is, the rubber band. The rubber band was first made in London in 1823 by Sir Thomas Hancock. Since then, there have been many improvemnts in the quality of the rubber band and it has come to be adjudged as one of the most important inventions of the 20th century.

Even though the rubber band is used extensilvely as a packing aid, some people hit upon the idea of making a rubber ball by simply stretching rubber bands, one over the other. The world record ( as recognised by Guinness Book) is held by John Bane of Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Here are the statistics of the biggest rubber band ball in the world.

Weight - 2800 lbs

Height - 5 feet

Diameter - 15 feet

Time taken - 4 years, 2 months

Number of rubber bands used - 5 lakh, 50 thousand

cost - 12,000 dollars

Why does a rubber ball bounce?

Rubber is viscoelastic material which means it is both viscous and elastic. Rubber is characterized by its resilence - if you drop it from a height of 1 metre, then it will bounce back to 0.5 to 0.7 metre depending on the rubber type and resilence value. Higher the resilence, higher is the bounce which means higher elasticity and lesser viscosity.

Generally, butadiene rubber has higher resilence property, followed by natural rubber. Due to this resilence property of rubber, it is used in tyres, etc.

Calculating age of a tree

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 02:56:00 +0000

Trees in Rain forest

How to determine the age of a tree?

If you come across a timber depot, stop a bit and look closely at the cross-section of a tree trunk. You will observe a series of concentric circle. these circles indicate the age of a tree.

How does it happen?

When a tree grows, two types of layers grow around its trunk every year, one soft, the other hard. These layers grow around in circles. External factors such as extreme cold, heat, famine, excessive rain etc., determine the shape, size, and thickness of the layers. Since this takes place once every year, the age of the tree can easily be calculated.

Marvelous facts of world

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:31:00 +0000

Glutinous sticky rice cements were used in ancient chineese historic buildings that even bulldozer could do nothing in it.
To avoid your great ideas from sinking Aquanotes (myaquanotes.com) has created a pad of waterproof paper with suction caps and a pencil that works in all conditions.
Blind people learn the Braille alphabet. They use the touch and feel technology. In most of the developed countries, the floor identification board in elevators are facilitated with Braille. Have a look on the alphabets and numbers of Braille.

Braille
Plankton are the small water animals that feed on tiny plants and animals.
Spinneret is the scientific name for the spinning tubes of a spider.
Convex mirror is used in a motor vehicle to see the traffic behind it.
Kabuki is the Japanese class of drama performed solely by men and characterized by elaborate scenery and heavy make-up.
France is the country that does not have mosquitoes. So the mosquito repellent companies have no chance of entering France!

Vocabulary Games

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:29:00 +0000

Questions

Write down the word starting with 'Q' and ending with a duality of consecutive double vowels. It has 5 letters in all. Q _ _ _ _.
A word starts with 'D' and ends with 'S'. In all i has 5 S's. It comprises 10 leters. Find out the word.
Mention the shortest word begining with double vowels by choosing the right option given here: AA, EE, II, OO, UU
A word comprises 10 letters. It contains 3 sets of consecutive double letters. If the first letter of the word is 'B' and the last letter is 'R', find the word.

Answers

QUEUE
DISPOSSESS
EEL
BOOK KEEPER

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Word history

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:46:00 +0000

Tortilla meaning a thin , round, flat bread made from water and cornmeal: This word comes from mexico. In spanish, the word tortilla means "little round cakes".
Travel means to go from one place to another or make a trip: This word comes from a similar English word that means " to work hard or labour". This word came from an old french word meaning both "to labour" and 'to journey". the meaning of travel became limited to the work of getting from one place to another.
Truce meaning a short stop in fighting; This word comes from a Middle English word meaning "agreement". the middle English word comes from an Old English word meaning, "true" or "faithful". in a truce, both sides must be faithful to their agreement.
Tuesday meaning the third day of the week: This word comes from the old english word meaning "Twi's day". Tiw was the pagan English God of war.
Typhoon meaning a tropical storm with violent winds. Typhoons occur in the western Pacific ocean. This word is derived from two words in the chinese language that mean "great wind".

Chocolate Biscuits

noreply@blogger.com (Hamsi) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:37:00 +0000

A simple recipe cum a project for yourself to make chocoalte biscuits which experiments the theory:

" Although water goes through phase changes, it is always water. The chemical make-up of water does not change whether it is solid, liquid or a gas."

Steps

When chocolate is heated, it melts and becomes liquid. When it cools, it becomes solid again. Break some chocolate into pieces and put them in a heat-proof bowl. Put the bowl into a saucepan one third filled with water.
Put the sacepan on a low heat and stirthe chocolate until it melts.
Pour melted chocolate onto some biscuits.
leave them to cool and the chocolate will become solid.

So Kids, Try out to check if theory works....