Did You Know on Pitara Kids Networkhttps://www.pitara.com/categories/did-you-know/Recent content in Did You Know on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSun, 14 Jun 2026 08:10:32 +0530Storm petrels spend their lives far out at sea, but have to come to land to...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/storm-petrels-spend-their-lives-far-out-at/Fri, 24 Dec 2004 06:08:53 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/storm-petrels-spend-their-lives-far-out-at/Every day, a coral grows a new band of limestone on its skeleton. Its rate ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/every-day-a-coral-grows-a-new-band-of-limestone/Sat, 18 Dec 2004 06:53:30 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/every-day-a-coral-grows-a-new-band-of-limestone/Temperate climates are thought to be the most pleasant to live in as they d...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/temperate-climates-are-thought-to-be-the/Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:03:56 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/temperate-climates-are-thought-to-be-the/Ninety seven percent of all the water on Earth is salty. Only 3 per cent is...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/ninety-seven-percent-of-all-the-water-on-earth-is-salty/Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:34:13 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/ninety-seven-percent-of-all-the-water-on-earth-is-salty/The deeper under the sea you go, the greater the pressure, that is the weig...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-deeper-under-the-sea-you-go-the-greater/Mon, 06 Dec 2004 20:57:16 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-deeper-under-the-sea-you-go-the-greater/There is enough water in the atmosphere, that if it all fell as rain at the...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/there-is-enough-water-in-the-atmosphere/Sat, 04 Dec 2004 05:59:43 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/there-is-enough-water-in-the-atmosphere/The Cullinan, once the largest uncut diamond, was discovered in South Afric...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-cullinan-once-the-largest-uncut-diamond/Fri, 03 Dec 2004 18:07:02 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-cullinan-once-the-largest-uncut-diamond/Sometimes double rainbows can form. In a single rainbow, red is always at t...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sometimes-double-rainbows-can-form-in-a/Sat, 20 Nov 2004 07:10:45 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sometimes-double-rainbows-can-form-in-a/The huge flightless emus of Australia's scrubland may roam hundreds of kilo...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-huge-flightless-emus-of-australias/Fri, 19 Nov 2004 12:43:19 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-huge-flightless-emus-of-australias/The ozone layer is a layer of concentrated ozone gas about 24 km (15 miles)...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-ozone-layer-is-a-layer-of-concentrated/Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:51:32 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-ozone-layer-is-a-layer-of-concentrated/The earth has more than 600 active volcanoes. Many of them are to be found ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-earth-has-more-than-600-active-volcanoes/Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:28:54 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-earth-has-more-than-600-active-volcanoes/Without clouds and other constituents of the earth's atmosphere, the surfac...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/without-clouds-and-other-constituents-of/Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:15:28 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/without-clouds-and-other-constituents-of/About 6 million tonnes of salt is made from the sea every year. This is eno...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/about-6-million-tonnes-of-salt-is-made-from/Sun, 07 Nov 2004 01:20:30 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/about-6-million-tonnes-of-salt-is-made-from/Sea cucumbers look harmless but they have a dramatic way of fending off ene...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sea-cucumbers-look-harmless-but-they-have/Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:59:24 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sea-cucumbers-look-harmless-but-they-have/Grey whales spend the summer feeding in the Arctic. Then they swim south al...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/grey-whales-spend-the-summer-feeding-in-the/Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:41:52 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/grey-whales-spend-the-summer-feeding-in-the/The widespread house sparrow was at one time protected by law. It was delib...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-widespread-house-sparrow-was-at-one-time/Sun, 24 Oct 2004 15:06:55 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-widespread-house-sparrow-was-at-one-time/Weathering is very slow. The height of some mountains is lowered by about 8...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/weathering-is-very-slow-the-height-of-some/Sun, 24 Oct 2004 06:47:46 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/weathering-is-very-slow-the-height-of-some/For centuries sailors lost at sea have used clouds to guide them to land. F...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/for-centuries-sailors-lost-at-sea-have-used/Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:07:24 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/for-centuries-sailors-lost-at-sea-have-used/Waterwheels were used in Rome over 2,000 years ago to grind corn. Water pow...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/waterwheels-were-used-in-rome-over-2000/Sat, 16 Oct 2004 00:24:43 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/waterwheels-were-used-in-rome-over-2000/The first successful submarine was built in the 1620s by a Dutch inventor, ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-successful-submarine-was-built/Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:14:35 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-successful-submarine-was-built/At night, the surface of the Indian Ocean sparkles with light. The light is...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/at-night-the-surface-of-the-indian-ocean/Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:55:33 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/at-night-the-surface-of-the-indian-ocean/To measure sunshine, weathermen use a Campbell Stokes sunshine recorder. Th...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/to-measure-sunshine-weathermen-use-a-campbell/Wed, 06 Oct 2004 18:58:06 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/to-measure-sunshine-weathermen-use-a-campbell/If all the water in the air fell at the same time, it would fill enough buc...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/if-all-the-water-in-the-air-fell-at-the-same/Sat, 02 Oct 2004 17:17:25 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/if-all-the-water-in-the-air-fell-at-the-same/The light given off by a piece of the Sun's surface the size of a postage s...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-light-given-off-by-a-piece-of-the-suns/Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:58:34 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-light-given-off-by-a-piece-of-the-suns/Sea level does not always stay the same. During the last Ice Age, 18,000 ye...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sea-level-does-not-always-stay-the-same/Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:58:39 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sea-level-does-not-always-stay-the-same/The soft sand that we sink into on the beach, is actually rock. Sand is wha...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-soft-sand-that-we-sink-into-on-the-beach/Thu, 23 Sep 2004 04:10:20 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-soft-sand-that-we-sink-into-on-the-beach/The largest active volcano on Earth is Mauna Loa, in Hawaii. It is 4,168m (...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-largest-active-volcano-on-earth-is-mauna/Thu, 16 Sep 2004 21:16:03 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-largest-active-volcano-on-earth-is-mauna/The Sun gives off huge amounts of deadly radiation, but we are protected fr...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-sun-gives-off-huge-amounts-of-deadly/Sun, 12 Sep 2004 01:13:49 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-sun-gives-off-huge-amounts-of-deadly/Without the weather to spread the Sun's heat around the world, the Tropics ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/without-the-weather-to-spread-the-suns/Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:37:28 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/without-the-weather-to-spread-the-suns/There are no penguins in the Arctic. Penguins are only found south of the e...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/there-are-no-penguins-in-the-arctic-penguins/Tue, 07 Sep 2004 03:21:10 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/there-are-no-penguins-in-the-arctic-penguins/Water currents affect the Earth's climate by driving warm water from the Eq...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/water-currents-affect-the-earths-climate/Mon, 06 Sep 2004 00:05:48 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/water-currents-affect-the-earths-climate/Minerals are graded according to their hardness, on a scale from 1 to 10. T...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/minerals-are-graded-according-to-their-hardness/Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:53:43 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/minerals-are-graded-according-to-their-hardness/The Trans-Alaskan oil pipelines stretches 1,300 km (800 miles) from the Arc...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-transalaskan-oil-pipelines-stretches/Sun, 29 Aug 2004 01:10:03 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-transalaskan-oil-pipelines-stretches/The first animals tamed and kept for milk and meat were goats and sheep. Bo...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-animals-tamed-and-kept-for-milk/Fri, 27 Aug 2004 03:47:21 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-animals-tamed-and-kept-for-milk/The world's first postage stamp was the penny Black, issued in Britain in M...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-worlds-first-postage-stamp-was-the/Tue, 17 Aug 2004 04:16:19 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-worlds-first-postage-stamp-was-the/The fastest growing tree in the world is the Eucalyptus. One tree in New Gu...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-fastest-growing-tree-in-the-world-is/Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:10:50 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-fastest-growing-tree-in-the-world-is/The Pacific Ocean is three times bigger than Asia, the biggest continent on...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-pacific-ocean-is-three-times-bigger-than/Sat, 07 Aug 2004 07:26:00 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-pacific-ocean-is-three-times-bigger-than/The highest mountain on Earth is not Mount Everest, but Mauna Kea in the Pa...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-highest-mountain-on-earth-is-not-mount/Wed, 04 Aug 2004 10:27:29 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-highest-mountain-on-earth-is-not-mount/There are about 16 million thunderstorms a year throughout the world. Above...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/there-are-about-16-million-thunderstorms/Sat, 31 Jul 2004 12:32:57 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/there-are-about-16-million-thunderstorms/The smallest professional theatre in the world is to be found in Hamburg, G...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-smallest-professional-theatre-in-the/Sat, 24 Jul 2004 06:43:35 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-smallest-professional-theatre-in-the/Ninety-six per cent of salt water is pure water. There is 3 per cent common...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/ninetysix-per-cent-of-salt-water-is-pure/Mon, 19 Jul 2004 09:47:45 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/ninetysix-per-cent-of-salt-water-is-pure/The highest sea cliffs are on the north coast of Moloka'i, Hawaii - a tower...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-highest-sea-cliffs-are-on-the-north-coast/Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:11:51 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-highest-sea-cliffs-are-on-the-north-coast/A wind that blows as fast as the fastest man can run (43 kmph/27 mph), is o...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-wind-that-blows-as-fast-as-the-fastest/Mon, 05 Jul 2004 22:51:29 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-wind-that-blows-as-fast-as-the-fastest/If divers surface too quickly after a dive, they may suffer from what are c...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/if-divers-surface-too-quickly-after-a-dive/Sat, 03 Jul 2004 09:03:48 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/if-divers-surface-too-quickly-after-a-dive/A change in climate may have been the reason for dinosaurs becoming extinct...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-change-in-climate-may-have-been-the-reason/Sun, 20 Jun 2004 16:05:06 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-change-in-climate-may-have-been-the-reason/At least 75 per cent of all the fres hwater on Earth is deep frozen inside g...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/at-least-75-per-cent-of-all-the-freshwater/Sun, 13 Jun 2004 03:19:18 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/at-least-75-per-cent-of-all-the-freshwater/Ice made of salt water does not contain any salt. That is the biggest relie...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/ice-made-of-salt-water-does-not-contain-any/Mon, 07 Jun 2004 00:18:49 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/ice-made-of-salt-water-does-not-contain-any/Not all rivers end up in an ocean. The rivers flowing south from the Tassil...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/not-all-rivers-end-up-in-an-ocean-the-rivers/Thu, 03 Jun 2004 23:55:36 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/not-all-rivers-end-up-in-an-ocean-the-rivers/Sound can travel through water at 1,507 m (4,945 ft) a second. That is abou...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sound-can-travel-through-water-at-1507-m/Wed, 02 Jun 2004 15:36:18 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sound-can-travel-through-water-at-1507-m/The Earth formed some 4,600 million years ago. Soon afterwards, the early o...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-earth-formed-some-4600-million-years/Sun, 30 May 2004 18:22:16 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-earth-formed-some-4600-million-years/Out of all the fish caught in the world, about three quaters are eaten as f...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/out-of-all-the-fish-caught-in-the-world/Tue, 25 May 2004 02:16:16 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/out-of-all-the-fish-caught-in-the-world/A Polynesian legend tells how the world was created in a gaint clam. At fir...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-polynesian-legend-tells-how-the-world-was/Sun, 23 May 2004 04:10:34 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-polynesian-legend-tells-how-the-world-was/Seashell can be found in rocks high up on some mountains, such as the Apenn...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/seashell-can-be-found-in-rocks-high-up-on/Fri, 21 May 2004 13:24:29 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/seashell-can-be-found-in-rocks-high-up-on/The great auk is one of the many sea animals that have become extinct. It u...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-great-auk-is-one-of-the-many-sea-animals/Mon, 17 May 2004 02:49:16 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-great-auk-is-one-of-the-many-sea-animals/The Moon takes just over 27 days to travel round the Earth. It always keeps...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-moon-takes-just-over-27-days-to-travel/Sun, 16 May 2004 18:06:50 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-moon-takes-just-over-27-days-to-travel/If all the enery from one hurricane in a single day could be converted into...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/if-all-the-enery-from-one-hurricane-in-a/Sun, 16 May 2004 09:17:31 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/if-all-the-enery-from-one-hurricane-in-a/The largest wheatfield, in Alberta, Canada, covered an area of 142 sq km (5...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-largest-wheatfield-in-alberta-canada/Wed, 05 May 2004 23:55:25 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-largest-wheatfield-in-alberta-canada/One-tenth of the Earth's surface is always under the cover of ice. And almo...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/onetenth-of-the-earths-surface-is-always/Mon, 03 May 2004 20:28:10 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/onetenth-of-the-earths-surface-is-always/Just one square centimetre of the Sun's surface shines with the brightness ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/just-one-square-centimetre-of-the-suns/Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:29:34 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/just-one-square-centimetre-of-the-suns/The Portuguese man-of-war belongs to a group of jelly-like animals called s...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-portuguese-manofwar-belongs-to-a-group/Mon, 12 Apr 2004 23:25:03 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-portuguese-manofwar-belongs-to-a-group/Guillemots live in huge, crowded colonies of over 140,000 birds. They do no...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/guillemots-live-in-huge-crowded-colonies/Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:50:53 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/guillemots-live-in-huge-crowded-colonies/About 2,500 million people, half the world's population, use wood for cooki...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/about-2500-million-people-half-the-worlds/Tue, 06 Apr 2004 22:17:02 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/about-2500-million-people-half-the-worlds/Almost a million earthquakes occur in one year. Of these, a large earthquak...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/almost-a-million-earthquakes-occur-in-one/Mon, 05 Apr 2004 16:38:55 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/almost-a-million-earthquakes-occur-in-one/Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic is the world's most isolated island. It...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/bouvet-island-in-the-south-atlantic-is-the/Thu, 01 Apr 2004 09:30:16 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/bouvet-island-in-the-south-atlantic-is-the/About 75 per cent of all wild birds die before they are six months old. Mil...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/about-75-per-cent-of-all-wild-birds-die-before/Tue, 30 Mar 2004 04:48:10 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/about-75-per-cent-of-all-wild-birds-die-before/There is no land at the North Pole - it is a floating raft of ice. In 1958...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/there-is-no-land-at-the-north-pole-it/Tue, 23 Mar 2004 17:54:27 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/there-is-no-land-at-the-north-pole-it/Earthquakes under the sea can trigger off great avalanches of mud and sand....https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/earthquakes-under-the-sea-can-trigger-off/Tue, 09 Mar 2004 05:44:58 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/earthquakes-under-the-sea-can-trigger-off/If you could weigh all the water that falls on a single acre of land during...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/if-you-could-weigh-all-the-water-that-falls/Mon, 01 Mar 2004 16:29:19 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/if-you-could-weigh-all-the-water-that-falls/Deep-sea prawns are often bright red in colour. They use the red colour as ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/deepsea-prawns-are-often-bright-red-in-colour/Wed, 18 Feb 2004 02:22:52 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/deepsea-prawns-are-often-bright-red-in-colour/Saturn is the second biggest planet in the Solar System and it is 95 times ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/saturn-is-the-second-biggest-planet-in-the/Mon, 09 Feb 2004 09:41:25 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/saturn-is-the-second-biggest-planet-in-the/Pea crabs are the smallest crabs in the world. They live and feed inside th...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/pea-crabs-are-the-smallest-crabs-in-the-world/Sun, 08 Feb 2004 02:59:56 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/pea-crabs-are-the-smallest-crabs-in-the-world/In the northern hemisphere, winds flow from west to east. This means that a...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/in-the-northern-hemisphere-winds-flow-from/Fri, 06 Feb 2004 03:13:26 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/in-the-northern-hemisphere-winds-flow-from/The light reaching us now from our nearest star, set off over four years ag...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-light-reaching-us-now-from-our-nearest/Tue, 03 Feb 2004 13:45:56 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-light-reaching-us-now-from-our-nearest/The amount of protein produced from a field of soya beans is 13 times great...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-amount-of-protein-produced-from-a-field/Mon, 02 Feb 2004 08:08:18 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-amount-of-protein-produced-from-a-field/The first motorcycle was designed and built by the firm of Michaux-Perreaux...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-motorcycle-was-designed-and-built/Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:31:21 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-motorcycle-was-designed-and-built/A special substance found in the scales of some fish (especially herrings) ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-special-substance-found-in-the-scales-of/Tue, 06 Jan 2004 19:38:01 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-special-substance-found-in-the-scales-of/A walrus has about 700 hairs on its snout. Each hair is about 3 mm (0.1 in)...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-walrus-has-about-700-hairs-on-its-snout/Sun, 04 Jan 2004 07:21:46 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-walrus-has-about-700-hairs-on-its-snout/Just one part oil per million parts water will make drinking water smell an...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/just-one-part-oil-per-million-parts-water/Sun, 04 Jan 2004 00:49:01 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/just-one-part-oil-per-million-parts-water/Metal pipes often burst when the water inside them turns to ice. This is be...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/metal-pipes-often-burst-when-the-water-inside/Sat, 03 Jan 2004 08:17:40 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/metal-pipes-often-burst-when-the-water-inside/The first person to claim that the Earth revolves round the Sun was a Greek...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-person-to-claim-that-the-earth/Wed, 05 Nov 2003 22:21:25 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-person-to-claim-that-the-earth/Interstellar matter is much thinner than the air we breathe on Earth. A cup...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/interstellar-matter-is-much-thinner-than/Mon, 03 Nov 2003 02:35:16 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/interstellar-matter-is-much-thinner-than/Birds bathe in water or dust to help keep clean and get relief from irritat...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/birds-bathe-in-water-or-dust-to-help-keep/Thu, 30 Oct 2003 04:14:39 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/birds-bathe-in-water-or-dust-to-help-keep/Almost half the world's bird species are found in the tropical forests of S...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/almost-half-the-worlds-bird-species-are/Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:13:33 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/almost-half-the-worlds-bird-species-are/Meteors burn up in the atmosphere and filter down to Earth as dust. The tot...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/meteors-burn-up-in-the-atmosphere-and-filter/Sat, 18 Oct 2003 07:36:22 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/meteors-burn-up-in-the-atmosphere-and-filter/Some radio telescopes, known as interferometers, consist of two or more med...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/some-radio-telescopes-known-as-interferometers/Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:54:41 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/some-radio-telescopes-known-as-interferometers/In space, far from the pull of gravity of planets, objects have no weight. ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/in-space-far-from-the-pull-of-gravity-of/Fri, 08 Aug 2003 20:51:31 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/in-space-far-from-the-pull-of-gravity-of/The familiar call of the cackoo in Europe is made only by the male bird. Al...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-familiar-call-of-the-cackoo-in-europe/Wed, 06 Aug 2003 07:14:00 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-familiar-call-of-the-cackoo-in-europe/A nova (meaning 'new star') is a star that suddenly flares up to be many ti...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-nova-meaning-new-star-is-a-star-that/Sat, 26 Jul 2003 02:30:28 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-nova-meaning-new-star-is-a-star-that/The first living creature in space was a dog called Laika, launched in a sp...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-living-creature-in-space-was-a/Sat, 07 Jun 2003 02:25:00 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-first-living-creature-in-space-was-a/The longest name for any star is 'Shurnarkabtishashutu', the Arabic for 'un...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-longest-name-for-any-star-is-shurnarkabtishutu/Fri, 09 May 2003 11:30:25 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-longest-name-for-any-star-is-shurnarkabtishutu/Galaxies are found in groups or clusters. Many clusters of galaxier are kno...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/galaxies-are-found-in-groups-or-clusters/Sat, 26 Apr 2003 07:58:07 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/galaxies-are-found-in-groups-or-clusters/Many parent birds use other birds without young ones to help feed their chi...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/many-parent-birds-use-other-birds-without/Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:54:31 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/many-parent-birds-use-other-birds-without/The word galaxy comes from the Greek word for milk, 'gala'. The Ancient Gre...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-word-galaxy-comes-from-the-greek-word/Sat, 18 Jan 2003 13:56:35 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-word-galaxy-comes-from-the-greek-word/A person on Neptune would never live for one Nepune year. The Neptune year ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-person-on-neptune-would-never-live-for/Thu, 02 Jan 2003 03:47:39 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/a-person-on-neptune-would-never-live-for/When two prairie dogs meet, they exchange a sort of 'kiss' to find out if t...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/when-two-prairie-dogs-meet-they-exchange/Wed, 06 Nov 2002 05:12:09 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/when-two-prairie-dogs-meet-they-exchange/Elephants eat up to half a tonne of plant food a day. They have 24 teeth fo...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/elephants-eat-up-to-half-a-tonne-of-plant/Sat, 26 Oct 2002 20:58:57 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/elephants-eat-up-to-half-a-tonne-of-plant/All mammals breathe air. The distant ancestors of mammals were fish and mam...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/all-mammals-breathe-air-the-distant-ancestors/Sat, 12 Oct 2002 20:57:03 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/all-mammals-breathe-air-the-distant-ancestors/About 5,000 years ago, the Sahara desert was covered with rich grassland an...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/about-5000-years-ago-the-sahara-desert/Sun, 06 Oct 2002 00:12:32 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/about-5000-years-ago-the-sahara-desert/Bewick's swans have black and yellow faces but each one has a unique patter...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/bewicks-swans-have-black-and-yellow-faces/Fri, 04 Oct 2002 14:54:52 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/bewicks-swans-have-black-and-yellow-faces/Macaques living high up in the mountains of northern Japan have to cope wit...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/macaques-living-high-up-in-the-mountains/Sat, 07 Sep 2002 13:31:13 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/macaques-living-high-up-in-the-mountains/The sloth is the slowest land mammal in the world with a top speed of only ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-sloth-is-the-slowest-land-mammal-in-the/Tue, 30 Jul 2002 00:56:08 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-sloth-is-the-slowest-land-mammal-in-the/All the pet hamsters in the world are descended from the same mother. This ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/all-the-pet-hamsters-in-the-world-are-descended/Sun, 28 Jul 2002 14:16:55 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/all-the-pet-hamsters-in-the-world-are-descended/Sea mammals have no fixed home in the water but some have special sleeping ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sea-mammals-have-no-fixed-home-in-the-water/Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:08:50 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/sea-mammals-have-no-fixed-home-in-the-water/The ancestors of sea mammals once lived on land. About 50 million years ago...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-ancestors-of-sea-mammals-once-lived-on/Sat, 13 Jul 2002 07:13:24 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-ancestors-of-sea-mammals-once-lived-on/Like many raptors, female sparrowhawks are much bigger than males. Males ca...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/like-many-raptors-female-sparrowhawks-are/Fri, 12 Jul 2002 00:33:01 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/like-many-raptors-female-sparrowhawks-are/The Asian elephant has the longest tail of any land mammal. Excluding the t...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-asian-elephant-has-the-longest-tail-of/Tue, 28 May 2002 08:51:11 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-asian-elephant-has-the-longest-tail-of/The greatest gathering of any type of mammal takes place on the Pribil Isla...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-greatest-gathering-of-any-type-of-mammal/Tue, 21 May 2002 00:18:27 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-greatest-gathering-of-any-type-of-mammal/The very rare bumblebee bat from Thailand is the smallest flying mammal. Ad...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-very-rare-bumblebee-bat-from-thailand/Wed, 01 May 2002 08:12:59 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-very-rare-bumblebee-bat-from-thailand/The sportive lemur gets its name because, if attacked, it raises its fists ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-sportive-lemur-gets-its-name-because/Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:19:46 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-sportive-lemur-gets-its-name-because/Until the age of three months a cheetah cub has a thick mane of smoky-grey ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/until-the-age-of-three-months-a-cheetah-cub/Wed, 17 Apr 2002 07:15:52 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/until-the-age-of-three-months-a-cheetah-cub/Some mammals use twigs or stones as tools. The sea otter floats on its back...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/some-mammals-use-twigs-or-stones-as-tools/Wed, 17 Apr 2002 05:47:12 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/some-mammals-use-twigs-or-stones-as-tools/In 1925 Sauer, a Dobermann Pinsher, tracked two thieves 160 km (100 miles) ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/in-1925-sauer-a-dobermann-pinsher-tracked/Sat, 02 Mar 2002 15:59:36 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/in-1925-sauer-a-dobermann-pinsher-tracked/In 1700, there were some 60 million buffaloes in North America. Millions we...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/in-1700-there-were-some-60-million-buffaloes/Tue, 15 Jan 2002 06:31:37 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/in-1700-there-were-some-60-million-buffaloes/Paraceratherium was the biggest land mammal there has ever been. It lived a...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/paraceratherium-was-the-biggest-land-mammal/Thu, 03 Jan 2002 04:14:55 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/paraceratherium-was-the-biggest-land-mammal/Emperor penguins dive down to depths of 265m (870ft), staying under for up ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/emperor-penguins-dive-down-to-depths-of-265m/Fri, 28 Dec 2001 13:17:30 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/emperor-penguins-dive-down-to-depths-of-265m/The pink colouring of flamingos depends on the food they eat. In the wild, ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-pink-colouring-of-flamingos-depends-on/Sat, 08 Dec 2001 05:49:38 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-pink-colouring-of-flamingos-depends-on/Herons have special feathers that break up into powder. They rub this into ...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/herons-have-special-feathers-that-break-up/Sun, 07 Oct 2001 17:09:02 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/herons-have-special-feathers-that-break-up/The passenger pigeon made the most rapid disappearance ever known, In the 1...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-passenger-pigeon-made-the-most-rapid/Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:41:07 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-passenger-pigeon-made-the-most-rapid/Bird's nest soup is made from the nests of cave swiftlets in Asia. Huge col...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/birds-nest-soup-is-made-from-the-nests/Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:55:03 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/birds-nest-soup-is-made-from-the-nests/Puffins are the only birds to moult their beaks. In other birds, beaks cons...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/puffins-are-the-only-birds-to-moult-their/Sat, 19 May 2001 01:05:48 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/puffins-are-the-only-birds-to-moult-their/Many birds that feed on plants swallow stones and grit to help their bodies...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/many-birds-that-feed-on-plants-swallow-stones/Wed, 16 May 2001 19:30:32 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/many-birds-that-feed-on-plants-swallow-stones/The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird of Cuba. It is 5.7 cm...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-smallest-bird-in-the-world-is-the-bee/Tue, 15 May 2001 13:44:38 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-smallest-bird-in-the-world-is-the-bee/Male birds with the showiest plumage and courtship displays do not help rai...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/male-birds-with-the-showiest-plumage-and/Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:50:26 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/male-birds-with-the-showiest-plumage-and/Baby birds have an 'egg tooth' to help them break out of the shell. This is...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/baby-birds-have-an-egg-tooth-to-help/Tue, 06 Mar 2001 03:28:11 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/baby-birds-have-an-egg-tooth-to-help/The sperm whale has the heaviest mammal brain. Its brain weights up to 9 kg...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-sperm-whale-has-the-heaviest-mammal-brain/Sun, 04 Mar 2001 04:25:02 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/the-sperm-whale-has-the-heaviest-mammal-brain/Wheatears living in Greenland are larger than those found further south. Be...https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/wheatears-living-in-greenland-are-larger/Fri, 02 Feb 2001 01:58:13 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/did-you-know-for-kids/wheatears-living-in-greenland-are-larger/