How did the Pineapple get its Name?
What prompted people to call banana a banana and a pineapple a pineapple and not something else? Actually there is a reason behind …
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Why is the Dead Sea dead?
The Dead Sea is indeed a very scary name for a lake. It is called so because nothing lives in it. There are no sea weeds or …
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What is the Mystery of Dracula?
As bats flap through the musty castle, a coffin lid creaks open and an ashy white hand gropes for the cover. The lid slides off …
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Is Potato a Fruit or Vegetable?
Pick up a potato and you notice eyes with little lashes on it. In fact, the lashes look like tiny roots. Have you ever wondered …
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How Does the Steam Engine Work?
In 1804 the first steam-powered engine ran, carrying some iron in Wales, in Britain. But it was almost twenty five years later, in …
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Why doesn't our stomach get digested?
All the food we eat goes into our stomach. Here, it is broken into smaller and simpler substances and get absorbed into the blood. …
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Why does the Sun follow You?
Have you ever noticed that when you are in a car, or a bus, travelling on a straight road, the Sun appears to move right along …
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Where did Jazz Originate?
One has just to blow a note on a sax and your feet start tapping to the rhythm and your body starts swaying to the music. …
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Why is it Harder to Walk Uphill?
Raju heard the familiar cry of the ice-cream seller reach his ears, clear as a bell, even from his fourth floor apartment. He flew …
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What is Pluto – a Star or a Comet?
Which is the planet farthest from the sun? Pluto, of course. But, some recent findings suggest that Pluto is not a planet at all. …
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How Far Away are the Stars?
The sun is a star, just like the thousands of others we see in the sky each night. But it looks so very big. Is it the biggest …
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Why is the Bridge of Sighs so Called?
The Bridge of Sighs (Ponte de Sospiri), is in Venice, Italy, and connects the inquisitor’s room in the east side of the …
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