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Where does Black Pepper come form?: The black pepper comes from the dried berries of the pepper vine, which grows in hot countries as India and in the islands of the East Indies...
[4/4/2009]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Black Pepper, Dried Berries, Pepper Vine, Peppercorns, Hot Countries, India, Islands of East Indies
Mighty Mouse sets new world record: A British woman has set a new world record after diving 96 metres below the surface of the ocean and back in a single breath...
[4/3/2009] London , U.K.
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Mighty Mouse, New World Record, Sara Campbell, British Woman, Smallest Freediver, Back in Single Breath, Mammalian Dive Reflex, Extreme Sport, Freediving, Long Island, Bahamas, Vertical Blue Competition, Mermaid, Monofin, Campbell, Luc Besson, Le Grand Bleu
Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau protective measures: Taiwan has shut a highway lane to traffic, lowered the speed limit and put up protective nets to help a butterfly species cross the road...
[4/2/2009] Yunlin County , Taiwan
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau, Protective Measures, Taiwan, Highway, Speed Limit, Protective Nets, Butterfly Species, Annual Migration, Milkweed Butterflies, National Freeway Bureau, Speeding Vehicles, Conservation Project, Insects, Shut Highway Lane
Scientists in New Zealand claimed to have found the world's oldest frog -- aged 37: The Maud Island frog, nicknamed Wellington by researchers, also has two other geriatric friends, a male, Gollum, 35, and a female, Xena, 34...
[3/30/2009] Wellington , New Zealand
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Scientists, New Zealand, Worlds Oldest Frog, Aged 37, Maud Island Frog, Wellington, Researchers, Geriatric Friends, Gollum, Xena, Frog Species, Victoria University, Ben Bell, Habitat, Ambush Hunter
A volcano has erupted underwater and created a new island in the Pacific Ocean: Rocks, steam and ash started shooting up to 1km into the air last Monday. So much lava was spewed out that, by Wednesday...
[3/26/2009] Tongatapu , Island of Tonga
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Volcano, Erupted Underwater, Created New Island, Pacific Ocean, Rocks, Steam, Ash, Lava, Island, Square Meters, Pumice, Tongatapu, Island of Tonga, Tsunami, Region, Active Volcanoes Underwater
World's largest egg has gone on sale for £500: The 13in tall specimen was laid by a Great Elephant Bird in Madagascar almost 400 years ago and is now a rare antique. It is bigger than...
[3/25/2009] London , U.K.
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Worlds Largest Egg, On Sale, Pound 500, Specimen, Great Elephant Bird, Madagascar, Rare Antique, Hunters, Eggs, Duncan Phillips, Chelsea Antiques Fair, Victorian Explorers, Shell Fragments, Indian Ocean Islands, Old Town Hall
Komodo dragons kill Indonesian fisherman: An Indonesian fisherman has been killed by Komodo dragons after he was attacked while trespassing on a remote island in search of fruit...
[3/24/2009] Jakarta , Indonesia
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Komodo Dragons Kill, Indonesian Fisherman, Fisherman, Komodo Dragons, Remote Island, Toxic Bite, Muhamad Anwar, Reptiles, Loh Sriaya, Komodo National Park, Fransiskus Harum, Sugar Apples, Flores Island, Park Ranger, Reptiles
Scientists plan to drive the icy Northwest Passage: Scientists preparing for the exploration of Mars are planning history's first car drive through the fabled Northwest Passage, a trip they said...
[3/14/2009] Vancouver , Canada
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Scientists, Plan to Drive, Icy Northwest Passage, Historys First Car Drive, Northwest Passage, Trip, Global Warming, Humvee Vehicle, Arctic, Mars Institute, Journeys in Space, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Roald Amundsen, Norwegian Explorer, Sir John Franklin, Environmental Scientists, Modern Memory, Devon Island in Canada
Seven-Year-Old Girl Has Six Organs Removed To Take Out Tumor: A 7-year-old Long Island, NewYork girl went home from the hospital this week, about a month after enduring a major surgical procedure...
[3/12/2009] Miami , United States
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Seven Year Old Girl, Six Organs Removed, Take Out Tumor, Cancerous Tumor, Surgical Procedure, Vital Organs, Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital, Stomach, Spleen, Pancreas, Liver, Volunteer Firefighter, Heather McNamara, Rare Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor
Boy wins rights to tropical island in lottery: A 4-year-old boy has won the use of an uninhabited tropical island, with white sand beaches and clear turquoise waters, in a Taiwan lottery...
[3/6/2009] Taiwan , China
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Boy, Wins Rights, Tropical Island, Lottery, Archipelago, Uninhabited Tropical Island, White Sand Beaches, Turquoise Waters, Yeh Chien Wei, Taiwan Lottery, Penghu County, Lu Yan Chang, Use of Uninhabited Tropical Island, Terms of Prize