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Teenage girls stuck in shopping cart for about an hour: Two teenage girls joy riding in a shopping cart found themselves stuck -- both in the cart and in the middle of nowhere, police said...
[11/4/2011] Ed , Sweden
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Teenage Girls, Stuck in Shopping Cart, About an Hour, Two Teenage Girls, Joy Riding, Shopping Cart, Both in Cart, Middle of Nowhere, Tourist Town of Ed, Western Sweden, Two Girls, Joakim Nystedt, Ed Emergency Services, Stuck in Cart, One in Front, One in Back, Humorous
When was the World’s largest Painting made?: The early largest painting made was undoubtedly Panorama of the Mississippi, completed by the American John Banvard in 1846...
[3/31/2011]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Worlds Largest Painting Made, Panorama of Mississippi, Gettysburg Cyclorama, Paul Philippoteaus, David Aberg, Mother Earth, Worlds Largest Painting
Who invented Safety Matches?: Safety matches were invented by Johan Edvard Lundstrom of Sweden in 1855. They had been made possible ten years earlier by the discovery...
[3/13/2011]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Safety Matches, Johan Edvard Lundstrom, Phosphorus, Head of Match, Striking Surface of Matchbox, Match Workers, Invention of Safety Matches
Why do Exhaust Fumes contain Lead?: The lead in exhaust fumes comes from the petrol used to drive the internal-combustion engine. Crude oil straight from the wells is thick...
[2/11/2011]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Exhaust Fumes contain Lead, Exhaust Fumes, Internal Combustion Engine, Crude Oil, Fuel, Lead Free Petrol
Air birds falling from the sky: A mysterious rain of thousands of dead birds darkened New Year's Eve in Arkansas, and this week similar reports streamed in from Louisiana...
[1/29/2011] Arkansas , USA
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Air Birds, Falling From Sky, Air Bird Deaths, Ornithologist, Bird Conservation, Blunt Force Trauma, Roost of Birds, Flying Birds, Wildlife Biology
Who put his Telescope to his Blind Eye?: When Admiral Horatio Nelson was given the signal to retreat at the battle of Copenhagen in 1801 he put his telescope to his blind eye...
[7/15/2010]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Copenhagen, Telescope, Blind Eye, Signal, British Fleet, Shore Batteries
Brits are the most prolific bean eaters: Brits are such fans of baked beans that each year we eat three times more than the rest of the world combined...
[6/2/2010] England , UK
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Brits, Most Prolific Bean Eaters, Fans of Baked Beans, Tins of Beans, Baked Beans, Trafford, Greater Manchester
Eleven foot giant herring found off Sweden: The Regalecus glesne, known as the King of Herrings or Giant Oarfish, was found dead in the small fishing village of Bovallstrand on Sweden...
[5/14/2010] Stockholm , Sweden
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Eleven Foot Giant Herring, Found Off Sweden, Bovallstrand, Norwegian Border, Worlds Longest Bony Fish, Sea Museum in Lysekil, Mythological Sea Creatures, Loch Ness Monster, Giant Herring, Sweden, Western Coast, Scandinavian Country, Maritime Museum, King of Herrings, Giant Oarfish
Swede claims vertical running record: A Swedish extreme sports fan has brought the house down with his new world record - for sprinting down the side of a building...
[5/13/2010] Vasteraas , Sweden
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Swede Claims, Vertical Running Record, Sweden, House Running, Sheer Drop, Rock Climbing Technique, Down Quickly in Emergencies, Soldiers, Military, Descent, Fire Weapon, Swedish Extreme Sports Fan, New World Record, Sprinting Down of Building, Tony Berglund, Guinness World Records, Vasteraas
What is a Greenshank?: A green shank is a little bird with a long beak and olive-green legs - a member of a group of birds known as sandpipers...
[4/12/2010]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Green Shank, Little Bird with Long Beak, Olive Green Legs, Group of Birds, Sandpipers