Kangaroos have large feet because of which they can leap very high. Kangaroos use their strong tails for balance while jumping. Kangaroos cannot walk backwards because of their thick, muscular and long tail. The tail is not flexible and acts as a third leg.
We sleep for 6 to 8 hours every night but do you know, snails can sleep up to 3 years? Snails have 14,000 teeth and some can even kill you. Snails have a single foot on which they move. They carry their home, the shell on their back.
A sandwich has two or more slices of bread with one or more fillings between them. They are the most easily found snack and is also stomach filling. There are many kinds of sandwiches, with different kinds of fillings. Sandwich is the name of a place in Britain. The Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu was very lazy…
In Florida Keys of the USA, an underwater music festival is organised every year. Participants dive underwater and play music. The music is broadcasted through speakers that are hung under the boats which float above the water.
To play an air guitar means to pretend to play a guitar without having one. The participants of this competition must play an air guitar for two songs of one minute each. Try it; it may turn out to be fun!
There are around 2,000 to 3,000 monkeys in the Lopburi province of Bangkok. Each year, in the month of November, the monkeys are fed 4,000 kilograms of fruits, vegetables, cakes and candies. After the monkeys finish eating, the young people of the area dress up as monkeys and perform dances. People from all over the…
All we know of is freezing water and styling hair. But in Yukon, Canada every February, a hair freezing contest is held. The participants of the contest first dip their hair in hot water and then the cold air freezes their hair. It is a fun celebration and the winners just win a small amount…
It is said that ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’. If you take the saying seriously and try to eat one type of apple everyday even then it would take you 27 years to taste all kinds of apples that are available. And it does not stop at that, more varieties are getting…
Watermelons contain lots of water. Watermelons keep you hydrated during summers. In olden days when people use to cross long, hot deserts by foot, they would carry watermelons with them. These watermelons served as water jugs. If you have watermelon with you then you always have water handy and flavoured water at the same time!
We do store different fruits and vegetables at home. Some need to be consumed fast as they spoil fast. Bananas are one such fruit which should be consumed fast, not only because they spoil fast but also because they attract mosquitoes. But do not worry in case you get too many mosquitoes at home, use…
