Monthly Archives: January, 2010
What does the pelican use its pouch for?
Pelican are large, queer-looking water birds. A pelican is easily recognized by the big pouch that hangs from the underside of its long beak. The pelican does not store food in this pouch, as many people believe. It uses the pouch as a scoop to catch fish, which are then quickly swallowed. Pelicans known as …
What is a pagoda?
A pagoda (pronounced puh GOH da) is a tall, tower like building found in many Asian countries. Pagodas usually are used for temples and shrines. They are made up of several tiers or stories, and are often richly decorated. It is the Chinese and Japanese pagodas that most people know best. The typical Chinese pagoda …
What is a bamboo?
We usually think of grass as a small plant. Some grass grows less than one-inch high. Wheat grass may stand five-feet tall and corn frequently grows more than 10 feet tall. Bamboo is a grass, too. But unlike corn, wheat, oats, and other grass, bamboo grass may grow as tall as trees. Some kinds of …
Why do we say A.M. and P.M. when telling the time?
There are 24 hours in a day, but only 12 figures on the clock. This is because in most countries the day is divided into two parts of 12 hours each. We call the first part of the day a.m., meaning “before noon,” and the second part p.m., which stands for “afternoon.” The first crude …
Why was the Great Sphinx built?
We have, perhaps, all seen pictures of Egypt’s Great Sphinx. It is a monster made of rock, with the head of a man and the body of a couching lion. It stands near the three great Egyptian pyramids. Why was it built? One idea is that the sphinx was supposed to represent an ancient Egyptian …
Wine is good for your heart
Moderate alcohol intake—in any form, not just wine—is associated with a 25 to 30 percent reduced risk of heart disease in women, according to Rimm. “Alcohol raises HDL, or good, cholesterol levels”, says Dr. Apstein. “Like aspirin, it also thins the blood a little, so it protects against clot formation, which is one cause of …
Not a “silent killer”
Good morning everybody. There are saying that “it’s never too late, when early diagnose”. It’s true. Many of us thought that they are strong and they will not acquire any disease. It’s wrong. It happened sometimes that we don’t expect and we don’t have any single idea. Conventional wisdom says that ovarian cancer has no …
What is mosaic?
Have you ever seen a picture or design made out of tiny bits of tile or colored stone? Pictures made in this way are called mosaics (pronounced mo h-ZAY-iks). For more than 2,000 years, people have been making brightly colored mosaics to decorate the walls, floors and ceilings of buildings. To create mosaics small pieces, …
Why does the moon have phases?
As we watch the moon night after night, it seems to change its shape. These different appearances are called phases. The moon’s rotation around the earth causes the phases. The moon gives off no light of its own. It reflects the light from the sun. The sun can light up only one half of the …
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