Recently, librarians at the Camden Library in Sydney, Australia were very surprised when a book was returned. The book about insectivorous plants was written by Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882). In fact, it was the first edition copy of the great English scientist’s book. The book
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Wild animals usually don’t get along well with other species. They often attack each other for food or habitat. However, some animals form unusual friendships between different species. For example, recently, a baboon named Gakii adopted a 3-month-old bush baby. They are living at the Nairobi
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Sometimes animals are abandoned by their parents. If this happens, most of them do not survive. However, a lucky macaroni penguin survived when it was abandoned by its parents before it had even hatched. The chick was hatched at a zoo called Living Coasts in Devon,
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Swearing is bad because it can hurt other people’s feelings. It can also ruin your relationships with others. It can even cost you a lot of money! If you swear in public in Barnsley, a city in south Yorkshire, you can be fined a lot of money. Last week, officials in the city decided to
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Look at the huge guitar in the picture. You may think it is a Photoshop. Surprisingly, however, it is for real! You can see this giant guitar garden in Argentina. Who is the mastermind behind this unique creation? It is an Argentine farmer named Pedro Martin Ureta. The 70-year-old farmer loves art. When he was young, he used to spend a lot
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Everyone in the world has a name. Some of the most popular names for boys include Oliver, Josh, and Jacob. Olivia, Isabella, and Sarah are popular names for girls. However, some people have very unique names. In Israel, the most popular names for girls are Noa, Maya, and Tamar. An Israeli couple gave their three
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Have you ever seen lightning? Lightning is a flash of bright light in the sky, which is produced by electricity moving between clouds or from clouds to the ground. It usually accompanies loud thunder. The chances of being hit by lightning are very rare, but some people do get
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Today, many people all over the world keep pet cats at home. Cats make good pets because they don’t make loud noises like dogs. But how about keeping big cats such as lions and tigers at home? It seems impossible to keep them as pets, doesn’t it? To our surprise,
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Most bus drivers are male in many countries, including Korea. There are some female bus drivers as well, but it is not easy to see them often. However, if you visit a town near Buenos Aires in Argentina, you will be surprised to see so many female bus drivers! The town is called
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The man in the picture is Tomasz Urynowicz and he is an art lover from Poland. He has many beautiful paintings, but his favorite one is a portrait of a young brown-haired girl. The picture was painted by an artist named Antoni Maria Kwiek in 1955. When Tomasz first saw the
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