Do you like playing tag? I'm sure most kids love it! When play tag, you and your friends take turn and catch each other, running around. It sure is a fun game and a good form of exercise. But an elementary school in Santa Monica recently banned tag on its playground. This is because the game creates self-esteem issues among weaker and slower children. "It causes a lot of conflict on the playground," said Franklin Elementary School Principal Pat Samarge. The principal said children playing tag suffered both physical and emotional injuries. Weaker and slower children often complained they were harassed or chased against their will. So the principal decided to ban tag at school
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The weather is very hot these days. So, I wish there was a place made of ice! To my surprise, there is a restaurant made of ice in Dubai! The restaurant is called Chillout, and everything is made of ice: the walls, tables and chairs; cups, glasses and plates. The weather in Dubai is usually very hot. So the ice restaurant is something very new to the people who live there. Many people are flocking to the restaurant with their family and friends to experience the cold for the first time. ＂It’s the first time that I experience the cold in Dubai,＂said Fatima Ali, a 13-year-old
There’s a kid in India who is considered as a God. Why? Well, it’s not because the little kid has special powers. This is going to be a little hard to believe. It’s because the little kid has a tail! Take a look at the photo. The name of the little girl in the picture
I’m sure many kids love Hello Kitty. In fact, many adults love the cute cat, too. I also have a Hello Kitty cup at home! But police officers in Thailand don’t really like the lovely cat. Why? It’s hard to believe, but the cat punishes them when they do something wrong! If police officers don’t speak nicely to citizens or forget to turn off their engines when they park their cars, they will have to wear bright pink Hello Kitty armbands as punishment! Previously, the officers were punished by a written reprimand, but it wasn’t very effective. So police Colonel Pongpat Chayaphan decided
Pandas are very lovely. And they are loved by many people all around the world. But especially Chinese people love them very much. They even love their poo! Recently, researchers in China are making souvenirs out of panda poo. Researchers at a wildlife research center in Sichuan province are making photo frames, bookmarks and papers out of giant panda dung each year. But don’t worry about the smell. ＂They don’t smell too bad because 70 percent of the dung is just remains of the bamboo that the pandas can’t digest,＂said Jing Shimin, who works at the center. ＂We used to spend a lot of money to get rid of the droppings, but
Are you afraid of heights? Well, it seems like many Europeans enjoy jumping from high cliffs. Take a look at this photo. A man is flying the sky like Superman. He is getting ready to dive into the water below. Recently in a small European country called Montenegro, there was a diving competition. The competition is called Vizier Bridge, and it’s an annual event where hundreds of brave people from all over Europe come to compete. Can you imagine jumping from a cliff that is 21 meters high? Yeah, it might sound easy. But once you stay on top of the cliff and look at the waters below, you will sure freak out! There’s no big prize for the best diver. But the winner receives
Recently in France, there was a World Cycling Competition. Many people predicted that a professional cyclist named Marcus Burghardt from Germany would become the champion. You see, Marcus is well-known in the world for winning countless cycling competitions. However, many people’s predictions ended up being wrong because of a dog. Take a look at the photo! While Marcus was racing on his bike, a dog popped out of nowhere. Being an animal lover, Marcus didn’t want to hurt the dog. So, he tried his best to pass by him. Sadly, Marcus was speeding too much on his bike, and he ended up falling to the ground. The dog wasn’t
Take a look at the photo. There are so many cute kitties in the picture. Most of you might think they are house cats in a pet shop. Kids, think again. These cute kitties were saved by an animal protectionist group in China. This is going to be hard to believe, but these cats were going to be used as meat for people to eat! Although it’s shocking, there are many crazy people who love eating cat meat. Since there are many lost house cats on the streets of China, some people catch them and cook them up for dinner! Recently, 800 cats were saved, and now they are waiting
Ask your parents what kind of a baby you were. I am sure all of you were very cute and lovely. But you couldn’t do many things by yourself. You couldn’t change your clothes or walk around without any help. Well, would you believe me if I told you that there’s a 2-year-old baby who taught herself how to walk and change her clothes without the help of her parents? It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. The girl you see in the picture is the proof! Say hello to Georgia Brown living in England. Since little Georgia was able to do so many things on her own, her parents were shocked. So
One special man in Japan who set a world record by eating dozens of hot dogs within minutes suffered a bad injury to his jaw. His name is Takeru Kobayashi, a 29-year-old who has won 7 eating contests in the U.S. Sadly, while he was preparing for the upcoming hot dog eating contest in New York, he hurt his jaw. Takeru said his jaw was in bad condition for some time. But he ignored the pain and kept on practicing. So, now he can’t move his jaws at all. And the eating monster can’t even put a small candy in his mouth. Will he be able to compete in the upcoming contest? Well, Takeru said he will try his best to recover in time. Last year, Takeru put down a world record
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