Sultan Kösen from Turkey is the world’s tallest man. He is 251 centimeters tall. Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal is the world’s shortest man. He is 55 centimeters tall. They recently met in London, the U.K., for the first time.
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The tiger beetle is as small as an ant. It can run up to eight kilometers per hour. That is running as fast as a human jogger!
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Liu Fulong is a Chinese carpenter. He did not have enough education at school. But he has skills to make a car. Liu recently created a wooden electric car. His electric car is 1.6 meters long. It can go as far as
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Yogurt recently became the official snack for the state of New York in the U.S. This is to help raise the public’s awareness of the benefits of yogurt and the related industry. New York has already become the country’s top yogurt producer. The state produced about 340 million kilograms of yogurt in 2013.
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China recently held a unique beauty pageant. The contest was for goldfish. About 10,000 goldfish from across the country took part in the pageant. They competed for the title of “Miss Goldfish.” The candidates were evaluated in several categories. The categories included
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Acer is different from other horses. He is three years old and just about 56 centimeters tall. That means that he is the smallest horse in England. Acer lives in a house with his owner and a dog named Demon. He acts more like a dog than a horse. The owner takes a walk and goes driving with him. She says that she is happy with him.
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A Japanese company has made a virtual aquarium. The fish in the aquarium are not real. Kids draw fish and color them. Next, a machine scans their paintings. Then, their fish appear on a big screen.
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Eve Oosterman, a two-year-old girl, and her mom, an artist, complete paintings together. Eve likes to scrawl on pieces of paper, just like other kids. Her mom creates artworks with Eve’s originals. Her mom adds touches and colors to them. Eve’s drawings turn into beautiful artworks. Look at the painting in the picture.
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Two American fishermen caught white lobsters in the same week. Experts say that catching white lobsters is almost impossible. One out of 100 million people may catch a white lobster. Korea has about 50 million people. They say getting attacked by a shark is more probable.
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The Madagascar pochard is the world’s rarest bird. Scientists are looking for a new home for the birds. Now, they are living in a wetland. But the wetland is very deep. They cannot dive to catch their prey. So they do not eat enough. The scientists say that 96 percent of the birds die within a couple of
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