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The Longest Word in English
27 May 2025
Did you know there is a super long word in the English language? It is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. That’s a big word with 45 letters! It looks hard to say, but it’s fun to try. This word is the name of a lung disease. People can get it if they breathe in tiny bits of dust from [...]
The Oldest Tree in the World
27 May 2025
Did you know there is a tree that is very, very old? It is called Methuselah. Methuselah is a special tree that lives in the mountains of California. This tree is a bristlecone pine. It is the oldest known living tree in the whole world! Methuselah is more than 4,800 years old. That means it [...]
Why Do Sloths Have Algae Growing on Their Fur?
27 May 2025
Sloths are animals that live high up in the trees in the rainforest. They are very slow movers. In fact, sloths move so slowly that it can take them a whole day to travel just a few feet! Because they move so little, something special happens on their fur. Tiny green plants called algae start [...]
Did You Know Octopuses Have Three Hearts?
27 May 2025
Octopuses are amazing animals that live in the ocean. They have soft bodies, big heads, and eight long arms. But did you know they also have three hearts? That’s right—three! Two of the hearts help pump blood to the octopus’s gills. Gills are special parts of their body that help them breathe underwater. The third [...]
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23 Dec 2022
The world's oldest known living tree is a bristlecone pine called Methuselah, which is over 5,000 years old and can be found in the White Mountains of California. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after [...]
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- The Longest Word in English
- The Oldest Tree in the World
- Why Do Sloths Have Algae Growing on Their Fur?
