What is a Rainforest For Kids?

May 22, 2011

Costa Rica is well known for its lush landscapes and beautiful rainforests. Tourism is a big part of the country’s income, and yet the country is constantly struggling between keeping its landscape beautiful for the visiting tourists and developing its own infrastructure. To that end, the Children’s Eternal Rainforest was founded. The Children’s Eternal Rainforest [...]

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Tootsie Pop: Indian with Star Urban Legend

May 21, 2011

A strange urban legend has surrounded Tootsie Pop’s for decades: if you find a tootsie pop with the picture of an indian on the wrapper shooting an arrow at a star, you have just won a free Tootsie Pop and can contact the company to have it sent to you. This has never been true, [...]

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Sweet and Low: Side Effects

May 21, 2011

Sweet and low is a noncalorie sweetener, a perfect replacement for sugar that gives you the taste without any of the bad stuff, right? Perhaps, but are there any sweet and low side effects that we should be aware of? Thankfully there are no diseases or troubles that sweet and low has been proven to [...]

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Cleaning the Microwave With Vinegar

May 21, 2011

Vinegar is a remarkably effective way to clean the dried food off of the walls and plate of the microwave. It breaks through the dehydrated food bits and loosens them from the walls, making it easy to wipe them clean. Here is what you need to know to clean your microwave with nothing more than [...]

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How to Make Pigs in a Blanket with Crescent Rolls

May 21, 2011

Pigs in a blanket is an easy to make food that kids love. It’s like a hot dog in a crescent roll instead of a bun, and can be eaten with a fork and knife or by hand. Here are the easy steps to how to make pigs in a blanket with crescent rolls. Start [...]

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Who Are the Members of The Who Band?

May 21, 2011

The four members of The Who when they initially formed in 1964 were Pete Townshend (guitar), Roger Daltrey (vocals), John Entwistle (bass), and Keith Moon (drums). This lineup stayed the same until Moon’s death in 1978. Entwistle died in 2002, The group started with Townshend and Entwistle, who started a dixieland jazz band called the [...]

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Are There Alligators in the New York City Sewers?

May 20, 2011

The story of alligators living in the sewer system underneath New York City has existed for decades – literally. We can find stories of alligators being found in peoples’ apartments or loose in city dating back as early as the 1920s, but thanks to a single interview in 1959, and the fact that it’s very [...]

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How To Pick the Best Over the Counter Shampoo

May 19, 2011

It is a long held belief that salon shampoo is better than over the counter shampoo. This is not exactly true. It is true that there are some very bad over the counter shampoos that can dry your hair out or otherwise damage it and make it look less than fantastic. Salons are usually pretty [...]

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What are Chicken Pox Symptoms?

May 18, 2011

The big symptom that we all think of when we think of chicken pox are the itchy bumps all over your skin. Yes, that is essentially what chicken pox are. They cover your body with bumps and make you overly very uncomfortable. Making yourself as comfortable as you can until your body can produce the [...]

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Is There a Faster Way to Heal Chicken Pox?

May 18, 2011

Chicken pox is a particularly nasty virus that makes a person (usually a child) extremely uncomfortable while it’s infecting them. Sadly, due to the nature of viruses in general, there’s no real way to speed up the process of healing them. Instead, the best you can do is make the person as comfortable as possible, [...]

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