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Missing school, this class graduated on Minecraft 

A group of Japanese students is proving to the world that they will not be letting the novel coronavirus ruin their fun. Since Japanese schools, and almost all around the world, have closed down in the face of COVID-19, an elementary school boy and his friends decided to host their own online graduation ceremony on […]
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Chinese played polo with donkeys! 

Not all news from China is about Coronavirus, there is some discovery as well. Archaeologists in China have unearthed a tomb belonging to a 9th-century noblewoman who was buried alongside her donkeys, which she likely rode while playing an ancient version of polo. New research describes the tomb of Cui Shi, an Imperial Chinese noblewoman […]
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Faster than Usain Bolt! 

Usain Bolt is the undisputed fastest man on Earth. But he may have some completion from an Indian. Srinivasa Gowda from a Karnataka village made a record, and became a sensation, after competing in a traditional Kambala race. He ran the traditional buffalo race, covering 142.50 meters in just 13.62 seconds. The timing was enough […]
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This plastic gold is as pure as your original gold 

Gold is the most-loved metal around the world. As nice as it looks in a watch or ring, pure gold would get too heavy for everyday wear, so it’s often lightened up with alloys. Now, by mixing it with plastic instead of other metals, researchers at ETH Zurich have created a new form of gold […]
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How cheesy is that! 

In love with cheese? Read this… The world’s first cheese-themed hotel has opened in London.  The Cheese Suite, in Camden, features cheese-themed furniture, wallpaper, cushions and throws and even offers cheesy-scented soap in the bathroom. Guests are able to take selfies in front of the suite’s giant cheese installations before turning in for the night […]
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A Toy story wedding! 

We all love our animated heroes… we wear them on our tees, drink chocolate milk shake from mugs with photos of them, even have keychains and badges of our heroes. But only a true fan can do what this lady did. Lindsay Ashton is a die-hard fan of Toy Story movies… so what even we […]
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Large bloom: World’s largest flower in Indonesia 

We all love flowers… their vibrant colours, their beautiful smell, they cheer us up! But would you like to hold a flower as big as you or your younger sibling?  Yes, scientists have found a flower species in indonesia which is as big as 3.6 foot in diameter. Indonesian conservationists say they’ve spotted the biggest […]
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US city legalises snowball fight. Why was it even banned! 

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of snow? Snowfights right? But can you imagine a place where there’s a lot of snow but you are not allowed to have snowball fights… that too by the state’s order! Wausau was such a state in the US where snowball fights were […]
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Artificial snow to celebrate new year 

It’s difficult to think of Moscow without snow in winters. But this year has been a bit different. Russia is experiencing its warmest December since 1886. Such has been the state that authorities have brought in artificial snow ahead of the New Year celebrations. According to Russia’s Hydrometeorological Research Centre, the temperature rose above 6 […]
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Tiniest treat: World’s smallest gingerbread house 

Christmas inspires creativity among bakers and artists but have you heard about the smallest gingerbread house? Yes, a ginger house smaller than the thickness of human hair!  Travis Casagrande, an Electron Microscopy researcher in Ontario, carved the elaborately detailed decoration. Using an electron microscope, the expert carved the world’s smallest ‘gingerbread’ house, replete with a […]