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Two-Year-Old Peanut Crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog'

How many years has the 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest been around? How many contestants did it attract this year?

The world's ugliest dog contest has been around for 26 years. 

There where 29 dog along with there owners. 

How did this year's winner Peanut get his 'ugly' looks?

Peanut the two-year-old shelter dog was badly burnt in a fire which caused him to lose his lips, an most of his body hair and eyelids. As a result, peanuts eyes constantly water and he also has sharp teeth.

What is the organizer's main purpose for organizing this unusual competition?

This competition is also a great way to honor these pooches, many of whom owe their unusual looks to human abuse. But most importantly, it raises awareness for their adoption by showing the world that physical detractions do not prevent dogs from becoming loving pets.

Critical Thinking Challenge:

Do you think this is an appropriate title for the competition? What would you change it to?

I think it is an appropriate title for the competition and I would change nothing about the name.

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Australia's Favorite White Humpback Makes A Rare Appearance

What is so special about Migaloo?

Migaloo is a very rare white humpback wale. Migaloo was the first white humpback whale ever documented, but he is not the only one. In September 2011, Alan Fewings and his family reported seeing a white humpback calf with a pod of migrating whales, near Cid Harbor off the coast of North Queensland. Experts think that the two wales could be related, but given that Migaloo calf has not been seen since, they have been unable to confirm that. They also gave him an aboriginal name.

Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.

You have to be at least 500 meters away if you are on a boat or jet-ski, airplanes have to be more than 2,000 meters away from the white humpback wales. If anybody has been caught being violation to the mammals they will be fined exceeding $12,500 AUD. Migaloo, which means 'White Fella' in the indigenous Australian language. Migaloo's has heaps of fans that have made several websites dedicated to his every move and even set up an active Facebook page and Twitter account in his honor.

Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? is he the only one?

Sciences have been unable to confirm the evidence. So therefore people refer to him as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback.No he is not they only one because there was a sighting of a white humpback calf with another pod of migrating wales.

Critical Thinking Challenge:

Do you think Migaloo's special colour helps or hurts him from human predators? Why?

I think that his special colour will not help him from human predators because people will want to know what it is but then I think it will help him because people will know that there is a very bad fine. 

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Who Knew Corn Flakes Could Look So Good?

What cereal does Rosado use to create her portraits?
Sarah Rosado uses grains of corn flakes to make the pretty art work.

Why does it take so long to create each masterpiece?
Sarah Rosado self taught her self she said creating a cereal masterpieces is hard work. First she starts by sketching the image of the artist. Then she begins the painstaking process of crushing the cereal to the right size so that it can be carefully placed on the outline. Once she has done all of that, she uses a pin to carefully shape the nose, eyes and mouth. But therefore it is not surprising to hear that each portrait she does takes about five hours to create. But the end results looks really nice. 

Name some celebrities that have featured in her cereal art series. What kind of art did Rosando unveil in 2013?
Sarah Rosado's art celebrity creations are 'the king of pop', Michael Jackson, Reggae legend Bob Marley, R&B singer Alicia Keys and as well as, former Beatle, John Lennon. 

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114-Foot Tower In Budapest Is The World's Tallest Lego Structure

Where was the most recent tallest Lego structure built? Who built it?
In front of the Saint Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.

The record was 112-ft 11-inch tower constructed in August 2013, by students from John Dickinson High School inWilmington, Delaware.

What are the two requirements imposed by the Guinness World Records before a Lego tower can be eligible for inclusion?

They had to remove all of the wires connect to the Lego so then it can stand up by it's self without the wires helping. You can not also use adhesives.

Why does the author believe that a new Lego tower record will be attempted soon?

The author believes it because the record was broken 3 time in 2012. 

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Vegetarian Crocodiles? You Better Believe It!

What is unusual about the reptiles that live at Nyanyana crocodile farm?
All of the crocodiles are 100% Vegetarian.
The crocodiles can shred its prey to pieces within minutes.
The crocodiles eat pellets.
The vegetarian crocodiles seem to have skin that is softer and more supple than those that eat meat.

How did they turn this way?
1. Zimbabwe was undergoing an economic crises,
2. The company found it impossible to find affordable meat to feed the 164,000 crocodiles that were being raised in the farm.
3. Desperate, they started feeding the reptiles with pellets that were a mix of meat and vegetables.
4. After noticing that the change in diet did not seem to deter the reptile's growth, they gradually eliminated the meat completely and are now raising crocodiles that are 100% vegetarian.

What are the crocodiles being bred for?They make leather and sold to fashion houses like Hermes and Gucci to make expensive handbags, shoes and belts.




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13-Year-Old Indian Girl Becomes The Youngest Female To Conquer The Everest!

1. What did Malavath do? On Sunday, May 25th, 2014, India's Malavath poorna, became the youngest female to climb to the top of the worlds highest peak Mount Everest which is 29,082 ft.

2. Why does the author believe it is so admirable?
The author thinks it is so admirable because she climb Mount Everest and she is the youngest to climb the mountain and she broke the world reoccurred which is amazing and they wanted the world to know what people can do and how to do it.

3. What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb?
First they enrolled the girl in a nearby boarding school. Then about nine months ago, Swaeroes provided the girl with a awesome opportunity to achieve this amazing impossible dream by offering mountaineering training. Not one to pass up an exciting adventure, the athletic girl signed up, along with 150 other underprivileged youngsters. Almost immediately, Malavath impressed the instructor Parmesh Kumar, with her determination and grit.

4. What happened when Malavath reached the advanced base camp?
It was not easy. In fact, Malavath was sent back to base camp after she experienced altitude sickness when she got to the advanced base camp set up at an altitude of 6,400 meters. However the determined youngster returned three days later, and insisted on continuing. It took 52 days, but on May 25th, 2014, Malavath, who made it to the summit a few minutes ahead of 16-year-old Anand, proudly hoisted her country's flag at the top of the world.

5. How long did it take the team to get to the summit?
It took them 52 Days time take by Poorna & Team.

6. What does Malavath hope her achievement will do to help other people?
The young girl hopes that her achievements will inspire underprivileged people and girls all over the world, to try achieve their dreams.

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