Hear ye, hear ye! On this Friday, the thirteenth day of December, the Prince of Wales set foot on The South Pole! Hear ye, hear ye! All rejoice! Prince Harry was part of a three team South Pole Expedition organized…
What an amazing day the Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle had on October 28th, 2013. He saved his friend’s life and set a new world record by riding “the largest wave ever”. All this happened at Praia do Norte, near the…
For all you soccer fans and fanatics – The FIFA Confederations Cup is in full swing in Brazil from 15 – 30 June. It is like a dress-rehearsal for the World Cup taking place next year in the same place.…
How can you help save a forest with a Smartphone? A fascinating project is underway in Indonesia. It is taking place in the middle of the rainforest and it is called Rainforest Connection. The idea is very interesting – You…
Two very simple, very wonderful and very human stories made their way around the world in the past few months. Two simple acts of kindness caught in two photographs. Both are featuring policemen; One in Toronto, last week and…
Today marks the 75th Anniversary of the screen debut (first appearance) of Bugs Bunny. On April 30th, 1938 Bugs Bunny started his career with the animated short film called Porky’s Hare Hunt. In this film he was called “Happy Rabbit”;…
Spellers beware! The United States National Spelling Bee has changed the rules of the spelling bee competition. Starting this year the contestants will not only have to be able to spell complicated 5 or 6 syllable words, but they will…
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away a mysterious man hid a chest full of treasure. Actually it wasn’t that long ago – it was about 3 years, and the land is not that far away –…
What do a girl, who is having math problems and a guy that is analysing money stuff have to do with the future of school? To find out let’s go back to the beginning of the story – the year…
For the past year the sports world has been shaken up by a very sad story: the story of the fall from grace of Lance Armstrong – a cyclist, who won the premier event of the sport, the Tour de…