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Aeroplane

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Aeroplane

Brrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

  • An aeroplane is a winged aircraft capable of flight by being propelled by jet engine or propellers.
  • An aeroplane is also known as a plane or an airplane.
  • The wings of an aeroplane are designed to give lift to the plane when taking off.
  • In most aeroplanes, engines are typically light piston engines or gas turbines.
  • Aeroplanes are made for different purposes, including military, service (emergency, cargo, mail, etc), carrying public passengers, or for fun.

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  • The first aeroplane was invented by the Wright Brothers and was officially manned and flown successfully in December 17, 1903.
  • The heaviest aeroplane is the ‘Antonov An-225 Mriya’ and weighs 640 tonnes .
  • Aeroplanes lift off the ground and move through the air by letting off enough air to push air and gas downwards.
  • The largest aeroplane is the ‘Antonov An-225 Mriya’ and seats 900 passengers.
  • An aeroplane’s fuel tank capacity ranges from 45 litres to  227 124 litres (12 gallons to 60,000 gallons).
Bibliography:
Aircraft 18 November 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft>

Aluminium

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Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum

  • Aluminium is a widely used, soft, light, durable metal.  It is silvery, gray or white in colour and has a metallic look.
  • Aluminium makes up 8% of the weight of the earth’s crust.
  • Aluminium is generally found combined, in different minerals – over 270 of them.
  • Aluminium is high in heat and electricity conduction.
  • Aluminium doesn’t corrode very easily.

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  • Aluminium is hard to extract from ore, like bauxite.
  • Aluminium can be fully recycled without losing any of its qualities.
  • Australia is the one of the major produces of the major aluminium ore, bauxite.
  • In 2005, the global production of aluminium was 3.19 billion kilograms (31.9 million tonnes).
  • Ancient Greek and Romans used aluminium salt to stop bleeding of cuts.
Bibliography:
Aluminium 1 December 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium>

Cattle

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Cattle

Cattle… or cows.

  • Cattle are members of the subcategory, Bovinae, meaning medium to large hoofed animals.
  • Cattle are usually raised for the meat, milk and as draft animals (pull carts etc) and also produce leather and manure.
  • It is estimated that there is 1.3 billion cattle in the world.
  • In some countries, such as India, cattle are considered sacred.
  • An adult male cattle are called bulls, females who have given birth are called cows, a female who hasn’t given birth is called a heifer,  newborn cattle (male or female) are called calves and draft cattle are called oxen.

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  • A newborn calf usually weighs between 25-45 kg (55-99 pounds).
  • All cattle are colour blind to the colours red and green.
  • Cattle have about 22,000 genes which 80% of humans also have.
  • The average amount of sleep per day, for cattle, is four hours.
  • In 2009, India had the most cattle in the world – a population of 281,700,000, and Brazil had the second most –  87,087,000.
Bibliography:
Cattle 2 December 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle>

Mango

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Mango

Sweet, yummy and nice!

  • Mangoes are fleshy, and sometimes furry, stonefruit (See Nectarines to see what a stonefruit is!).
  • The mango is the national fruit of India, Philippines and Pakistan.
  • In several cultures mangoes are used in many formal, public or religious ceremonies, as decoration.
  • Mangoes, depending on the cultivar, are usually yellow; orange; red; or green in colour.
  • Non ripened mangoes can be ripened in brown paper bags.

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  • Mangoes can be used in many different ways, such as chutneys, drinks, rice dishes, jelly, curries, ice cream and can be eaten pickled or raw. Many recipes include unripe sour mango.
  • Mangoes are high in vitamin C.
  • Mango peels and sap contain the chemical ‘urushiol’, which is in poison ivy and poison sumac.
  • India is the biggest producer of mangoes – 16.34 million tons in 2010-2011, and China the second biggest with 4.35 million tons.
  • The most common cultivar of mango is the ‘Alphonso’ which is typically yellow in colour.
Bibliography:
Mango 1 December 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango>

Buckingham Palace

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Buckingham Palace

What a palace…

  • Buckingham Palace has been London’s house of Britain’s rulers since 1837.
  • Visitors are allowed inside Buckingham Palace yearly.
  • Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms – 19 of these rooms are State rooms, 52 are bedrooms, 188 are staff rooms, 92 are offices and 78 are bathrooms.
  • Buckingham Palace is decorated and furnished with many priceless furniture designs and art pieces.
  • More than 50,000 guests are invited to Buckingham Palace for ceremonies and functions yearly.

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Buckingham Palace
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  • Buckingham Palace’s throne room has been used to take formal wedding photos.
  • The ballroom was added to the palace in the 1850’s.
  • The ballroom is the largest multi-purpose room in the Buckingham Palace.
  • The full Buckingham Palace building is 108 meters (354 feet, 3 inches) in length, 120 meters (397 feet, 7 inches) in depth and 24 meters (78 feet, 8 inches) in height.
  • The gardens of Buckingham Palace cover an area of 40 acres.
Bibliography:
Buckingham Palace n.d., The British Monarchy, <http://www.royal.gov.uk/theroyalresidences/buckinghampalace/buckinghampalace.aspx>

Canoeing

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Canoeing

Canoeing is fun if you love the outdoors!

  • Canoeing is the sport of propelling an open canoe, using a paddle.
  • Canoeing was originally a form of long distance transportation in North America, the Amazon basin and Polynesia, as well as many other countries.
  • Scottish explorer, John MacGregor, after experiencing canoeing in Canada and the US in 1858, started constructing his own canoes on his return to the United Kingdom.
  • The main competitive canoeing sport is racing, although canoe polo, playboating, extreme racing and surf skiing are also conducted.
  • Different boats are used and made for different types of canoeing sports such as whitewater and playboating canoes.
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Canoeing
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  • Experienced canoeists typically steer from the stern and beginner canoeists typically steer from the bow, with the paddles.
  • Experienced canoeists, that canoe in shallow river, use a setting pole to propel the canoe forwards.
  • The sport of canoeing first appeared in the Olympic games at Paris, 1924.
  • Canoeists have to keep their centre of mass low, so they don’t capsize the canoe.
  • Canoes were traditionally made from wood and bark, then wood and canvas, and from there progressed to aluminium.  Most canoes today are made from moulded plastic or a composite like fibreglass.
Bibliography:
Canoeing 24 November 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoeing>
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