Kids News - Current Events

9-Year Old New Mexico Boy Is World's Youngest Balloon Pilot

On Saturday, June 4th, a nine year old Albuquerque boy navigated a 26-minute hot-air balloon flight solo, earning himself the title of the world's youngest hot air balloo...

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Can Conservationists Save The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper?

A team of conservationists led by the staff at the Russian branch of Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and Birds (WWT), has just launched a last-minute attempt to save one of t...

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If The World Was A Village of 100 People . . . . .

How often have we heard of statistics like 20% of the world's population lives below the poverty level or 14% are illiterate? While profound, for most of us, it is hard t...

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Surfer Dogs Take Over San Diego's Imperial Beach

On Saturday June 4th, over 50 dogs showed up at San Diego's Imperial Beach to participate in the annual Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surfing Competition. Now in its sixth ye...

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Are You Ready To Slackline?

Think tightrope walking is tough? Then you haven't seen slacklining, the latest extreme sport in which athletes walk across two points, balancing on a nylon webbing that...

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Can You Spell Or Even Pronounce 'Cymotrichous'?

If you have never heard of 'Cymotrichous', you are not the only one. The word, which means having wavy hair, is not even listed in most dictionaries. However, it seemed t...

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The Humble Potato Makes 'Worlds Most Expensive' Foods List!

Who would have thought that the humble potato would make the list of the world's most expensive foods right alongside exotic eats like caviar and truffle. But then, we ar...

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