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hedge –hog

Have you ever seen a hedge –hog ? Did you know that the word hedge-hog, rather ‘heyghoge’, was first used in 1450 in England?
So, what’s a hedge-hog? It’s a small animal with sharp thorns on its body. It measures 17 cms and weighs about 200gms. It eats grass, berries and mushrooms. It is mainly seen in India and Africa. Here’s the story of a little hedge- hog called Needles----

Mosquito itch

The reason most mosquito bites itch is because mosquitoes inject saliva into the person’s skin before they suck your blood. They are forced to fly away, the don’t get a chance to draw the saliva out. And it is their saliva that causes the itch.

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Japan

Japan is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of East Asia. The countries nearest Japan are Russia, China and the Republic of Korea.
The present form of the islands of Japan came about through slow collision of different moving parts of the earth’s crust, volcanic activity, and the resulting shifting of the ocean shorelines. You can see this dramatic geological history in the shape of Japan’s land. Much of Japan consist of high mountains with narrow valleys in between. In fact 68% of Japan is mountainous.

Japan’s mountains are one of its most beautiful natural features. The Japan Alps on the island of Honshu are very famous, but the best-known mountain in japan is undoubtedly Mount Fuji, the highest in the country at 3,776 meters.
Japan is completely surrounded by water: the Pacific Ocean in the east, the Sea of Japan in the west

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