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

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Article Comprehension:

How many years has the 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest been around? The worlds ugliest dog contest has been around for 26 years in Santa Rosa Californian USA.

How many contestants did it attract this year?

This year in the Ugliest dog contest their were 29 dogs that entered this contest.

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

Peanut got his ugly looks because peanut was badly burn't in a fire which has now caused him to to loose his lips, most of his body hair and eyelids. As a result peanuts eyes constantly water.

What is the organiser's main purpose for organising this unusual competition? 

The people think that this is a great idea to honour these animals who might look different to other dogs in many ways. But it raises awareness for their adoption by showing the world that physical detractions do not prevent dogs from becoming loving pets

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Australia's Favorite White Humpback Makes A Rare Appearance.

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Article Comprehension:

What is so special about Migaloo? The reason why Migaloo is the worlds first documented hump back whale. He was also spotted with 5 other whales as they made there way from Antarctica to Queensland in Western Australia. Migaloo is a 55 ton all white humpback whale. The people of Australia have also given Migaloo him his name which is aboriginal.

Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia: Migaloo was first spotted in Australia Byron Bay in 1991, Migaloo became the local darling and he was the towns 'special interest whale' which means that boats, jet skies etc have to be at least 500 meters if people do not follow that rule then they can get charged a 12,500 fine. Also over the past years Migaloo fans have made him Facebook pages, twitter account they have done this in Migaloo's honour.

Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? People seem to refer to Migaloo with that name because experts believe that Migaloo's colour is called by a genetic skin condition called albinism. So thats why Migaloo is called 'hypo pigmented.


Is he the only one? He could be because in this article they have only stated that Migaloo's the only one with this condition. But also in this article it did state that they have seen another Hump back whale in September 2011.

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Who Knew Corn Flakes Could Look So Good?

Article Comprehension:
What cereal does Rosado use to create her portraits?
Sarah Rosado uses Grains of Corn Flakes to create her great portraits while she eats her breakfast, Which is also Corn Flakes.

Why does it take so long to create each masterpiece? 

To create Sarah Rosado masterpieces it takes her up to 5 hours. 

Name some celebrities that have featured in her cereal art series. What kind of art did Rosando unveil in 2013.

Sarah Rosado Stunning models are Michel Jackson, Bob Marley, Alicia Keys, John lennon.

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Article Comprehension:

Where was the most recent tallest Lego structure built? Who built it? The existing world record was 112ft 11 Inch tower built in August 2013, By students from the John Dickinson high school in Wilmington, Delaware. 

What are the two requirements imposed by the Guinness World Records before a Lego tower can be eligible for inclusion? The builders secured the structure with wires during the construction of them building it, to make sure that all the hundreds of spectators that gathered around to watch everyday. However to eligible for the Guinness wold records the wires had to be removed.

Why does the author believe that a new Lego tower record will be attempted soon? The author thinks this because in 2012 the record was broken 3 times alone, So there are bound to be heaps more taller lego buildings soon.

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Vegetarian Crocodiles? You Better Believe It!

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1.  In Nyanyana there are 164,000 unusual crocodiles that are vegetarian because they eat pellets. They also have softer skin and these crocodiles sleep more than other crocodiles that are raised in the wild and with meat.
2. The owners of these crocodiles in Nyanyana could not afford to be buying meat for 164,000 crocodiles so one day in 2006 they decided to mix pellets with meat, vegetables. After a while they noticed that when they feed the crocodiles the vegetables nothing happen so they decided that it would be cheaper and more affordable option. 
3. What are the crocodiles being bred for: The crocodiles are bred for their skin which gets sold to European tanneries which gets turned into leather and sold to fashion shops such as Gucci and other great known shops, when transfered to those shops they are then turned into expensive handbags, shoes and belts.

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13-Year-Old Indian Girl Becomes The Youngest Female To Conquer The Everest!
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What did Malavath do? Malavath Poorna climbed Mount Everest because On Sunday, May 25th, 2014.

 Why does the author believe it is so admirable?  Because she's so young (13) and she's broken the worlds record for youngest women to climb Mount Everest.

What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb? Malaavath had to trail and she was 1 out of 20 people that got picked. Then they all to attend a professional training session Darjeeling Himalayan Mountaineering Institute from october 26th to November 16th, 2013. after the two week period, only two people got selected for this dangerous climb.

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.

How long did it take the team to get to the summit? It took 52 days for them to reach the top of the mountain.

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.