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Sleep is a state of body and mind such that it is relaxing and allows us to get refreshed. Without sleep, life is impossible. Every living thing sleeps. It mainly relaxes the body and mind. But does it do another thing as well? Here's what I think: Sleep acts as a protector. It protects us from somewhat dangerous things that we cannot live through if we were awake. Some reasons are: According to Mr. Allan Zullo , author of "World's Dumbest Crooks and other true tales of bloopers, botches & blunders" states that a 37 year old man ,who was camping one night, was found 70 feet (12 metres) below, at the base of a cliff. Amazingly he wasn't seriously injured! A police spokesman informed that he was only alive because he was sleeping. After an accident or some serious incident, we often go into coma, a state of deep sleep. This protects us from dying right away. A theory suggests that we sleep to be protected from attacks of predators. This suggests that...

Pakistan School Massacre 17/12

Yesterday on 17th December 2014, the world witnessed grieving massacre of students at a school in Pakistan by terrorists.  It was a normal Tuesday morning in Peshwar's Army Public School when the massacre had started. One moment the children were studying at school and the next they were all fleeing for their lives. A group of terrorists had invaded the school. More than one hundred children died yesterday - around 141 people, mostly children. There were blood stains everywhere. It was a sad, quiet atmosphere. Where there once kids running with joy, all that is left is a blood stained school.  I feel sad thinking about all those children who died. Thinking about their families screaming with horror brings a tear to my eyes. I wish there was some way we could help them. But there is almost nothing we can do. Life is more precious than money, money lost can be gained once again but a life lost cannot be gained once again. Losing a child's life causes more sorrow as it an inno...

Fruity Facts

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These are some facts on fruits that probably you wouldn't have known Strawberries are the only fruits that have seeds on the outside of their skin.  Oranges are kind of peridium, a kind of berry.  The average strawberry has around 200 seeds.  Orange is the most commonly grown tree- fruit.  The second most popular mango variety in Australia is the r2e2.  Apples are actually poison.  Watermelons are 92% water. That's why they are given the name watermelons!  Mangoes contain more Vitamin C than oranges. Can you believe it !?  66.6667% of the world's coconuts are produced in Hawaii.  Cherries help calm your nervous system. Blueberries protect your heart.  In the U.S the apples sold in stores can be upto a year old.  A strawberry isn't actually a berry, but a banana is.  Bananas are slightly radioactive.  There is a   type of   tree,called ...