World Hippo Day: A day to gain knowledge and protect hippos

Hippos are considered to be the world's third largest mammal and they weigh around 1,500 kg. They are mainly herbivorous and eat about 40kg of grass for a single meal. There are many misconceptions about hippos as many people think them similar to pigs.

However, they are the only semi-aquatic animals which live within Sub-Sahara Africa and their closest living relatives are cetaceans like whales and dolphin. In respect to this, it is not a very surprising fact that hippos spent 16 hours a day immersed in water.

Hippos rise every three to five minutes for air even when they are sleeping. Hippos produce an oily red liquid for the sun which functions like sun cream and protects their skin. They have huge size, sweet faces and large bodies.

There are many factors which makes hippo a very important part of an ecosystem. They spend so much time immersed in water that they help in enriching rivers by stirring the mud on the floor. Their excretion has ingredients which are useful for the survival of many aquatic creatures including fish which live in waters.

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National Blonde Brownie Day: A day to indulge in the much loved dessert

Brownies are very popular dessert items of today and are made by mixing butter, eggs, flour, sugar, baking powder and most importantly, cocoa. Blonde brownies have a unique flavour and through they are not well known but are very delicious. There are many stories regarding the origin of blonde brownies. One of the stories is that it appeared in a Boston Cookbook which was published by Fannie Farmer in 1896. Another story is that it was made by chefs at Chicago's Palmer House Hotel in 1893 for World's Colombian Exposition. The brownies rapidly became a dessert in 1906 when Boston Cookbook by Fanny was updated with a blonde brownie recipe. Bonde brownies use brown sugar instead of cocoa which gives them butterscotch flavour. These brownies were very popular in the 1940s and 1950s as they became an alternative to chocolate. The brownies have many options when it comes to flavours like vanilla, nuts, toffee, butterscotch, coconut or any candy flavour which enhances the flavour o

How online education is proving to be the biggest failure in India

As we all know that the schools have been closed due to COVID 19 pandemic and the students have been taking online classes from the last few months. Online classes are becoming the biggest failures in India. Some of the reasons for the failure of online classes are bad internet connectivity. Despite knowing that all the work around the world is being done online, the cellular networks are not increasing their network speed due to which the class gets hampered. One of the other reasons can be that students do not have a habit to take classes online and that also on laptops and computers. They do not learn until they get scolded or shouted upon. That system has completely led to the failure of the classes as you do not know whether your concepts are clear to the students or not. The teachers are also facing a lot of issues in taking online classes as all the matter needs to be written well before hand so that the explanation becomes easier. The setting up of the class like environment

German Unity Day: A Pride for those living in Germany

Everyone in this world wants to be independent and free without any kind of interference from outside. Similarly, German Unity Day is celebrated to commemorate the reunification different German republics to form a single state. The day is a national holiday in the country and it is celebrated by fireworks, festivals and ceremonies. It is a big day for people and gives them immense pleasure and satisfaction as they feel free and liberated. Thus, on German Unity Day I would like to wish each and every citizen of Germany a very happy Unity Day and hoping that the country prosperes each day.

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