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The Ring of Fire

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  H ave you ever seen an active volcano? Do you know that there are more than 1,500 volcanoes that are active today? yes, you've read the line correctly and an estimated 500 million people live near  these  active volcanoes . Today I would like to share some knowledge about one of the dangerous things on this planet The Ring of Fire. The Ring of Fire is also known as the Circum-Pacific Belt. It is a long path along the pacific ocean surrounded by active volcanoes. Earthquakes occur very often in these areas. Approximately 75% of the world’s volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire. It encircles many tectonic plates such as the Pacific, Juan de Fuca, Cocos, Indian-Australian, Nazca, North American, and Philippine Plates.  It is  40,000-km (24,900-mile) in length. The number of volcanoes and earthquakes is caused by the movement of tectonic plates. These areas are mostly bounded by volcanoes thus this region is called "The Ring of Fire". Major volcanic events that ...

History of Chocolates

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  T he only thing loved by everyone in this world despite their age is chocolates. Nearly 90% of the world's population loves chocolate. Numerous people around you including you may love chocolates like me. But have you ever thought about where the chocolate came from? Who invented it? So, now we'll look in the history of chocolate Where was it's origin? It's hard to pin down exactly when chocolate was born, but it's clear that it was cherished from the start. Chocolate's rich history of 4.000 years began in Mesoamerica (present-day Mexico). Olmec is one of the earliest civilizations in Latin America, were the first to turn the cacao plant into chocolate. They drank their chocolate during rituals and used it as medicine.  Today, such drinks are also known as "Chilate" and are made by locals in the south of Mexico and the northern triangle of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras). Later, the Mayans praised chocolate as the drink of the ...

Why do we celebrate Birthdays ?

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  W hen I was confused about what to write in this blog, one of my friends asked me why do I even celebrate my birthday? This one question led to numerous questions in my brain, so I'm finally writing about one of the common occasions in every individual's life "BIRTHDAY" well few questions that I chose are Why do we celebrate it? Who started it first? Why do we blow out candles on that day? Let me ask you Why do you think we celebrate our birthdays?   Why do we celebrate birthdays? Everyone in this world is busy with their own lives and wants a special day which is meant for them. They want to lead that day very happily, then this thing of celebrating their birthday came into the act. Many celebrate it with their family and friends, while very few would like to spend it alone. Celebrating a birthday is also a good thing for healing, where you can find yourself special. it finally relieves you from the stress you had from your life going on and it becomes a happy occa...

Why Pluto is not considered a planet ??

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  H ave you ever thought about why Pluto is not considered a planet? Now have a random think why? I'm sure you would want to know why      Because it doesn't satisfy the three criteria of a planet. they are        1. It is in orbit around the Sun.       2. It has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round in shape)      3. It has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. Pluto meets only two of these criteria, losing out on the third. Now you may wonder what is clearing its the neighborhood? It means that using its gravity a planet must remove asteroids, dwarf planets out of its path. Now Pluto is in orbit around the sun, has a spherical shape, but has not cleared its path. Thus Pluto is considered a dwarf planet. What is a Dwarf planet ? Dwarf planet, a body   that orbits the Sun  and that is, for practical purposes, smaller than the planet Mercury  yet large eno...