When germs such as bacteria or viruses invade the body, they attack and multiply. This invasion is called an infection, and the infection is what causes illness. The immune system uses several tools to fight infections, such as: Macrophages, which are white blood cells that swallow up and digest germs whether dead or dying
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Oceans form the largest habitat on the planet and are thought to be the place where all life started. Thousands and thousands of different animal species inhabit the world’s ocean waters and can be found at water depths of just a centimetre to nearly 11 kilometres beneath the water’s surface. The oceans are so big
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This was the question that someone named Dan asked: Why do we forget people’s names when we first meet them? I can remember all kinds of other details about a person but completely forget their name. Even after a lengthy conversation. It’s really embarrassing. He’s not alone. We all are guilty, and it’s not because
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Move to the window. Look to the sky, what colour do you observe? I am sure the answer will be blue, yet when you look at the horizon in the evening at sunset, the colours are sometimes yellow and orange. What is the explanation for this? A clear cloudless daytime sky is blue because molecules in
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1. Her middle name is Ikponwonsa, a Bini name which means I Thank God. 2. Her mother, Sherifat Morgan gave birth to her at the age of 20 and had to drop out of school to focus on her upbringing. 3. She was born in Benin in 1991, but moved to Lagos in 2008 to
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Stretch out your hand, with the palm facing up. Notice those prominent lines on your palm, and those ones on your fingers, especially where they meet with joints? Ever wondered why they are there? What their functions are? And what they mean? Do read on curious mind, as this article provides the answers to your
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I am sure that you are aware that Nigeria was a former British colony, and that our laws were formed along the framework of the British common law. That being the case, how did the British come about their system of laws, which would later invariably influence ours. Look no further, or shall I say,
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Harmful Traditional Incision – Female Genital Mutilation Contents What is an Incision? Female Genital Mutilation Types Of Female Genital Mutilation Reasons For Female Genital Mutilation The Harm Effects of Female Genital Mutilation Facts About Female Genital Mutilation What is an Incision? An Incision is an opening that is made in something with a sharptool, especially in someone’s
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Did you know that the word novem in November means nine in Latin? Putting two and two together will tell you that at a point in time, November was the ninth month of the calendar. So, what changed? How did it become the eleventh month? If you have been following our articles on the months of the
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“Its meat tasted like chicken” went one of the famous legends about the Dodo. “It looked like an ostrich, only with a larger beak” went another. How true are these claims, and what facts have paleontologists been able to piece together about this unfortunate bird whose existence lies only in the past? Dear Dodo The Dodo inhabited the island
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