2. Interior Design
Give your home the exact look and feel you desire – visualize new styles, colors, wall
coverings, flooring, and other materials.
Plan your space with 3D models, virtual tours, and advanced design tools. It’s fun to
experiment with various options to create different looks
Choose from a variety of latest interior items – including cabinets, chairs, tables, sofas,
fabrics, and accessories. Resize, change colors and materials to meet your exact needs
3. Choose Pre-arranged furniture groupings that are already assembled to help quickly layout
rooms kitchens, bedrooms, offices, and kid’s rooms
Material Painter® allows you to change the color and material of any object in your design –
cabinets, countertops, walls, and flooring. Choose one of name-brand colors from Sherwin-
Williams, Benjamin Moore or Behr and apply as a stain or solid color
Kitchen & Bath Design
Choose from a wide variety of appliances – easily change the colors to match your room’s
needs
Design your new kitchen or bath using the Cabinet Designer tools. Create thousands of
cabinet styles and combinations.
Visualize new countertops – choose from laminate to solid surfaces or import your own
custom material and color
Use the 3D camera tools to create an elevation view for added cabinet details in your kitchen
or bath project
Room Decorating
Choose from a variety of furniture styles including chairs, tables, sofas and more – easily
change the size, color and fabric to create your own style
Add accessories to create that perfect look and feel for your rooms
Update doors and windows for that perfect look – wood, casement, moldings, lites, shutters,
window treatments and more
Import your digital photos and personalize your room with artwork and family pictures
Choose from thousands of colors and materials from name-brand manufacturers or create
your own using the Color Chooser
4. Remodelling
Add a new addition onto your existing home – visualize what your new room will look like
Choose from several 3D design tools including Watercolour, Glass House, Doll House, Final
View and more
Arrange walls, windows, doors and furniture then automatically generate 3D models from any
angle
Select from several styles of lights from the library to create a custom design
Floor & Space Planning
Design in a 2D plan view with virtual graph paper to create accurately scaled floor plans
Use one of the built-in style templates – each one comes complete with colours, cabinets,
flooring, doors and window styles
Automatically generate a complete spreadsheet of your project costs, broken down by
category
Over 1,000 sample plans for design inspiration
Automatic and Manual Dimension tools. Place interior room dimensions to the interior wall
finish or to the main structural layer.
As you define and name your rooms, you can display the room size and specify the
mouldings, ceiling height, wall coverings and more
5. Furniture, Fixtures and Accessories
Browse furniture and accessories libraries with sofas, chairs, tables, beds, desks, storage
items, home office items and more
Choose from pre-arranged furniture groupings, including bedroom sets, dining and living
areas and more
Resize furniture to create any custom size – change the height, width and depth of any item
Download additional library content from our website
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7. Animal Facts
Enjoy our wide range of fun animal facts for kids. Children will love reading the crazy, cool,
strange, weird, odd and funny information as well as did you know facts and other interesting
animal info that will help them learn a thing or two along the way. Learning about animals is
great fun. Whether it’s endangered African animals, sea animals, wild animals or pets, there
are so many amazing types of animals that each have their own characteristics and behaviors.
Living in all parts of the world, these animals include cats, dogs, insects, birds, sharks, gorillas,
frogs, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, horses, sharks and many more.
8. Dogs
Dogs are popular animals which make for great family pets as well as reliable
workers. Enjoy these great dog facts which help explain why dogs are so special.
Cats
If you like cats then you’ll love our range of cat facts that will teach you interesting
information about their sleeping habits, hunting techniques, powerful senses and much
more.
Tiger
Tigers are the largest members of the cat family. They are the national animals of many
countries but a number of tiger subspecies are endangered because of human activity.
Sharks
We've all had nightmares about a great white shark attack like that in 'Jaws' but that's just
one of many different types of shark species that swim through our oceans.
Dolphins
Dolphins are intelligent animals that display a wide range of unique behaviors. Learn about
their playful attitude, how they communicate with each other and much more.
Gorillas
Gorillas are imposing beasts that live in tropical and subtropical forests. Being a close
relative to the human race they are intelligent animals with a complex social structure
cheetahs
Faster than any other land animal in the world, cheetahs are unique big cats that love to
live life in the fast lane. Follow the link for some fascinating cheetah facts.
9. Elephants
Elephants are amazing animals that impress with more than just their size. Learn where
elephants live in the wild, what they eat and other great elephant facts.
leopards
A member of the cat family, leopards are born to hunt. They have powerful bodies and
other physical attributes which help them find food and survive in the wild.
Wolves
Wolves live and hunt in packs, learning to survive in the wild from an early age. Find out how they
hunt, what their pups are like and other interesting wolf facts.
whales
There are many different species of whales and they are well known for their incredible
size and long migration patterns. Follow the link to read a range of amazing whale facts.
More fun animal facts:
Rats breed so quickly that in just 18 months, 2 rats could have created over 1 million
relatives.
The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can
be detected over 800 kilometres away.
Horses and cows sleep while standing up.
Giant Arctic jellyfish have tentacles that can reach over 36 metres in length.
Locusts have leg muscles that are about 1000 times more powerful than an equal weight of
human muscle.
Hummingbirds are so agile and have such good control that they can fly backwards.
Instead of bones, sharks have a skeleton made from cartilage.
Insects such as bees, mosquitoes and cicadas make noise by rapidly moving their wings.
The horn of a rhinoceros is made from compacted hair rather than bone or another
substance.
Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world.
Even when a snake has its eyes closed, it can still see through its eyelids.
Unlike humans, sheep have four stomachs, each one helps them digest the food they eat.
Despite the white, fluffy appearance of Polar Bears fur, it actually has black skin.
As well as being a famous Looney Tunes character, the Tasmanian Devil is a real animal that
is only found in the wild in Tasmania, Australia. It is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the
world.
The average housefly only lives for 2 or 3 weeks.
10. Mosquitoes can be annoying insects but did you know that it's only the female mosquito that
actually bites humans.
Cats use their whiskers to check whether a space is too small for them to fit through or not.
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13. Fruits and Vegetables
"Eat your fruits and vegetables." You've likely heard this statement since childhood. Research
shows why it is good advice:
Healthy diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic
diseases.
Fruits and vegetables also provide essential vitamins and minerals, fiber, and other
substances that are important for good health.
Most fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories and are filling.
14. A strawberry is not an actual berry, but a banana is.
Orang-utans love mangoes
Apples float in water because they are 25% air.
Tomatoes are a fruit not a vegetable. Tomatoes are the
most popular fruits in the world.
Tomatoes are a fruit not a vegetable. Tomatoes are the most
popular fruits in the world.
15. Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the
body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating
a banana for soothing relief.
An average strawberry has around 200 seeds
Pumpkins and avocados are fruits not a
vegetable.
Dark green vegetables include more vitamin C
than light green color vegetables
Banana is not a fruit in reality, it is a herb
16. Because bananas are easy to digest and are
very nutritious they are the first fruit offered to
babies.
Osage orange fruits are used to repel
cockroaches
An apple tree can produce up to 400 apples a
year
Bilberries are supposed to help improve
nighttime vision.
According to the Dead Sea scrolls cherry seeds
have satanic power
17. Many years ago explorers used watermelons to
carry water on long expeditions
Mangoes are the most favorite and number 1
fruit in the world.
Strawberries and cashews are the only fruits
that have their seeds on the outside unlike all
other fruits which have their seeds inside
Kiwi contains twice as much Vitamin C as an
orange
Oranges contain antioxidants that help fight the
free radicals that damage and age our skin
18. Eating more fruits and vegetables could
significantly reduce the risk of many chronic
diseases, high B.P, obesity, heart disease and
some cancers.
In the 19th century British sailors ate limes to
prevent Scurvy
There are over 7000 different types of apples
grown all over the world.
Unlike bananas grapes can no longer ripen once
picked.
19. More than 300 banana-related accidents
happened in Britain in 2001 mostly involving
people slipping on skins.
You can speed up the ripening of a pineapple by
standing it upside down (on the leafy end).
Lemons can kill bacteria-as they have high
content of acid which makes them suitable for
cleaning.
You can make furniture with Pear wood (its
hard).
Some horticulturists suspect that the banana
was the earth's first fruit.
20. The cabbage encloses nearly as much water as
watermelon. Watermelon contains 92% water
where cabbage is 90% and carrots are 87%
A banana ripens quickly (overnight), when you
put it into a brown paper bag with an apple or
tomato.
You can make nitroglycerin by peanut oil, which
is a main part of dynamite.
The leaves of raspberry is used fresh or dried as
herbal teas to regulate menstrual cycles
21. Lime oil is useful to cool fevers. It can also
stimulate and refresh a tired mind and helps
with depression
A durian is one of the world's biggest fruit with a
strong smell
Avocado leaves are harmful to animals and the
fruits may also poisonous to some birds
Dried fruits contain more calories than fresh
fruits. Since drying process takes out water and
volume
An apple is a very refreshing tonic for oily skin.
It makes an excellent remedy for fine wrinkles,
cracked skin, itching and inflammation
22. Eating fresh figs during pregnancy helps from
prolonged labor and weakness after childbirth
Gibbons prefer to eat fruits twice a day. It
normally loves to eat ripe, sugary, juicy fruits
like figs.
Research says eating grapefruit in the morning
will helps to lose an average of 3.6 pounds. It
also protect from diabetes.
23. Sapodilla is a uniquely tasted fruit. It had a soft
brown flesh which flavors like a sweet mix of
brown sugar and root beer.
Bilimbi fruit is similar to star fruit. The tree of
Bilimbi is more cold-sensitive than the
carambola tree. The fruit is more effective for
several human ailments.
chempedak fruit is really not too big. It just has
the shape of long water melon but the whole
fruit is only about 3 Kg.
Damson fruit is more effective to create fruit
paste or cheese. It's perfectly made for
Christmas treat.
The name pine-apple was the original name for
a pine cone (grows on pine trees). Because the
fruit pineapple looked like a huge pine cone, it
too was called a pine-apple.
24. Pineapples contain an enzyme that is used in
blood tests. Fibers in pineapple leaves are used
to make rope and a cloth called pino.
Kiwis were once known as Chinese gooseberries.
Eating an apple is a more reliable method of
staying awake than consuming a cup of coffee.
The natural sugar in an apple is more potent
than the caffeine in coffee.
Pineapples are berries, just like strawberries and
blueberries.
A half-cup of figs has as much calcium as a half-
cup of milk.
25. There are over 200 different known species of
raspberries but only 2 species are grown on a
large scale.
There are seven varieties of avocados grown
commercially in Texas, but the Hass is the most
popular.
Blackberry juice was used to dye cloth navy blue
and indigo.
Currant juice can be used to soothe sore throats
and colds.
The juiciest, most delicious oranges in the world
are grown in Florida.
26. Eggplants are actually fruits, and classified
botanically as berries.
An avocado is a fruit and not a vegetable! It is
actually a member of the berry relatives.
Avocado has more fat content than any other
fruit.
A single fruit is about 125 grams on average;
where ¼ of it is only water.
Bananas are allergic for some people. These
allergies are oral and latex.
27. Bilberry contains nutrients that are good for
eyes.
Cherimoya seeds are poisonous, and ought to
not be eaten, like the skin.
Clementines are popular in the winter months.
A durian is a large fruit with a powerful smell.
Its flavor is loved by some people, but many do
not like the smell.
Huckleberries are well liked by lots of mammals
such as bears and humans.
28. The jambul fruit leaves and bark are used for
controlling blood pressure and gingivitis.
Lime oils are often used in perfumes, for
cleaning, and for aromatherapy.
Lychee seeds are poisonous and should not be
eaten.
Purple Mangosteen has to be grown in
temperatures of above 40 °F (4 °C). If it is
grown in temperatures below that, the plants
will die.
Grapes are the fruit of a woody grape vine.
About 71% of grapes are used for wine. 27%
are used as fresh fruit, and 2% are used as
dried fruit.
29. Dirty cantaloupes can spread bacteria. In 2011,
21 people died in the United States from
cantaloupes having listeria bacteria.
A watermelon contains 92% water. About six
percent of a watermelon is sugar. Many people
like to eat watermelon in the summer because
the fruit is cool and refreshing.
Raisins are dried grapes. They contain a lot of
sugar.
Cupuacu pulp is also used in cosmetics products
such as body lotions, as it is highly hydratating,
similar to cocoa butter.
An orange’s vitamin C content helps fight back
assaults from viruses and germs, cold and
fatigue.
30. Strawberries are the only fruit which grows
seeds on the outside.
A cucumber is a fruit not a vegetable.
Grapefruit can actually react negatively with lots
of drugs including cholesterol-lowering
medications.
Red fruits help keep your heart strong.
Orange fruits help keep your eyes healthy.
31. Yellow fruits help keep you from getting sick.
Green fruits help make your bones and teeth
strong.
Blue and purple fruits help your memory.
How much fruit nutrition should be included in our daily diet?
Research studies suggest that one may eat any servings of fruits daily. It is
recommended to eat at least 2-3 servings of fresh fruits every day.
The term one fruit serving is about 250 g of cleaned, edible-portion of the
fruit, excluding discards like peel, seeds, etc.
Include seasonal fruits in the daily diet. Variety of fruit's type, color, and
flavor should be encouraged to get maximum health benefits. Yellow and
orange color fruits are rich sources of α and β carotenes, zea-xanthin and crypto-
xanthin, while blue, black colored like black or blueberries are a good source of poly-
phenolic anthocyanin anti-oxidants.
Dry fruits
32. Dry fruits are rich source of nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Consumption of
some dry fruits daily enhances the overall bioavailability of nutrients. Try raisins (dried
grapes), apricots, dates, figs, tamarind..., which are indeed very good in iron, calcium,
zinc, selenium and manganese. In addition, mixing dry fruits with some fresh fruits
would help you get vitamin C which in-turn facilitates complete absorption of iron inside
the stomach.
Looney Tunes
Beginninginthe 1930s, the cartoonseriescalledLooneyTunescreatedsome of the world'smost
famouscartoon characters.Some of the best-knownare leftto right, ElmerFudd,Road Runner,
34. The Pentagonisone of the world’slargestoffice buildings.Itstandsacrossthe Potomac Riverfrom
Washington,D.C.The Pentagonishome tothe UnitedStatesDepartmentof Defense.
A five-sidedfigureiscalledapentagon.InArlington,Virginia,acrossthe PotomacRiverfrom
Washington,D.C.,standsa five-sidedbuildingcalledthe Pentagon.Itservesasheadquartersforthe
UnitedStates Departmentof Defense.
Many people refertothe Departmentof Defensebythe name of itsfamousoffice building—the
Pentagon.
HOW BIG IS THE PENTAGON?
The Pentagon isone of the world'slargestoffice buildings.Itcovers29 acres (11.74 hectares).In
fact, the outside wall of the Pentagonstretchesabout1 mile (1.6kilometers)!The U.S.ArmyCorps
of Engineersbuiltthe massive structure from1941 to 1943.
The Pentagon actuallyconsistsof five pentagon-shapedbuildingsthatfitinside eachotherlike
differentsizedcookiecutters.Corridorsconnectthe buildings.The largestbuildingisonthe outside.
In the centerof the Pentagonisa five-sidedcourtyard.
WHO WORKS AT THE PENTAGON?
About23,000 people workinthe Pentagon.Abouthalf the workersare civilians (ordinarycitizens).
The other half are membersof the armedforces.Inadditiontothe Departmentof Defense,the
Pentagonishome toofficesforthe U.S. Army,Navy,andAir Force.
The Pentagon islike asmall city.It has restaurants,a shoppingcenter,libraries,apostoffice,bus
and taxi terminals,andahelicopterport.The Pentagonhasone of the world’slargestprivate
telephonesystems.Pentagonworkersmake about200,000 phone callseveryday!
35. Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is an important symbol of freedom in
the United States. It stands on Liberty Island in the harbor of
New York City. The statue was a gift from France in the mid-
1880s.
Lady Liberty at Sunset
The Statue of Liberty was the first sight of America for millions of immigrants who arrived
by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What monument is a symbol of American freedom known around the world? It is the Statue
of Liberty in New York City’s harbor.
The statue became a symbol of freedom in the first half of the 20th century. That’s when
millions of European immigrants came to the United States by ship and passed through the
harbor. The statue of a tall lady holding a torch was a welcoming beacon.
A GIANT SCULPTURE
The Statue of Liberty is a giant sculpture of a woman dressed in flowing robes and wearing a
spiked crown. Her right hand holds a gold torch high above her head. Her left arm holds a
book of law with the date July 4, 1776, the date Americans declared their independence from
Britain. The statue from base to torch is 305 feet (93 meters) high. The lady herself stands
151 feet (46 meters) tall.
36. VISITING THE STATUE OF LIBERTY
The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island. You can reach the island by ferry from New
York City. An elevator takes you to an observation deck at the top of the monument’s base.
Some visitors climb 354 steps to reach the statue’s crown. From there, they have a
spectacular view of New York City and its harbor. Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants
entered the United States, is located nearby.
GIFT FROM FRANCE
The people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1884. The gift honors
the alliance between the two nations during the American Revolution. Thousands of French
citizens donated the money to build the statue. French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
designed the statue.
After completion, the statue was exhibited in France. It was then taken apart for shipment to
the United States and put back together at its present location. United States president Grover
Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty on October 28, 1886.
A poem is written on the base of the monument. It includes these words: “Give me your tired,
your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free.…”
Great Wall of China
37. The Great Wall stretches thousands of miles across northern China. It was built long ago to
protect China from invaders.
Imagine a huge wall stretching for thousands of miles across the land. The wall winds
through hills, climbs mountains, and crosses deserts. If you visit China you can see a wall
like this. The Great Wall of China, as it is known, is the longest structure ever built.
The Great Wall of China zigzags across parts of northern China. It was built section by
section over centuries. In fact, there are many gaps between the sections, so the Great Wall
isn't a single, solid wall. But if all the sections are measured, the wall is about 4,000 miles
(6,400 kilometers) long!
WHY WAS THE GREAT WALL BUILT?
Since ancient times, Chinese people have built walls to protect their borders. Some walls
were built between parts of China that were fighting each other. Other walls protected China
from outside invaders.
More than 2,000 years ago, the first emperor of China built a long wall to defend the northern
border. The emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, thought of connecting older existing walls with
sections of a new wall. The wall he built is considered China’s first Great Wall.
By the late 1400s, much of the old wall had fallen into ruin. The Ming dynasty, a group that
ruled China, decided to build a new wall. The Ming rulers wanted to keep China safe from
the Mongols, who had a powerful army. They also wanted to move part of the wall farther
south. There it could be built to form a long defensive ring around Beijing, the capital city.
HOW WAS THE GREAT WALL BUILT?
At first, builders used the same construction methods that were used to make the old wall.
They packed soil between heavy wood frames. But by the 1500s, the Ming rulers had decided
to make parts of the wall much stronger. They ordered their builders to make the wall’s
foundation from granite blocks. The sides were built from stone or brick.
Workers built watchtowers into the wall so that soldiers would see Mongol attackers coming.
A soldier who spotted the enemy could use a warning signal, such as a torch, to alert a soldier
in the next tower. Such signals could be relayed quickly from one tower to the next.
The wall is biggest and strongest near Beijing. There, the wall is about 25 feet (7.5 meters)
high and 30 feet (9 meters) thick. The top of the wall is paved with brick, forming a road. The
road is wide enough to hold ten soldiers marching side by side.
Construction on the wall continued until the mid-1600s, when the Ming dynasty was
overthrown. By that time, it was the longest structure ever built anywhere on Earth.
THE GREAT WALL TODAY
38. For centuries, the Great Wall slowly fell apart. Local farmers and villagers used the wall as a
source of building materials. Some sections of it were even torn down entirely.
In the 1980s, the government of China began to repair the wall. A few sections were
completely rebuilt. Today, the Great Wall is one of China’s most popular tourist sites.
Historians study the wall to learn about China’s past.
Aquarium
Large aquariumslike thisone allow peopletosee manydifferentfishandothermarine animalsup
close.
39. KelpForest
Large aquariums are a major touristattraction.Thisphotoshowsa kelpforestexhibitatthe famous
MontereyBay AquariuminCalifornia.