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What Is aSilky Sifaka  Join us today as we learn about this extremely rare mammal. Sources: https://animalia.bio/silky-sifaka https://www.lemurreserve.org/lemurs/silky-sifaka-2/ https://madagascar.wcs.org/Wildlife/The-Silky-sifaka.aspx https://animalia.bio/silky-sifaka Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

All About Vitamin A  Join us today as we learn about the role vitamin A plays in keeping us healthy. Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-vitamin-a/art-20365945#:~:text=Vitamin%20A%20 https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/vitamin-deficiency https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminA-Consumer/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message...

The Cathedral of Notre Dame  Join us today as we learn about this beautiful historic cathedral. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Notre-Dame-de-Paris https://notredamecathedralparis.com/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

George Washington's Little Book of Rules  Join us today as we learn about the maxims that George Washington strived to live by. Sources: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/the-rules-of-civility-and-decent-behaviour/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66102/12-george-washingtons-rules-civility-still-apply Send us listener mail! Send an audio messag...

The Island of St Maarten  Join us today as we learn about this tiny island with two governments. Sources: https://www.sint-maarten.net/history https://www.st-maarten.com/index.php/island/history-overview-st-maarten-st-martin/border-legend-sxm https://www.visitstmaarten.com/about-st-maarten/history/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Taino Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/...

What Was a Thylacine?  Join us today as we learn about this interesting animal that is now extinct, the thylacine. Sources: https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/extinct-animals/the-thylacine/ https://www.britannica.com/animal/thylacine https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-62568427 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an emai...

The Girl Who Stopped a Pipeline  Join us today as we learn about Erica Fernandez, a young girl who made a huge impact on her community. Sources: https://www.aarp.org/giving-back/local-heroes/info-08-2010/erica_fernandez_toward_a_safer_more_just_world.html http://ericafernandez.com/about-us/ Rohmer, Harriet, and Julie McLaughlin.  Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are...

Who Was Henry Hudson?  Join us today as we learn about the famous explorer Henry Hudson. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Hudson https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/henry-hudson Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Invented the Frisbee?  Join us today as we learn how this iconic toy came to be. Sources: https://tenrandomfacts.com/frisbee/ https://www.backthenhistory.com/articles/the-history-of-the-frisbee https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toy-company-wham-o-produces-first-frisbees https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-frisbee-4072561 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor....

What Is a Model T Ford?  Join us today as we learn about the history of the first automobile to be manufactured on an assembly line.  Sources: https://corporate.ford.com/articles/history/the-model-t.html https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/model-t https://www.britannica.com/technology/Model-T Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an...

What Is a Chinchilla?  Join us today as we learn about an interesting exotic pet, the chinchilla. Sources: https://thefactsvault.com/chinchilla-facts-for-kids/ https://navajocodetalkers.org/18-chinchilla-facts-for-kids/ https://kids.kiddle.co/Chinchilla Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

How Do We Measure Temperature?  Join us today as we learn about temperature measurements and the scientists who created them. Sources: https://www.livescience.com/temperature.html https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/si-units Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Were the Bronte Sisters?  Join us today as we learn about Charlotte, Emily, and Ann Bronte. Sources: https://kids.kiddle.co/Bront%C3%AB_family https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bronte_sisters.shtml https://englishhistory.net/victorian/famous-people/bronte-sisters/ https://books.tl/the-novels-of-the-bronte-sisters-feminism-in-victorian-literature Send us listener mail! Send an...

Madagascar  Join us today as we learn about one of the most interesting islands, Madagascar. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/place/Madagascar https://www.worldwildlife.org/places/madagascar https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/geography/countries/article/madagascar Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Is a Prairie Dog?  Join us today as we learn about an interesting animal that lives under the grass, the prairie dog. Sources: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/prairie-dog https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/8-surprising-prairie-dog-facts https://www.britannica.com/animal/prairie-dog Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/mess...

How an Acoustic Guitar Works  Join us today as we learn all about how a very popular instrument works, the acoustic guitar. Sources: https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/guitar.htm https://theacousticguitarist.com/who-invented-the-acoustic-guitar/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

Who Was Sitting Bull?  Join us today as we learn about a brave warrior, Sitting Bull. Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/sitting-bull Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Was Watergate?  Join us today as we learn about the political scandal known as Watergate. Sources: https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1900s/watergate_scandal.php https://kids.kiddle.co/Watergate_scandal https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Watergate-scandal/599601 Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikid...

Get Your Kicks On Route 66  Join us today as we learn the history of this iconic highway. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Route-66 https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelroute66/visit.htm Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

What Is an Emu?  Join us today as we learn about one of the largest birds, the emu. Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/facts/common-emu https://www.treehugger.com/emu-facts-5075359 https://factcity.com/facts-about-emus/ https://www.britannica.com/animal/emu Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisiki...

What Is the Hope Diamond?  Join us today as we learn about the fascinating history of the Hope Diamond. Sources: https://www.si.edu/spotlight/hope-diamond/history https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2019/12/06/secret-history-hope-diamond-the-cartiers-book-excerpt/?sh=7760e07c7bed Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podc...

Who Was Kalpana Chawla?  Join us today as we learn about the first Indian woman to go to space. Sources: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/kalpana-chawla-9235.php https://www.space.com/17056-kalpana-chawla-biography.html https://history.nasa.gov/columbia https://awis.org/historical-women/dr-kalpana-chawla/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/messag...

Montana  Join us today as we learn some interesting facts about the forty-first state to join the union, Montana. Sources: https://mt.gov/discover/brief_history.aspx https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/montana Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: podcast@inquisikids.com

New Years' Eve Traditions From Around the World  Join us today as we learn about New Years' Eve traditions from all around the world. Sources: https://bestlifeonline.com/global-new-years-eve-traditions/ https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/g25360543/new-year-traditions/ https://nypost.com/2018/12/21/new-years-resolutions-last-exactly-this-long/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio...

What Is the Rose Parade?  Join us today as we learn about a New Years' Day tradition, the Rose Parade. Sources:  https://tournamentofroses.com/about/rose-parade-history/#:~:text=In%201890%2C%20Valley%20Hunt%20Club,with%20hundreds%20of%20colorful%20blooms . https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/rose-parade-has-evolved-over-decades-responding-to-the-times Send us listener mail! Send an audio me...