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Spain’s World Cup stage Trumped

Spain’s World Cup stage Trumped

Spain has made history as the first nation to hold the men’s and women’s World Cup trophies simultaneously after beating Argentina but the players were nearly upstaged by Donald Trump

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PM builds bridge to Spelling Bee

PM builds bridge to Spelling Bee

Home and Away stars Ada Nicodemou and James Stewart have joined the Prime Minister in championing Kids News’ national spelling challenge that saw a record 82,712 student regos last year

The best books for wintry wonders

The best books for wintry wonders

Our HarperCollins Book Club winter reading guide has got you covered for bright ideas for book picks – here’s what’s hot now the temp’s dropped

Time facts that will bend your brain

Time facts that will bend your brain

Among the pyramids, woolly mammoths, space travel, iPhones and Picasso are some weird overlaps that feel impossible – take a look at this fascinating gallery and these strange-but-true facts

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Socceroos to meet Egypt Round 2

Socceroos to meet Egypt Round 2

The Socceroos will meet Egypt in the World Cup knockout stages, dodging Belgium and thrilling Australian fans after the carefully played 0-0 draw against Paraguay both sides needed to advance

Fun fruit and vegetables strike a pose

Fun fruit and vegetables strike a pose

Have you ever moaned that fruit and vegetables are boring? That you’d like something more fun to eat? You’ll never say fruit and vegetables are boring again after seeing these crazy characters

World’s best Rubik’s cubers ready to set records

World’s best Rubik’s cubers ready to set records

Australia’s champion speedcubers are warming up their fingers and concentrating their minds to take on the rest of the world for the World Rubik’s Cube Championships, July 11-14

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What is ear wax and how big can it grow?

What is ear wax and how big can it grow?

A revolting ear wax chunk so big it made international news got us wondering what ear wax is, what it’s for and whether we should clean it out, eat it or leave the inside of our ears alone

Giddy up for world’s biggest hobby horse sports

Giddy up for world’s biggest hobby horse sports

The 400 contestants at a sports arena in Finland showjumped, barrel raced and pranced in the biggest event of its kind in the world. But instead of live horses, they rode hobby horses

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All you need to know about hair

All you need to know about hair

The longest arm hair ever recorded was 21.7cm, but that’s not the norm. Though human head hair keeps growing, human body hair doesn’t. We look at how and why there’s a difference

The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 50

The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 50

Eric Carle’s story about a caterpillar that eats its way through the pages of the book before becoming a beautiful butterfly is one of the most popular children’s books ever

Aussie mates set mass skydiving record

Aussie mates set mass skydiving record

A group of 130 Australian friends have hung out together more than 5000m up in the sky in a freefall formation and set a new national skydiving record

How and why do onions make us cry?

How and why do onions make us cry?

There are thousands of so-called solutions for crying over onions, from wearing goggles to sucking a spoon. Do any work? How and why do onions make us teary?

Angry Birds ruffle feathers at film festival

Angry Birds ruffle feathers at film festival

The Angry Birds flew into the Cannes Film Festival this week to launch their fun movie sequel. This time the birds and green pigs have to become frenemies to save their homes from a new threat

New brick buddies crowned Lego Masters

New brick buddies crowned Lego Masters

They had never met before the show but Henry Pinto and Cade Franklin have built a solid friendship and some amazing creations to win the first Lego Masters title

Who will be Australia’s Lego Masters?

Who will be Australia’s Lego Masters?

All those hours of hard work thinking, designing and building from 2.5 million bricks in The Brick Pit will soon pay off for the winning Lego Masters team

Cheeseslaw officially a word after almost 100 years

Cheeseslaw officially a word after almost 100 years

Broken Hill is usually in the news for being hot and dry, but this time it’s about something cool and damp: a special local salad invention called cheeseslaw

Mysterious ‘Yeti’ footprints found in Himalayas

Mysterious ‘Yeti’ footprints found in Himalayas

Soldiers on an expedition in Nepal have found and photographed large footprints in the snow they believed to belong to the Yeti, or abominable snowman

Big Ben runner has bad time at end of marathon

Big Ben runner has bad time at end of marathon

After running 42km in a massive costume, one athlete couldn’t fit under the finish line to the London marathon. Watch the funny video of the end of the race

Australia celebrates fairy bread’s 90th birthday

Australia celebrates fairy bread’s 90th birthday

Tasmanians can claim a long list of world-changing inventions. That list now includes the kids’ birthday party classic fairy bread, just in time for the treat’s own 90th birthday party

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