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ave you ever wondered how modern-day cartoons evolved? It has taken over 200 years for animated cartoons to become what they are today. The cartoons you watch today are created through computer animation, but this was not always the case. The first animations ever produced were done by hand, each movement was drawn as a separate picture on a film strip and rotated in a projector to create the illusion of movement. From Mickey Mouse and Loony Tunes to Ben 10 and Oggy and the Cockroaches, cartoons have come a long way. We have complied for you a list of cartoons from the 1900s and early 2000s to celebrate the legacy of animated short cartoons with you.
(1960-1966) The show is set in the fictional Stone ne Age ersion town of Bedrock. In this fantasy version hed cats, cats of the past, dinosaurs, saber-toothed -extinct woolly mammoths and other long-extinct ke their mid 20th animals co-exist with cavemen. Like mid-20 Century counterparts, these cavemen listen to records, live in split-level homes and eat out at restaurants, yet their technology is made entirely from pre-industrial materials and largely powered through the use of animals. For example, the cars are made out of stone, wood and animal skins, and powered by the passengers’ feet.
(1940-1967)
The series features comedic fights between an iconic set of enemies, a house cat, Tom and mouse Jerry. The plot of each short usually centers on Tom’s numerous attempts to capture Jerry and the mayhem and destruction that follows. Tom rarely succeeds in catching Jerry, mainly because of Jerry’s cleverness, cunning abilities, and luck. However, there are also several instances within the cartoons where they display genuine friendship and concern for each other’s well-being. At other times, the pair set aside their rivalry in order to pursue a common goal, such as when a baby escaped the watch of a negligent babysitter, causing Tom and Jerry to pursue the baby and keep it away from danger. Fun Fact: Tom and Jerry were originally named Jasper and Jinx. MGM later suggested that the duo be named Tom and Jerry. Tom’s owner is the only one who refers to him as “Thomas” on the show.
Fun Fact: The original title for the Flintstones was going to be The Flagstones. The title may have been changed to avoid confusion with The Flagstons, characters in another comic strip.
(1985-1989) ThunderCats follows the adventures of om a group of catlike humanoid aliens from g planet the planet Thundera. When the dying he ThunderThu h ndermeets its end, the group, known as the Cats, is forced to flee its homeland. While leaving ats are atin their Thunderfleet, the ThunderCats tacked by the Mutants of Plun-Darr, who attack hey most of their starships. The damage meanss tthey ion, so they cannot reach their intended destination, Cats become end up on Third Earth. The ThunderCats th, who help lp friendly with the natives of Third Earth, the cats when the Mutants find out where they are and attack again. ies, the Fun Fact: In the beginning of the series, pe the ThunderCats flee into space to escape destruction of their home world of Thundera. Lion-O is a mere 12-year-old when he’s put into suspended animation during the long trip to Third Earth. He wakes up to find out that his body has aged while his brain is still that of a 12 year old.
(1996-2003)
The series revolves around Dexter, a boygenius who has built a secret laboratory hidden behind a bookcase in his bedroom. The laboratory is filled with highly advanced equipment and access is achieved by speaking various passwords or by activating hidden switches on Dexter’s bookshelf (eg pulling out a specific book). Though highly intelligent, Dexter often fails at what he sets out to do by becoming overexcited and making careless choices. He manages to keep the lab a secret from his clueless, cheerful parents who never take notice of it. Although he comes from a typical allAmerican family, Dexter speaks with a thick accent of indeterminate origin. Fun Fact: Dexter’s accent is adopted and its origin is undefined. The creators of the cartoon say that the little genius created an accent for himself only because he thought that all notorious scientists have one.
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(1998-2005) The Powerpuff Girls revolves around the adventures of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. Each of the girls has a color: Blossom is pink, Bubbles is blue, and Buttercup is green. The plot of a typical episode is some humorous variation of standard superhero and tokusatsu fare, with the girls using their powers to defend their town from villains and giant monsters. In addition, the girls have to deal with normal issues young children face, such as sibling rivalries, loose teeth, personal hygiene or going to school. Episodes often contain more or less hidden references to older pop culture (especially noticeable in the episode “Meet the Beat Alls,” a homage to the Beatles). The cartoon always tries to keep different ideas within each episode with some small tributes and parodies thrown in. Fun Fact: Bubbles can speak multiple languages, including Spanish and Japanese. She is most definitely bulletproof and immune to most elements like fire, lightning and atomic blasters, and hardly feels any pain.
In ancient Japan, g the shape shifting wizard known as Aku resurfaces and attackss n the nation. When the emperor is captured, his son is sent to train throughout the world in many forms off mbat. discipline and combat. eun unites As an adult, he reunites wh ho gives him with his mother, who d capable of defeating defe de feat fe a ing the sacred sword amurai return ns ho home to Aku. When the samurai returns ent through time into o face the wizard, he is ssent e where Aku still rules overr the distant future, a world filled with high technology, aliens and other oddities that the samurai doesn’t understand. Taking on the name Jack, the samurai makes a name for himself as he struggles to free the future from Aku’s grasp, and one day returns to his own time to stop Aku before this future comes to pass. Fun Fact: The pitch that brought Samurai Jack to our screens literally consisted of a single line. The only thing the creator of the show said to the head of Cartoon Network to approve the idea was, “Hey, remember David Carrdine in Kung Fu? Wasn’t that cool?”
Loony Tunes A bunch of animals that go around making mischief and getting each other into trouble. The Smurfs Little blue people that live in their peaceful village until the evil wizard Gargamel stirs up trouble. Popeye the Sailor Man The pipe smoking sailor who finds his energy from spinach goes about town doing heroic deeds. The Jetsons The other extreme of The Flintstones, the cartoon revolved around a family living in the future. Scooby Doo A group of ghost busters and their brown spotted dog go around looking for spooky trouble.
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Fun Facts about Sea Otters The sea otter is the largest member of the mustelidae or weasel family and the only one which lives almost entirely in water.
Q. What’s a ghost’s favourite dessert? A. I-scream.
Q. What kind of mistake does a ghost make? A. A boo-boo.
Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools. They mainly use rocks but have been seen using glass soda bottles and cement blocks. Sea otters have built in pockets under their arms. A group of sea otters resting together is called a raft.
Q. Where do baby ghosts go during the day? A. Day-scare centres.
Sea otters’ fur has 10 times more hairs per square inch than we have on our entire head. Wild adult sea otters eat 25% or more of their body weight a day — over 12 pounds of seafood. A 150lb human would need to eat 37lbs of food a day!
Q. Where do ghosts mail their letters? A. At the ghost office.
Q. What kind of roads do ghosts haunt? A. Dead ends.
Sea otters can dive to more than 100 feet deep and hold their breath for nearly five minutes. Sea otters have good vision above and below water and an acute sense of taste and smell. They use their paws to feel for prey, groom and use tools. They use their whiskers to sense vibrations in seawater.
Did you know? The history of pasta Many theories have been presented concerning the origin of pasta. Some researchers place its discovery in the 13th Century by Marco Polo, who introduced pasta in Italy upon returning from one of his trips to China in 1271. In chapter 171 from the Books of the World’s Wonders Marco Polo makes a reference to the pasta in China. However there are other opinions about the origin of pasta; one such opinion dates the yummy invention back to the ancient Etruscan civilisations. It is believed that they made pasta by grinding several cereals and grains and then mixed them with water, a blend that was later on cooked producing tasty and nutritious food product. When the Greeks founded Naples, they adopted a dish made of the natives, made up by barley-flour pasta and water dried and dried under the sun. References to pasta dishes are also found in the ancient Rome, which date back to the 3rd Century before Christ. In fact, the Roman emperor Cicero himself speaks about his passion for the “Laganum”, a dish that closely resembled the modern day lasagna. During that time, the Romans developed instruments to manufacture pasta for lasagna. It was the Roman expansion and dominion which fostered the harvest of cereals in the whole Mediterranean basin. As the centuries went by, pasta continued to appear on the tables of Italy with different names. For example, in the 1400 pasta was called “lasagna” and pasta manufacturers were referred to as “lasagnare”. In the 1800 the name was changed and they were referred to as “vermicellai”. But between the 1400 and the 1800 between the “lasagne” and the “vermicelli”, the “fidelli” were born; these were thin pasta threads with a cylindrical shape. In this way, pasta manufacturers also became the “fidellai”. In 1740, in the city of Venice, Paolo Adami, was granted the license to open the first pasta factory. A 100 years thereafter, in Amalfi, water mills and stone grinders started to be used, where the semolina was separated from the bran. The machines brought along with them the development of the market, skills and exports throught the ocean. In 1878, the Marsellais Purifier was invented; the name sprang from the inventor himself, and it was used to improve the semolina and, hence improved pasta. Initially, pasta was seasoned with tomato sauce and oil, and later enriched by the creativity of housewives and chefs who started to mix it with typical Italian products such as mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, ham, and cured swine meat, in addition to other types of cheese. During the present century, pasta was consolidated as a main ingredient of the Italian cuisine. In 1914 the artificial drying process was invented. It allowed the pasta to be available in all the regions of Italy. The great development of the Italian pasta at the turn of the century was tightly linked to the export, which reached a record level of 70,000 tonnes, many of which were sent to the United States. Later on, importing countries started to produce machines to manufacture their own pasta products, and these managed to conquer the world. From then on, people started to refer to this phenomenon as “The Industry of Pasta”.
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Gnomed neighbourhood Neighbours in Alnwick, Northumberland, are baffled by the imposing 12ft statue that has so far moved into at least 12 gardens. Residents have woken up to the bizarre smiling feature peeking over rockeries, standing on their lawns or even lurking in backyards. The character, made of wood, chicken wire and expanding foam, has become the talk of the town with residents who find the trespasser boasting they have been “gnomed”. The whopper, which they lovingly named Dumpty, has even grown in size, starting at a measly nine foot tall before being given a plinth. It is still a mystery as to who is helping Dumpty continue his travels, with the only evidence being a mobile phone picture of it being transported in the back of a van. The prank appears to be inspired by the French movie Amelie which sees kindhearted Amelie cheer up her father by stealing his gnome and sending photographs of him at different locations around the world. EXPRESS.CO.UK
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Pancake the two legged cat
Pancake, the 10-month-old feline was born with a skeletal deformity that left her with a missing front right leg and a folded front left leg that couldn’t be used for walking. Meagan Malone, 31, said her sister told her she knew of a family who had a two-legged cat they couldn’t take care of. That family was planning to have the gray fluffball put to sleep, until Malone got in touch and said she’d take the pet. Malone said she was worried during the first week or so she had Pancake, thinking she may have made the wrong decision. As Malone continued to care for the kitten and encourage her to walk and stand up, Pancake began to adapt. The tiny cat, who used to just lie in one spot, quickly became “very playful and really affectionate.” These days, Pancake walks on her back two legs, hunched over “like a little old person,” Malone said. When the cat tries to run, it’s more like a hop. For this reason, Malone has placed “landing pads” made of towels and blankets around the house, so Pancake can jump off of furniture without hurting herself. Pancake has even made another animal friend, a basset hound, Gretel, The two play together, but Gretel frequently hides from Pancake, Malone said. HUFFINGTONPOST.COM
Rubik’s Cube Dollar-a-year man You wouldn’t think that people with such influence would have such a low salary but there is a reason behind it. Despite founding Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg takes home just $1 a year for his salary. He’s joined a small but influential group of ‘dollar-a-year men’. People who head big businesses and organisations, but don’t want a massive salary. Their ranks include CEOs, socialites and governors, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Bloomberg. The tradition began with business executives helping out the US government during periods of war. The law forbids the government from accepting the services of unpaid volunteers. In fact he doubled his money from 2013-2014. He managed that through his stock in Facebook. His holding worth in Facebook is $27bn and when he needs cash, he sells off a chunk of them. The company also pays all his travel and security costs. MIRROR.CO.UK
Over 40 years ago Ern Rubik’s 3D puzzle first became a playground phenomenon; competitive ‘speedcubing’ retains a devoted following, with records tumbling steadily over recent years. In 1982, the world record for soliving a standard 3x3x3 cube stood at 22.95 seconds. By 2013, it was down to just 5.55 seconds, a record held until last weekend by Mats Valk of Holland. But now the record is back in American hands, after teenager Collin Burns shaved a further 0.3 seconds off the world’s best time during an attempt at Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Burns’s time is just one of several barely-believable Rubik’s Cube records. The record for solving the 3x3x3 puzzle while blindfolded stands at 21.17 seconds and is held by Poland’s Marcin Kowalczyk. Antoine Cantin from Canada holds the record for solving the puzzle one-handed, in a time of 8.75 seconds. Possibly most extraordinary of all is the record held by Gabriel Pereira Campanha from Brazil, who last year solved the puzzle in 25.14 seconds using only his feet. TELEGRAPH.CO.UK
Grandie the Tree Rescuer By Bibi Javeria Grandie was a farmer who loved plants. He was the owner of a nursery and had lots of trees in his backyard. Grandie could not live without plants and thus he hated woodcutters. He loved plants more than anyone in his life. He devoted all his time to plants, nurturing them, feeding them and even singing to them, they were all he had. He treated them like his family. One day news spread through town that the trees have all suddenly disappeared. Grandie rushed to his backyard, terror on his face. What he saw made him stop dead in his tracks, all his trees were gone, chopped up by woodcutters during the night. “Where are my trees? Where have they all gone? I will not spare those woodcutters.” He was so angry, his screaming shattered the glass on all his windows. Later when he had calmed down a little, Grandie wrote down the words “Keep Trees Safe” on some posters and listed down all the benefits of trees. He also made some fliers and then went about town, sticking posters and distributing flyers. Grandie also urged the townsfolk to inform him as soon as they saw any woodcutters. One day Grandie was out in his nursery watering the plants, when suddenly he saw a man with an axe in his hand. He hid behind a tree, out of sight and waited for the woodcutter to make his move. As soon as the woodcutter lifted his axe, Grandie rushed out from behind the tree and grabbed his arm. The commotion stirred his neighbours and soon the town police around. The woodcutter was taken to jail and at Grandie’s suggestion he was made to plant and look after as many trees as he had cut, as a punishment for his crime. His sentence was not to end until the trees were fully grown. The townsfolk were very happy with the woodcutter’s unique sentence and Grandie was awarded the title of the “Official Tree Rescuer”.
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Materials: • Styrofoam sheet • Colourful wrapping paper • Ribbon • White glue • Scissors • Thumb pins
• Cover one side of the styrofoam sheet with wrapping paper. • Create a zig-zag pattern across the wrapping paper sheet using ribbons. Make sure there is a length of extra ribbon left at each side so you can stick it to the back of the sheet. • At every intersection, press in a thumb pin so that the ribbon holds it’s place. • Once your pattern is complete, stick the loose ends of the ribbon to the back of the sheet. • Your memory board is now ready.
Books and Movies: It’s a cat thing Garfield Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress Liz — the vet and an old high-school friend — adopts a dog named Odie and brings him home, Garfield gets the one thing he doesn’t want. Competition. One night Odie runs away and gets dog-napped after Garfield locks him outside. Garfield, in an out of character move, goes to search for and rescue Odie with the help of a variety of animal friends along the way. Garfield must find his annoying fellow pet before any misfortune befalls him.
Puss in Boots Years before meeting Shrek and Donkey, the adorable but tricky Puss in Boots must clear his name from all charges that make him a wanted fugitive. While trying to steal magic beans from the infamous criminals Jack and Jill, the hero crosses paths with his female match, Kitty Softpaws, who leads Puss to his old friend-truned-enemy Humpty Dumpty. Memories of friendship and betrayal fuel further Puss’ doubts, but he eventually agrees to help the egg get the magic beans. Together, the three plan to steal the beans, get to the Giant’s castle, nab the golden goose and clear Puss’ name.
Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat Stars Mike Myers in the title role as the mischievous feline with the red-andwhite striped magical stovepipe hat. A film adaptation of the beloved Dr. Seuss book, The Cat in the Hat. The Cat stirs up mischief wherever he goes, especially for Conrad and Sally Walden, two children who are home alone with their pet fish. With nothing to do, Conrad begins to mess-up the house by riding a board down the stairs. Their single mom is having the company party that night and the house must be neat and clean or her germophobic boss will fire her. She orders the children not to take one step into the living room. Of course, when the Cat arrives, he is part of a wrecking crew that destroys the house.
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Ingredients: You will need: Ripe bananas Milk Egg Powdered sugar Baking powder Vanilla essence Chocolate chips Oil
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• A two-litre soda bottle, cleaned • Hydrogen peroxide solution (at least 6% or greater) • Dishwashing liquid • Warm water • One yeast packet • Food colouring • A large cooking pan What to do: • Place the empty soda bottle upright in the middle of the cooking pan. • Fill the bottle with a half cup of hydrogen peroxide, a few drops of food colouring and a few drops of the dishwashing liquid. • In another bowl, mix together two tablespoons of warm water and the yeast, allowing the yeast to dissolve. • Slowly pour the yeast mixture into the soda bottle mixture and watch the elephant toothpaste come to life.
Method: • Blend together the egg, milk and bananas in a blender. • Pour the mixture in a bowl. • Add the powdered sugar, vanilla essence and baking powder to the mixture and whisk together. • Heat a non stick frying pan or skillet. • Grease the pan with a little oil. • Pour a serving spoon full of the batter into the pan. • Let the batter spread, move the pan in a circular motion to help it spread evenly. • Sprinkle on some chocolate chips. • Flip the pancake after a minute.
What is happening:
• Let the other side cook for an additional two minutes.
Each tiny foam bubble is filled with oxygen. The yeast acts as a catalyst (a helper) to remove the oxygen from the hydrogen peroxide. Since it does this very fast, it creats lots and lots of bubbles. Did you notice the bottle got warm? This is because your experiment created a reaction called an exothermic reaction. This means it not only created foam, it created heat!
• Carefully take the pancake out of the pan and place it on plate. • Serve warm with honey or chocolate syrup. Remember kids, always get permission from your parents before you start. It’s always a good idea to have a helper nearby.
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