‘Au revoir’ 2009 and ‘Hello’ 2010! Ready for another 365 days filled with exams, essays, sporting victories, falling in (and out of) love, tears, giggles, friends and who knows what else? If you haven’t made your new year’s resolutions yet you’d better get cracking! Be sure to add “Visit the HIP2B² website more often” to it, ‘cause we’ve got a wonderful year planned for you guys, filled with oodles of the smart stuff you’ve grown to love us for. Have you joined our new facebook group yet? No! Hurry up - you’re missing out on your weekly dose of riddles, fast facts, interesting articles and competitions. Heard the good news yet? Our very own Brand Ambassador, Chelsea Tucker, recently won a coveted Top Teen Achiever Award for being the Green Queen of South Africa! Well done Chelsea! You make us proud.
Here’s to 2010 – a year that’s gonna be even smarter than 2009…
The HIP2B² Team
The lies movies tell: The sprinkler system02 February 2010
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Land mine detecting flowers04 February 2010
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The Hug Shirt05 February 2010
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Where do toothpaste stripes come from?08 February 2010
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If you could drink all the milk a cow has to offer in its lifetime, it would amount to 200,000 glasses of milk!
We’ve all seen this one in the movies: Someone needs to create chaos in a building or just get everyone to leave, so they trip the sprinkler system.
The scientists at a Danish company called Aresa are using nature to help detect land mines.
Are you far away from a friend or loved one? By using this remarkable invention, sending someone a hug is as easy as texting them.
Life's full of little mysteries. Like how they get those model ships in bottles, and how they put the fortune in the cookies.
If you’re scared of flying or an animal lover, you’d better skip this entry…
