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Australia's Favourite White Humpback Makes A Rare Appearance


What is so special about Migaloo?
Migaloo was the world's first documented white humpback whale.

Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia?
Migaloo means 'White Fella'. Experts believe that Migaloo's colour is caused by a genetic skin condition called albinism. Migaloo is 26-years-old. Boats and jet-skis have to keep a distance of at least 500 meters, while airplanes have to be more than 2,000 meters away from the mammal. Anybody caught violating this rule is subject to a fine exceeding $12,500 AUD.


Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? 

Experts believe that Migaloo's colour is caused by a genetic skin condition called albinism. They have been unable to confirm it with scientific evidence. They therefore refer to him as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback.


Is he the only one?
Though Migaloo was the first white humpback whale ever documented, he is not the only one. September 2011, Alan Fewings and his family reported seeing a white calf amongst a pod of migrating whales, near Cid Harbor off the coast of North Queensland.

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114-Foot Tower In Budapest Is The World's Tallest Lego Structure


1. Where was the most recent tallest Lego structure built?
In front of the Saint Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.


2. Who built it?
The elementary students in Budapest collected a team of official Lego builders from Denmark to help them build one that would surpass the existing record holder - a 112-ft 11-inch tower which is built in front of the Saint Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.


3. What are the two requirements imposed by the Guinness World Records before a Lego tower can be eligible for inclusion?
You are not aloud to use the wires once the tower is finished you must take the wires out and let it stand up on it's own with out any support for it to be in the world record book.


4. Why does the author believe that a new Lego tower record will be attempted soon?
The author believes that because the record was broken/attempted 3 times in 2012.

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13 Year Old Girl Conquers Everest 

1. What did Malavath do?

She climbed Mt Everest and became the youngest girl to climb Mt Everest.


2. Why does the author believe it is so admirable?
Because she is so young and she did not give up even when she got sick she kept carrying on.


3. What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb?
Malavath impressed the instructor Parmesh Kumar, with her determination and grift.


4. What happened when Malavath reached the advanced base camp?
Malavath was sent back to bas camp after she experienced altitude sickness when she got to the advanced base camp set up at an altitude of 6,400 meters.


5. How long did it take the team to get to the summit?
It took 52 days


6. What does Malavath hope her achievement will do to help other people?

Inspire underprivileged people and girls all over the world, to try and achieve there dreams.