• Where do you buy milk by the kilo?
  In the Russian Arctic it is so cold in winter that milk is sold in ...

• Who was Confucius?
  This is the English name given to the Chinese thinker Kong Fuzi, who ...

• Who makes the world’s hottest curries?
  The people of southern India. A mouthwatering recipe might include ...

• What is Shinto?
  This is the ancient religion of Japan. At its holy shrines people ...

• Which were the first all-American crops?
  Six hundred years ago, nobody in Europe had ever seen potatoes, com ...

• Where are the world’s biggest ranches?
  The world's biggest sheep and cattle stations are in the Australian ...

• How can barren deserts be turned green?
  Water can be piped into desert areas so that crops will grow there. ...

• What is a cash crop?
  It is any crop that is sold for money. Many small farmers around the ...

• Where do fishermen use hoops and scoops?
  Giant fishing nets like these can be lowered from the shore into ...

• Are there enough fish in the sea?
  Modern boats catch so many fish that in many places fish have become ...