Starting 15 February 2026: Here's What's Happening!

Starting 15 February 2026: Here's What's Happening!
Welcome to this week's news, all summarised with amazing AI.
Join us as we explore exciting places, meet historical figures, discover amazing animals, and learn about cool science. Each article is packed with fun facts that will expand your knowledge and spark your curiosity.
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World Politics
⭐ Fun Fact 
The word "tariff" actually comes from the Arabic word "ta'rif," meaning "notification" or "making something known." Tariffs have existed for more than 2,000 years ancient Greek and Roman ports charged them on traded goods too!
The idea of a "shadow cabinet" in the UK became a proper tradition in the 1950s! It's like being an understudy in a school play, you learn every single role so you are always ready to step in at any moment!
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Sports
⭐ Fun Fact 
In the ancient Olympic Games in Greece, boxing was done with leather straps wrapped around the fists not padded gloves! It was part of the Olympics as far back as 688 BC, making it one of the oldest sports in the world!
Rugby was accidentally invented in 1823 when a student named William Webb Ellis picked up a football during a soccer game at Rugby School in England and started running with it! The sport was named after the very school where this happened!
Beach volleyball became an official Olympic sport for the first time at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Before that, it started as a fun beach game in California in the 1920s  and it took over 70 years for it to make it into the Olympics!
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Entertainment
⭐ Fun Fact 
The Verona Arena where the Olympics Closing Ceremony will be held was built by the Romans almost 2,000 years ago! It is one of the best-preserved ancient Roman stadiums in the world and can hold more than 15,000 people, imagine that many cheering fans!
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Fashion & Technology
⭐ Fun Fact 
The word "robot" comes from a Czech word "robota," which means "forced labor" or "drudgery." It was first used in a play written in 1920, long before any real robots existed  the playwright Karel Čapek could never have imagined tiny robot bag charms!
The very first wearable computer was secretly built in 1961  it was tiny enough to hide inside a shoe! Today, wearable tech like smartwatches and fitness bands is worn by hundreds of millions of people all around the world every single day!
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AI
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The concept of AI goes back a long way! The idea of machines thinking was discussed by ancient Greek philosophers, and the term "artificial intelligence" was first used in 1956 at a conference at Dartmouth College.
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Science & Animals
⭐ Fun Fact 
The Stygiomedusa gigantea is so rare that in over 110 years it has only been spotted about 115 times in total! Even though it is enormous, it is almost invisible in the deep ocean because light cannot reach it down there making it the true "phantom" of the sea!
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Space
⭐ Fun Fact 
The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth at about 3.8 centimetres every single year! Scientists think that billions of years from now, the Moon will be so far away that total solar eclipses — where the Moon perfectly blocks the Sun will no longer be possible!
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Health & Lifestyle
⭐ Fun Fact: !
Ramadan falls about 10 days earlier every year in the regular calendar because it follows the Islamic lunar calendar, which is based on the moon! This means Ramadan can happen in any season winter, spring, summer, or autumn and the fasting hours can be very short or very long depending on where in the world you live!
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Quiz Time! Test Your Knowledge 🧠
Let's see how much you remember from the articles! Choose the correct answer for each question.
What did the US Supreme Court decide about Trump's tariffs?
A) They were all allowed   
B) They stopped most of them   
C) They created new tariffs   
D) They asked Congress to decide
How did the Supreme Court judges vote on Trump's tariffs?
A) 9 to 0   
B) 5 to 4   
C) 6 to 3   
D) 7 to 2
How many of Nigel Farage's members got jobs in the shadow cabinet?
A) Two   
B) Three   
C) Four   
D) Six
How many times has Floyd Mayweather come out of retirement (including this time)?
A) Two   
B) Three   
C) Four   
D) Five
What do kids across England do to copy Henry Pollock?
A) Wear red boots   
B) Wear black head tape and do his celebration 
C) Dye their hair   
D) Wear a yellow jersey
Where is the Winter Olympics 2026 Closing Ceremony being held?
A) Milan   
B) Florence   
C) Rome   
D) Verona
What is the giant jellyfish discovered near Argentina called?
A) Megamedusa maximus   
B) Stygiomedusa gigantea   
C) Argentinus gigantea   
D) Oceanus bellus
What is a Mirumi?
A) A new fashion app  
B) A type of handbag   
C) A tiny robot toy that hangs on your bag   
D) A virtual shopping assistant
How much sand is brought to Cootamundra for the beach volleyball event?
A) 500 tonnes   
B) 700 tonnes   
C) 900 tonnes   
D) 1,200 tonnes
What is the name of NASA's upcoming Moon mission?
A) Apollo 18   
B) Artemis I   
C) Artemis II  
D) Orion 2026
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Amazing Fun Facts You Won't Believe!
Here are some incredible facts about the topics we covered that will blow your mind!
🏛️ The US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. has a basketball court on the top floor! Lawyers and staff who work there call it "the highest court in the land" — both because of its job AND its location!
🐑 The UK Parliament's Woolsack
In the UK Parliament, the Lord Speaker sits on a giant red cushion stuffed with wool called the Woolsack! It was first used in the 1300s to remind everyone how important wool trading was to England.
🥊 First Boxing Gloves
Boxing gloves were invented in 1743 by a fighter named Jack Broughton to make boxing safer. Before gloves, boxers fought with their bare fists and matches could last for hours — sometimes over 100 rounds!
🌙 Moon Footprints Forever
The footprints left by Apollo astronauts on the Moon will be there for millions of years! Because there is no wind or rain on the Moon, nothing can wash or blow them away. They are perfectly preserved in the lunar dust!
🤖 The First Computer Program
The world's first computer programmer was a woman named Ada Lovelace — and she wrote her program in the 1840s, before real computers were even built! She is considered the mother of computing.
🌊 Unexplored Oceans
More than 80% of the world's oceans have never been explored or mapped by humans! Scientists believe there could be millions of species living in the deep sea that we haven't discovered yet.
🏖️ Australia's Coastline
Australia has more than 59,000 kilometres of coastline — one of the longest in the world! That's why it's so funny that a town 400 km from the sea had to bring in 900 tonnes of sand just to feel beachy!
🍌 Banana Science
Bananas are naturally slightly radioactive because they contain a special mineral called potassium-40! Don't worry though — you would have to eat about 10 million bananas at once for it to be harmful. Eat your Sehri banana safely!
🥇 Olympic Gold Medals
Olympic gold medals are not actually made of solid gold! They are made mostly of silver and only coated with about 6 grams of gold on the outside. The last time a solid gold medal was given out was at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics!
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Quiz Answers 📝
Here are the correct answers! How many did you get right?
Answer 1
B) They stopped most of them 
The Supreme Court voted 6 to 3 to block most of Trump's tariffs.
Answer 2
C) 6 to 3 
 Six judges voted against Trump's tariff powers, and three voted in his favour.
Answer 3
C) Four 
 Only four out of eight of Farage's members were given shadow cabinet jobs.
Answer 4
C) Four 
This is Mayweather's fourth comeback from retirement, having first retired in 2007.
Answer 5
B) Wear black head tape and do his celebration 
 Kids all over England copy his iconic look and moves!
Answer 6
D) Verona 
 The ceremony takes place at the ancient Verona Arena in Verona, Italy.
Answer 7
B) Stygiomedusa gigantea 
 This is the scientific name of the giant jellyfish found near Argentina.
Answer 8
C) A tiny robot toy that hangs on your bag 
 Mirumi robots move their heads and look like baby chicks!
Answer 9
C) 900 tonnes 
 Workers bring in 900 tonnes of sand to turn the Cootamundra street into a beach!
Answer 10
C) Artemis II 
 NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the Moon in early March.
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