What on Earth! Magazine

What on Earth! Magazine, published in partnership with Encyclopaedia Britannica, is the UK’s fastest-growing children’s magazine, helping curious kids fall in love with reading, knowledge and learning. Covering all their favourite topics – from space, animals and the natural world, to history, machines and inventions – each issue is bursting with amazing facts, photos, quizzes, puzzles, jokes and more!

FACTopia! • Follow the trail of crazily connected facts all the way from the first candy floss machine to… dust baths for birds!

SNAP IT! • Astonishing photos from around the world

Eureka! • The latest astonishing discoveries, inventions and scientific breakthroughs.

LISTIFIED! • Prepare to be amazed (and amused!) by the unusual facts crammed into these irresistible lists.

Big Stink • Hold your nose, as here come eight of the smelliest things on the planet…

10 fascinating facts about December…

22 THINGS WE DON'T KNOW!

Winter Games & Activities

Make your own gingerbread house! • It’s hard to think of a winter treat more cheering than a cup of hot chocolate and some freshly baked gingerbread. So why not follow this simple recipe and treat your family and friends? We’ve even drawn a template so that your gingerbread houses are the perfect size to sit along the rim of your cup. And because you’ll need a grown-up to help you with the baking, it’s also a great way to get all the family together in the kitchen. Happy house-building!

Treasure Hunt! • Can you spot these 20 things hidden somewhere in the picture below? Plus, find seven letters that spell a word connected to Christmas.

The BIG Britannica Family Quiz • Test your family’s brainpower over the winter holidays by playing this special four-page edition of the Big Britannica Quiz! Regular readers of Britannica Magazine may have an advantage because some of the facts appeared in previous issues of the magazine. Don’t worry if you don’t know them all, though - the answers are listed at the end of the quiz. Good luck!

Jumbo Puzzles and Games • Stumped? Don’t worry, you can find the answers to all the puzzles on page 49.

Picture Quiz

ALL THE WATER ON EARTH! • About 71% of Earth's surface is covered by water. Scientists estimate that Earth has around 1.386 billion cubic kilometres of water in total - enough to fill 520 trillion Olympic-sized swimming pools! Here are some of the places where all this water can be found…

THE WONDERS OF WATER

10 fascinating facts about January…

Absolutely Everything! • Each month we feature an amazing story from world history taken from the bestselling book by Christopher Lloyd, with illustrations by Andy Forshaw. This month: the birth of Buddhism

SEND IT IN!

Ask the experts • Readers ask. Experts answer. Send your questions to: experts@britannicamagazine.com

Puzzle Answers • Treasure Hunt Hidden word: PRESENT

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Jokes & riddles • Tickle your ribs and tease your brain with our favourite gags and riddles, hand-picked by our jokes editor May.