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Tony Stark was the son of a man who made weapons. So, Tony joined his father and also made powerful weapons. One day, during a trip, Tony was captured by bad people. They locked him in a cave  and ordered him to build a big missile. But Tony didn't listen because he had another idea. A kind man named Yinsen helped him. Together, they made a metal suit. Yinsen lost his life while helping Tony escape. Tony felt sad about Yinsen and decided to change his life. He stopped making weapons. Back home, Tony improved the metal suit. It could fly, shoot energy, and protect people. He used it to fight bad guys and save lives. Now, the world knows him as a hero. His name is Iron Man.

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What happens when a dog sees a mirror? Woof! Woof! The dog barks because it thinks there's another dog in the mirror. Dogs don’t understand that they are looking at themselves. Fish act in a similar way. When they see a mirror, the fish think, “Who is that?” and try to attack it. But some animals are different. Scientists tested this with an elephant. They painted a spot on its face and showed it a mirror. The elephant looked in the mirror, saw the spot, and touched the painted spot on its own face with its trunk. Chimps and dolphins can do this too. They know the mirror shows themselves. Not many animals can recognize themselves in a mirror. That’s why is’s so interesting.

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Today, life is busy. Things change quickly, and jobs change too. Sometimes, one job is not enough. Many people have two or three jobs to support themselves. This way, they can make money and have fun! Let’s meet Jerom. He loves airplanes and flying. Thanks to drones and robots, Jerom has many choices. He can be a drone pilot. He can fly drones and take videos from the sky. He can also learn to make movies with those videos. Maybe he can even become a movie director! If Jerom takes pictures of fun places from the sky, people can use them to travel. Then he can be a tour guide too. Now, there are many people like Jerom. We call them "slashers.“ We use a slash ( / ) when we add something. In the same way, a  slasher adds another job to their first job. As a result, one person can have many fun jobs. Drone pilot / movie director / tour guide— that’s Jerom! Isn’t that exciting?