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The story of quinine

Quinine is a medicine that helps to fight malaria. How was quinine discovered? Watch and find out!

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Discussion

Quinine was discovered in the Amazon rainforest. Do you know about any forests? Are there any places with lots of trees where you live? Tell us about them!

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Bugs and insects
Level 2

Submitted by QueenWhaleInternet on Sun, 27/02/2022 - 03:22

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Muthurajawella forest in Sri Lanka.

Submitted by PrincessOceanDJ on Thu, 22/07/2021 - 16:08

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I Like the story.

Submitted by KingMusicTune on Mon, 16/04/2018 - 16:40

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It is so cool story!

Submitted by DJDinosaurViolet on Mon, 26/02/2018 - 06:25

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i like that story

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