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The continents on Earth, weren’t always separated by oceans. Millions of years ago, there was a supercontinent called Pangea. Look at a globe, and see how the continents fit together like a puzzle, before drifting apart. Paleontologists found lines of dinosaur footprints in Cameroon and Brazil, 3,700 miles apart, that were probably once connected!

Have you ever gotten a hair in your mouth? Yuck. But a protein found in your hair, called keratin, could soon be used in toothpaste. Scientists found that keratin pulls minerals from saliva, and forms something like tooth enamel. It could protect and whiten teeth naturally, just by brushing your teeth.

Today is Vesuvius Day. Mount Vesuvius is the volcano in Italy, that destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD. Create your own volcano and make it erupt, while listening to unusual music for International Strange Music Day! You can make music from anything. Today is also Waffle Day. What’s your favorite flavor, blueberry or chocolate chip?

On Pluto Demoted Day, we remember when Pluto was officially downgraded in 2006. Its status was changed to dwarf planet. Now the 8 planets in our Solar System are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, while the 5 known dwarf planets are Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, and Eris. We still love you Pluto!

The Aquidauana River in Brazil, has a waterfall that flows over 13-foot-high boulders. Researchers found thousands of tiny bumblebee catfish, climbing the rocks to swim up the waterfall. The orange and black fish, which are less than 2 inches long, anchored their fins against the surface, then wriggled their way up.

Today is Buttered Corn Day, and there’s nothing like biting into an ear of buttery sweet roasted corn. What’s the best way to cook corn? Look it up on the World Wide Web, because it’s also Internaut Day. An internaut is someone who knows all about how to use the internet.

Today is Sponge Cake Day. This light and airy cake is perfect with a cup of tea! Maybe it will make you feel light and airy enough to rise into the sky! It’s also Ride The Wind Day, so go hang gliding, take a hot air balloon ride, or maybe just fly a kite.

On your next trip to Alaska, how would you like to stay in a plane? Flight instructor John Kotwicki has taken old planes from his flight school, and created an airplane amusement park. You can stay in luxury aircraft b-n-b’s, stargaze from a runway control tower, and visit the airplane parts museum.

Although more than 83,000 meteorites have been recovered on Earth, only 390 of them originated on Mars. When large rocks hit Mars, chunks of the planet’s surface are ejected from the impact crater, and sometimes fly towards Earth. Scientists found that 200 meteorites, have come from just 5 different craters on Mars.

Quick, cover your kitty’s ears. It’s Take Your Cat To The Vet Day. They need their vaccinations just like humans! It’s also Eat A Peach Day. A big, juicy, peach, is delicious on a hot summer day. Since today’s also Be An Angel Day, do nice things for people. Like giving them a peach!