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Did you know it’s World Egg Day? Ostrich eggs can weigh nearly 6 pounds! Vervain hummingbird’s tiny eggs are only 10 mm long. Snake eggs are leathery, frog eggs are clear and jelly-like, and whelk eggs are laid in colied, papery strands. Even some mammals lay eggs, like duck-billed platypuses and echidnas. How egg-citing!

Today is Sneakers Day. The first rubber-soled shoes were introduced in the US, 130 years ago. Rubber soles are quieter than leather or wooden soles, so you can sneak up on people. It’s also Nautilus Night. The ocean-dwelling cephalopod has a spiraling shell, 90 tentacles, and swims using jet propulsion!

Did you know it’s Curious Events Day? Celebrate all the strange things in the world, like how it’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open, or historical events, like when meat fell from the sky in Kentucky. It’s also World Post Day, so send someone a postcard or letter. Don’t forget an interesting stamp!

Today is Fire Prevention Day. This year’s theme is, “Charge into Fire Safety; Safe Charging Is a Superpower,” focusing on lithium‑ion battery safety and safe charging habits. It’s also Moldy Cheese Day. Not all mold is bad. Varieties of cheese like Gorgonzola and Camembert, are encouraged to grow delicious mold.

Every fall, people in Polk County Oregon, get to see a huge smile from Mother Nature. The Hampton Lumber company helped a little, by planting larch trees in the shape of a giant smiley face. The larch trees are surrounded by evergreens, so when their leaves turn yellow, they really stand out!

October is a good month to see some meteors! The Draconid meteor showers are whizzing by this week, with a peak on Thursday. Start searching the skies just after sunset, and see them before bedtime! The Orionid meteor showers will be most plentiful on October 21st. Any clear night is good for stargazing!

Today is World Sight Day. You should visit the eye doctor once a year. Seeing clearly is the best, and you might need glasses to see better. If you’re near-sighted, you might not be able to read words on the board at school. Do you have trouble reading up close? You could be farsighted.

Today is Salmon Day. Salmon hatch in shallow freshwater gravel beds, spending their juvenile years in rivers and lakes. They migrate to the ocean as adults, except where they are landlocked. Years later, salmon return to their place of birth to spawn. They sometimes swim 900 miles upstream, using smell to guide the way.

Today is World Octopus Day! Octopuses have 3 hearts, and 8 arms, not tentacles. Tentacles only have suckers at the tips. Octopuses are extremely intelligent, masters of camouflage, and escape artists! Today is also Touch Tag Day. An octopus would be great at water tag! My favorite version is freeze tag. Tag, you’re it!

Have you ever had a peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff sandwich? It’s called a Fluffernutter, and today is Fluffernutter Day! Have one for lunch, but celebrate Pierogie Day for dinner. The delicious dumplings are pockets of dough, often filled with mashed potatoes and cheese, or cabbage, but usually not Fluffernut.