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Today is the first day of the 106th Tour de France, a 2162 mile-long bicycle race. Cyclists will start near Brussels Belgium, and travel counter-clockwise through France over a period of 23 days. They even have to bike through the Alps mountains! 22 teams with 8 riders each will compete, and sweat enough to flush a toilet 39 times!
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Have you always dreamed of living in a castle? You can at least stay near one overnight! Prince Charles has opened a bed and breakfast on the grounds of the Castle of Mey, in Scotland. You can stay at the Granary Lodge, while Prince Charles and his family stay in the castle itself.
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The Nestley Company’s Yes! snack bars will soon be wrapped in a new recyclable paper, that can biodegrade in 6 months. They did not patent the technology, because they hope other companies will also start using it on their production lines. Nestley’s goal is to make all their packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.
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Today is National Umbrella Cover Day. Yes, it’s weird. No, I don’t know why someone would make a day celebrating umbrella covers. Maybe you’d like to celebrate International Kissing Day instead? Or give an invisible hug online, for Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day. Show them you appreciate them!
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A transportation company in Ohio, knows how to keep its workers happy. They got office kittens! The Finance and IT department rescued 2 kitties, and named them Debit and Credit. The kittens entertained everyone, including 16,000 Instagram followers, until they were adopted into their forever homes. Maybe fostering kittens will become a new job perk!
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Last week, Camille Schrier was crowned Miss Virginia, and will go on to compete in the Miss America competition. She surprised people with her performance in the talent competition, by demonstrating the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide. The biochemist and Doctor of Pharmacy student, showed women in science, technology, engineering, and math, belong everywhere!
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The world’s first solar-powered train, isn’t a sleek new design. It’s a vintage 1940’s railcar! The train, fitted with solar panels on the roof, not only runs on power from the sun, but also produces enough energy to power 3 homes for a year! The Byron Solar Train operates in New South Wales Australia.
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Summer camps can be pretty unusual. Camp Heat teaches you to be a firefighter, while French Woods Circus Campers learn juggling and trapeze arts. There are Star Wars camps, Lord of the Rings camps, Space camps, and Robotics camps. But the cheapest camp, is setting up a tent in your backyard! It’s all good.
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Are you a workaholic? That’s someone who’s addicted to work. Well, today is Workaholic Day! Thank the workaholics in your life by showing up a little early to work, so they can take a rare day off! It’s also International Bikini Day! Put on a 2-piece swimsuit and go to the pool!
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While the FIFA Women’s World Cup was taking place this week, another soccer game was happening on the sidelines. Equal Playing Field organized a 5-per-side match, that lasted 69 hours! 807 players participated for 10 minutes each, to break the world record for largest number of players to appear continuously. The final score was 404 to 369.
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