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Today is International Guide Dogs Day. Guide dogs are dogs that are trained to lead blind and visually impaired humans. They help people around obstacles. Dogs are color blind, and can’t read street signs, so they still need to be assisted by their human. Never pet or distract a guide dog. They’re working!
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A couple in Oregon rarely play the Powerball lottery, so they were confused when the clerk asked if they wanted the $3 per line ticket. Michael Faught had no clue what she meant, so he just said yes. His inexperience paid off, by tripling his winnings from $50,000, to $150,000! What a fortunate mistake!
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In California, the Escondido Police responded to a call, about suspicious noises outside of a residence. Instead of finding an intruder trying to break in, they found 2 cows munching on plants. They called the Humane Society, to move the loose cows to a safe place, until the owners could be located.
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Last week, photographer Paul Smith took pictures of sprites in Oklahoma. No, not the mythological fairy-like creatures. Sprites are large electrical discharges in the sky. They look like pinkish-red columns, or jellyfish-shaped flashes of light, far above thunderstorms. You might spot a sprite if you watch a distant storm, and look above the clouds.
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When Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire last week in France, no one was hurt. Not even the honeybees! There were 3 beehives on top of the cathedral, which housed 180,000 honeybees. If the fire raging only 100 feet below had heated their hives to over 145º, the wax would have melted. The smoke just made the bees sleepy!
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Today is English Language Day. Celebrate by making sure you know the difference between Y-O-U-R and Y-O-U-apostrophe-R-E! You can also use old English words, like thee and thou. Dost thou know that it is Talk Like Shakespeare Day as well? Wherefore art thou Romeo? He’s probably reading by candlelight, because it’s World Book Night!
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On Sunday, there were stories of a pink-haired pony, spotted on an island in Montreal Canada. The mysterious little horse was reportedly hanging out on Ile Sainte-Helene. It turned out to be a hoax by a local television show. Everyone can stop looking for the imaginary pink pony!
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This week, some unusual animals have turned up in unexpected places. In California, a mountain lion was snoozing in someone’s back yard. In Illinois, a monkey was hanging around, inside an ambulance service garage. Outside, a donkey was wandering the highways of Chicago. All of the animals were moved to safety!
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Researchers found a way to use the rebellious nature of teenagers, to help them become healthier. Instead of telling teens, junk food was bad for them, they showed them how food companies trick kids into wanting junk food. Kids started making their own healthy food choices, instead of being controlled by advertising.
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When garbage goes into landfills, it gradually becomes a mountain of trash covered with dirt. There is no oxygen to decompose it, and the trash produces methane gas that hurts our atmosphere. Keep food and paper out of landfills, and compost it instead! A compost pile turns it into soil, in your own backyard!
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