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Today is Spinach Day. Popeye used to eat it from a can, to get stronger, but it looks more appealing in a salad! It’s also Purple Day, started by 9 year-old Cassidy Megan, to increase epilepsy awareness. Epilepsy affects 65,000,000 people around the world. Wear purple to show your support!
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Always check for an expiration date, when using coupons. Anatoly Shashkin shared a photo of a coupon a customer had just used, that was 36 years old! The coupon was good for 20 cents off, a bottle of Crisco oil. Since there was no expiration date, the store accepted it! It’s never too late to save!
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The Ancient Greek historian, Herodotus, wrote about an Egyptian boat called a baris, over 1500 years ago. He described a cargo boat constructed like brickwork, lined with papyrus, with a hole in the keel for the rudder. A 2500 year-old ship was discovered sunken in the Nile, which matches Herodotus’s description. He was finally proved right!
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Humans often mimic each other’s facial expressions, in social situations. Smiling when someone else is smiling, helps with communication. Very few animals do this, aside from primates and dogs. Scientists have recently discovered, sun bears also copy the facial expressions when playing with other sun bears. Maybe it’s not as rare as they thought!
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This month, 18 year-old Charlie Condell became the youngest person, to cycle around the world unassisted. He started off in Bristol England 8 months ago, and rode his bike 20,000 miles, through 20 countries! His bicycle and belongings were stolen in Australia, inspiring people to help him with new gear. Around the World Charlie starts University in September!
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Today is Tolkien Reading Day. Settle down with Lord of the Rings, or The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien. Since Hobbits love to eat, enjoy a stack of waffles while you read! It’s also Waffle Day, as well as Pecan Day. Whether you say pea-can or pea-khan, the nut is delicious, especially in waffles!
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Golden retrievers make great seeing-eye dogs, to help blind people get around. But sometimes a dog is the one who needs help! Adam and Chelsea Stipe’s retriever, Charlie, lost his eyesight. But when the Stipes got a puppy, named Maverick, the newest family member became Charlie’s guide dog! Now they walk everywhere together!
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Just over a year ago, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, nicknamed Tani, learned how to play chess. The 8 year-old just became the New York State chess champion for his age group! Tani’s family fled from violence in Nigeria 2 years ago, and lived in a homeless shelter, making his ability to focus on chess even more impressive!
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Last year, Adidas made more than 5,000,000 pairs of shoes, out of plastic cleaned up from beaches and oceans. They also made football jerseys from recycled materials. Adidas stores no longer use plastic bags, and they plan to use upcycled plastic in 11,000,000 pairs of shoes this year. That’s one way to kick ocean pollution!
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More than 90 years ago, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse were in their first cartoon, called Steamboat Willie. Now, you can get a Steamboat Willie LEGO set! But the cartoon was in black and white, so don’t expect colorful LEGOs. The pieces are all black, white, or various shades of gray!
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