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Today is Handshake Day. Make up a secret handshake to use with your friends, and another one for your family. Practice a nice firm handshake, to use when you meet new people. Shake your hands in the air to dry them, instead of using paper towels. Just don’t stick your hands in a milkshake!
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800 years ago, Chinese judges used eyewear made of smoky quartz to hide their emotions. Today, sunglasses protect your eyes from the sun and make you look cool! Wear your favorite pair for Sunglasses Day! Since it’s also Onion Day, pick out a pair for your onion to wear before you eat it!
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The Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland, is excited about its upcoming new display, called BRICKLIVE Ocean. The exhibit features 30 LEGO sculptures, using 1,000,000 bricks! The first model to be set up, was a 3,200 brick Rockhopper penguin. The zoo’s curious penguins checked out their new larger-than-life friend. You can watch them online on the zoo’s Penguin Cam!
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If you’re in Japan, don’t be surprised to find a garden rolling down the street. Small vehicles called Kei trucks, are decorated with elaborate landscaping, to compete in the annual Kei Truck Garden Contest. Some even have benches or fountains! If you can’t visit a beautiful garden, maybe a garden will visit you instead!
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If you’re a Star Wars fan, TOMS has the shoes for you. Starting July 1st, you can buy sneakers and slip-ons, decorated with Star Wars artwork! From Boba Fett and X-wings, to Ewoks and the Millennium Falcon, you’re sure to find a design that’s out of this world, in a galaxy far far away.
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13 year-old Michael Platt loves baking cupcakes so much, he started his own bakery 2 years ago! Even more impressive, is his generosity. For every cupcake he sells, he gives one to the homeless or hungry. His business is called Michaels Desserts, with no apostrophe. That’s his reminder that he’s baking for others, not himself!
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It’s Chocolate Pudding Day! I wish I had a whole lake full of chocolate pudding. Since it’s also Canoe Day, I’d get in a canoe and paddle around, splashing everyone with pudding! It’s Coconut Day as well, so my imaginary lake has coconut palm trees growing around it. It’s fun to imagine weird things!
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For all the people who can’t be bothered choosing special numbers to play in the lottery, their number just came up. The North Carolina pick-4 number, was 0-0-0-0. Over 2000 people had picked the winning combination, winning up to $5000 apiece. Sometimes it pays to go with the easiest combination ever!
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How much time have you spent outside this week? A study of 20,000 people in the United Kingdom, showed that spending at least 2 hours a week in nature, is good for your health and well-being. Go enjoy the woods, the beach, the park, or the patch of grass nearest your house! It’s good for you!
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Sometimes, species that haven’t been seen in a long time are believed to be extinct. Last month, a Formosan clouded leopard was spotted by multiple people in Taiwan. The big cat had been declared extinct in 2013, since the last time anyone had seen one was in 1983! They must be really good at hiding!
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