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CLast week, the world saw the first-ever image of a black hole. It was called M87*, named after the galaxy that contains it, Messier 87, followed by the symbol for a black hole, an asterisk. It now has a new name: Pōwehi. It’s a Hawaiian word meaning, embellished dark source of unending creation.
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Illinois’s Upper Mississippi River Refuge, is home to an unusual family of eagles. Two dads and a mom, are raising 3 eagle chicks together! Mom Starr laid 3 eggs, and dads Valor 1 and Valor 2 are now helping her take care of the eaglets. You can watch the nest on YouTube, by searching Trio Eagle Cam.
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Too Small To Fail, is a program that encourages kids to read. It brings story time to community spaces, like laundromats. While families are killing time, waiting for their clothes to wash, librarians are visiting with books and educational toys, to inspire them to read. It sure beats watching clothes tumble in the dryer!
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Take a wild guess what day today is. It’s Take A Wild Guess Day! Are you trying to guess how many jelly beans are in a jar? That’s the perfect time for a wild guess! It’s also Rubber Eraser Day. Erasers made from vegetable gum, were first used in 1770, and attached to pencils in 1858.
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A neighborhood in Jackson Mississippi, is no stranger to odd things. Belhaven residents decorate their road signs, and put Christmas trees in the potholes. But the latest wave of pranks is baffling. Someone has been leaving plates of mashed potatoes around! Plates have been found on cars and doorsteps, and inside mailboxes! That’s crazy!
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There’s a bizarre flatworm living in the ocean, that doesn’t have a mouth or a butt. Scientists have been studying Paracatenula, to see how it survives. It seems the worms are filled with a bacteria called Riegeria. The bacteria live in their bodies, and produce organic compounds to feed their flatworm friends from inside!
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Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles. The remotely controlled aircraft can be used to have fun, take pictures, go into combat, or even plant trees! BioCarbon Engineering has been using flying robots to plant millions of acres of trees. The drones fire seed pods into the ground. 2 people and 10 drones, could plant 400,000 trees per day!
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Let’s learn a bit about dolphins, for Dolphin Day! Dolphins are mammals. Even though they spend their life in water, they need to breathe air. They are very intelligent, have excellent eyesight and hearing, and can make a wide range of sounds. There are 40 different species of dolphin. The Amazon River dolphin is pink!
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Stretch your arms up into the air. Go on, stand up on your tippy-toes, and stretch higher. It’s Reach As High As You Can Day! Now go outside and study the clouds or the stars, because it’s Look Up At The Sky Day. Take time to notice the world, and reach for your dreams!
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The world wastes a shocking 1.3 billion tonnes of food every year, much of it going into landfills. South Korea has a program, that recycles 95% of the country’s food waste! Food is collected in automated bins, which is then turned into fertilizer, biofuel, or animal feed. Composting at home also keeps food out of landfills!
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