Hooray for the Safety Pin!

Take a moment today to think about Walter Hunt, on International Safety Pin Day! He owed his friend $15 back in 1849, so he invented the safety pin, to make some money to repay him! They’re awesome at holding things together, but you can also make cool crafts or jewelry with them. Can you invent something?

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Plant a Garden for the Bees and Butterflies

The National Pollinator Garden Network, launched a Million Pollinator Garden Challenge in 2015. They’ve now surpassed their goal! 1,040,000 gardens are registered around the world, planted with flowers that attract bees and butterflies. The insects that pollinate plants are essential, to healthy crops. Look up the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, to discover how you can help!

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Ancient Walking Whale

In the Playa Media Luna in Peru, an ancient whale was discovered. The fossil skeleton is a new species, named Peregocetus pacificus, meaning the traveling whale that reached the Pacific Ocean. The 42.6 million year-old whale could walk on land with long-toed hooves, use its tail like a paddle, and swim like an otter!

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Take a Nature Chill Pill

Are you feeling stressed out? Researchers recommend taking a nature pill! Spending 20 to 30 minutes sitting or walking in nature, reduces your cortisol level, which is a stress hormone. The most effective way to lower stress, was to just relax, without exercising, reading, looking at your phone, or even talking! Give it a try!

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Reviving Lakes in India

Ramveer Tanwar is a 26 year-old engineer on a mission. His home region in Uttar Pradesh India, was plagued by repeated droughts. The lakes were polluted and drying up, so he recruited help to pull trash from the lakes, install water filtration systems, and plant trees along the shorelines. He’s revived 10 lakes in only 5 years!

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