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Petco pet stores welcome all pets, as long as they’re on a leash. Shelly Lumpkin and Vincent Browning, put the policy to the test. They brought in their African Watusi, Oliver. He’s a giant bull! Oliver has massive horns, and Watusis can reach up to 1600 pounds, but he was welcomed with open arms!
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If you’ve ever bought furniture from IKEA, you know there’s some assembly required. Everything comes in flat packs, and you have to build it yourself. They even sell chocolate Easter bunnies like that! The bunny comes in 3 pieces, that you put together. If you have any trouble assembling it, just eat it!
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Today is West Virginia Day. When Virginia seceded from the United States during the Civil War, the western part refused to leave to join the Confederates. They remained and formed a new state instead! West Virginia is covered in mountains. If they were all flattened out, the state would be the size of Texas!
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Today is National Goof Off Day. Just relax, and have fun. You know what’s a good way to goof off? Play with puppies! It’s a perfect way to celebrate Puppy Day! Visit an animal shelter, to hang out with grateful dogs. You might even end up adopting a lucky pooch!
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A family in Florida has a pooch to thank, for saving their home. Amber Walker couldn’t sleep because her dog, Angel, was acting so agitated. Amber finally went to the window to see what was upsetting Angel. There were flames coming from their neighbor’s garage! Thanks to Angel, no one was hurt. Good dog!
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Did you know that smiling is actually good for you? The upturning movement of your lips, can activate pleasure centers in your brain. That means, even a fake smile may make you feel happier. It’s also a good way, to make other people happy! Let’s all smile more, and spread some happiness!
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Researchers in Switzerland, did an experiment, to see if the bacteria in cheese, had musical taste. They aged wheels of Emmental cheese in a cellar, for 6 months. Each cheese, was hit with soundwaves from a different song. The cheese that listened to classical music tasted milder, and the hip-hop cheese had the funkiest flavor!
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A British man, Stephen Mckears, thought he was going mad. Small objects kept moving around in his shed overnight, and ending up organized in a plastic container. Was a ghost cleaning up? He and his friend, Rodney Holbrook, made a mess, and set up a video camera. A little mouse tidied it all up!
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Please just say thank you.
Before eating all the bread.
Save a piece for me.
Today is World Poetry Day, and I just wrote that haiku: a poem with 3 lines, containing 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables. It’s also French Bread Day, and Common Courtesy Day. Use your manners, when you eat all the delicious bread!
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A solar farm in Antarctica, had an official visitor. The Australian Antarctic Division activated 105 solar panels, and monitor them by video. They caught footage of a penguin visiting the farm, and appearing to inspect the equipment. I guess everything was in proper order, because Inspector Penguin eventually wandered away.
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