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If you live where Daylight Saving Time stole an hour of your sleep yesterday, get it back today by stealing a nap! It’s Napping Day! It’s also Worship Of Tools Day, so polish your hammer and clean off your drill. Even office tools need attention! Celebrate Fill Our Staplers Day, with shiny new staples!
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Did you turn in some lost lottery tickets in New Jersey? Michael Weirsky bought tickets at a QuickCheck store, but left them behind. Someone turned them in to the store clerk, who reunited Michael with his tickets. One was worth $273,000,000! He is looking for the honest stranger, so he can share his winnings!
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13 year-old William Bush, is a huge Metallica fan. But he lives in New Zealand, and the band hasn’t toured there in 8 years! William started a petition, and convinced them to play in Auckland in October. New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is also a fan, and surprised William with 2 free tickets to thank him!
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Last week, Jeremy Taylor and his dog Ally, were found in Oregon’s Deschutes National Forest. Their car had been stuck in the snow for 5 days, with nothing to eat but 3 packets of Taco Bell hot sauce. Jeremy exclaimed, “Taco Bell fire sauce saves lives!” Taco Bell is giving him free food for a year!
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Today is Pack Your Lunch Day. Even though it’s not a school day, you can pack a lunch ahead of time, and bring it tomorrow! Planning ahead is awesome! Since today is also the Day Of Awesomeness, what other awesome things will you do today? Remind everyone else to be awesome too!
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Spring forward, fall back. Clocks moved forward one hour in North America, for Daylight Saving Time. It’s dark again when kids get up for school, but there’s more natural light in the evening to play outside! It’s good for businesses, and saves a little on electricity. But I’m still sleepy!
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As a way of raising money for a new school playground, the town of Fair Haven Vermont, held an election for an animal mayor. Residents could nominate their pets for a 5 dollar donation. The winner was a Nubian goat named Lincoln, beating Sammie the dog by only 2 votes. Lincoln will serve a one-year term.
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Last month, a mountain man living off the grid in Scotland, needed medical care. But Ken lives alone, without a phone or other technology. He uses a satellite beacon for emergencies, but his urgent alert wasn’t picked up in the UK. His signal was received in Texas! They relayed the message, and Ken was rescued.
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There’s a fun way to do laundry, that’s also good for your health and the environment! It’s the Bike Washing Machine! University students in China invented the BiWa, which is a stationary bicycle, with a clothing drum for a front wheel! You supply the power by exercising, and it conserves water. Now that’s multitasking!
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Today is Barbie Day. The first Barbie doll was made by Ruth Handler, 60 years ago! If you visit Washington DC, check out a wacky collection of Barbies, in a garden on Q Street. The display changes with the holidays, and has an Instagram account called Barbie Pond on Avenue Q. These Barbies have fun!
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