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This week, the New England Aquarium honored 84 year-old Wilson Menashi. He has volunteered over 8000 hours at the aquarium, mostly working with octopuses. The cephalopods needed entertainment, so he created toys and puzzles for them to solve. Wilson is a retired engineer, who has found a new calling in his friendship with the intelligent octopuses!
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Kenneth Capron has an idea for using an old cruise ship docked in Maine. He got permission to work on Hope Harbor, a project that will provide temporary housing, social services, and job skills training on the ship. It can house up to 800 homeless people and others who need shelter.
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Today is International Day Of The Girl Child. Being a girl is awesome! High five other girls and tell them they’re great! It’s also World Sight Day. Make sure you go to the eye doctor once a year. Seeing clearly is the best, and you’ll find out if you need glasses to see better.
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A teenager from Louisiana has become the youngest pilot to fly around the world. 18 year-old Mason Andrews made his solo trip in 76 days, which was 36 days longer than he’d anticipated. He ran into sandstorms in Saudi Arabia, and typhoons in the Philippines. He also raised $30,000 for the MedCamps of Louisiana Charity!
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Last week Claire Simeone, who works at a vet hospital in Hawaii, kept getting phone calls where no one would speak. Thinking there was an emergency, she hurried back from lunch. Lots of other people were also getting mysterious calls. It turned out to be a tiny gecko sitting on a touchscreen, foot-dialing everyone!
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Flint Michigan’s school system is getting brand new water filtration stations, thanks to a $480,000 donation from Elon Musk. The ultraviolet systems will clean the lead from the water, making it safe for the students to drink. Next, Musk wants to install filtration systems in the remaining homes that still have lead in the water.
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A swarm of 10,000 bees showed up to a Cincinnati Ohio restaurant, but they weren’t there for food. The were looking for a new place to live! The swarm was resting on the Sunny Deli’s sign, so a chef who keeps beehives came to the rescue. The new hive will soon sweeten his restaurant’s food!
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Today is Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work & School Day! Maybe your teddy will learn something new, but he’ll for sure make everyone smile! It’s Hug A Drummer Day too. Tell them thanks for always keeping the beat! It’s also Cake Decorating Day, so practice your icing techniques and learn to sculpt with fondant.
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One of Jupiter’s moons, Europa, is probably covered in an ocean of salt water, but that water has a crust of ice over it. Astronomers would love to send a probe to the surface, but the ice formations would make it hard to land. They believe it’s covered in 50 foot tall spikes of ice!
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The doctors on Scotland’s Shetland Islands, are recommending a new treatment to improve patients’ blood pressure, mental health, and happiness. The program is called Nature Prescriptions, and it’s designed to get people outside to enjoy nature. Relaxing outdoors has tremendous health benefits, so get out and explore under some rocks or crunch through leaves!
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