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A company in Germany is making the most environmentally friendly disposable plates ever. They are made from leaves! Leaf Republic makes the waterproof plates out of leaves from Eastern Asia. They come in cool shapes like long rectangles and triangles, and they biodegrade in 4 weeks. But they only come in one color: green.
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About 50 dinosaur footprints have been discovered on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The footprints were made by theropods, which walked on two legs like the T-Rex, and long-necked sauropods. The tracks date back 170 million years to the Jurassic period, when the Brothers’ Point area was a muddy lagoon.
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Good news! It’s National Don’t Go To Work Unless It’s Fun Day! It’s National Find A Rainbow Day! And it’s World Party Day! That’s a lot of fun for one day. Get all your favorite people together who took the day off of work, and have a rainbow-making party, with sunshine and a garden hose.
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It’s World Autism Awareness Day, and one Canadian dad with Asperger’s is raising awareness by playing Minecraft. Stuart Duncan is attempting to break the “longest videogame marathon on Minecraft” record, which is nearly 36 hours. He wants “to show the world that autistics are equal and capable.” His kids just want their turn!
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Tiangong-1, the Chinese space station, has come down in the Pacific Ocean. It was no longer an active space station, and lost communication with Earth, meaning it would eventually fall out of orbit. After weeks of trying to figure out when and where it would crash, all pieces have landed safely in the ocean this morning.
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It’s springtime, and that means baby birds! Wildlife centers see a lot of baby birds who were rescued unnecessarily. Unless you see an obvious injury, it’s best to leave a bird where it is. Momma bird might be nearby and afraid of you, or off finding food for her growing baby!
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Yesterday, a lot of companies made up April Fools’ Day stories. Did you get fooled? For instance, there won’t really be a restaurant where you have to eat like a dog, Coke’s new flavors won’t be sourdough, avocado and charcoal, and chocolate mayonnaise is not a real thing. Thank goodness!
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Grab a pile of your favorite kids’ books and some peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to celebrate today. It’s International Children’s Book Day and National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day! It’s also National Ferret Day! “Zucchini,” by Barbara Dana, would be a perfect book to read because it’s about a ferret!
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An innovative new restaurant is opening in Manchester England. The Dog Haus will post clues to its hidden doorway on Instagram. Diners will have to crawl in through a dog flap and remain on all fours throughout the meal, which is served in a dog bowl. The menu is divided into Biscuits, Bowls and Treats!
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Where’s Waldo? If you use Google Maps today, keep your eyes peeled for his familiar red and white sweater and round glasses. Waldo took off from California and is traveling through the Google map world, so be sure to let them know if you spot him!
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