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An amusement park in Missouri is holding an unusual contest. In honor of their annual Fright Fest, Six Flags St Louis will challenge 6 people to lie in a coffin for 30 hours. Anyone who completes the challenge will be in a raffle to win $300, plus they get to keep the coffin!
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The Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, has landed 2 robots on the surface of the Ryugu asteroid! Rover-1A and Rover-1B are the first man-made objects to move across an asteroid’s surface. The drones are hopping around the surface, collecting data. The information and samples could date back 4 billion years, to the beginning of our solar system!
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The tiny country of Niue, an island in the South Pacific Ocean, has a population of about 1625 people. And one duck. The island has never had a duck before and it’s a mystery how he got there. Trevor has made a home in a puddle by the airport, and locals feed and love him!
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Don’t you just love word problems in math class? Today is Math Storytelling Day! See who can write the most entertaining story using math. It’s also World Dream Day. What do you dream of doing during your lifetime? Don’t forget Comic Book Day! Maybe you can create a comic book about your math dream!
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In Queensland Australia, a working police dog became a mother of 8 over the summer! Mom Xena and Dad Reko are now parents to Pistol, Punch, Phate, Pepper, Prada, Pearl, Pammy, and Phoenix. The German shepherd puppies will follow in their parents’ footsteps, and be trained as police dogs.
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At the Bubble Daze conference in Wales, 80 bubble artists broke world records. They set records for the largest number of people in one place to create giant bubbles, and multiple bubbles. The conference also hosted a bubble rave, science shows, and bubble acts where you could see square bubbles, bubble puppets, and bubble tornadoes!
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In Orje Norway, you may come across an unusual crosswalk sign. Artist Reidar Johannes Søby installed a sign encouraging pedestrians to do their best silly walk. A hidden video camera shows that people love having an excuse, to have fun crossing the street! A Silly Walks sign has also sprouted up in Ottawa Canada.
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The world’s first underground hotel is opening next month, near Shanghai China. But don’t worry, it still has balconies. The Deep Pit Hotel Is built into the walls of a rock quarry! It’s 18 stories deep, with the lower 2 levels submerged in an aquarium. The hotel even offers rock climbing and bungee jumping!
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Today is an exciting day: National Punctuation Day! Try to write a story that uses all the punctuation marks. And learn to use apostrophes correctly! It’s also Family Day. Often, everyone has busy schedules, making it hard to get together at once. Make time for your family today, and be nice to each other.
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Spider-Man broke a world record this month. Actually, it was a cluster of Spideys! At the Stockholm Comic Con in Sweden, 547 costumed people gathered, to become the largest number of people dressed as Spider-Man in one location. The event was held by Marvel and Sony to celebrate the Spider-Man PS4’s recent release.
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