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A new study shows that expressing gratitude is good for you. Receiving appreciation also increases your well-being. It can be awkward for some people to give and receive thanks, but the warm feelings registered afterwards, overpower any discomfort. Write an e-mail telling someone what you value about them, and you’ll both feel happier!
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Today, the All-American Soap Box Derby World Championships take place! Kids age 7 and up, will race down a 989 foot hill in cars they built, powered only by gravity. The race brings champions from all over the world to Derby Downs, in Akron Ohio. You can watch it on YouTube. Good luck, racers!
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If only I could have gotten an “A” on that test! I should have studied harder! It’s Toss Away The “Would Haves” and “Should Haves” Day. Those things are in the past; write them down, then throw them away! Then eat some chips and candy and donuts for Junk Food Day! Yay!
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Perpetual Guardian, a company in New Zealand, has been trying out a new work schedule. Its 240 employees work only 4 days a week, but still get paid for 5. The results have shown that employees were more productive and committed, less stressed, and spent less time checking social media. They hope other businesses try it too!
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In a few weeks, NASA will launch the Parker Solar Probe. The probe’s orbit will take it inside the Sun’s corona. How can anything withstand temperatures in the millions without melting? It’s because the corona has a low density, so all those sizzling particles don’t interact with the spacecraft at once! Fascinating!
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The Brady Bunch was a popular TV show in the 70’s, about a family with 6 kids. If you’ve ever watched it, you’ve seen the outside of their house at the beginning of the show. Now’s your chance to own it! The Brady Bunch house is for sale in Los Angeles California, for $1.85 million.
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If you see a big beluga whale flying through the sky, don’t freak out. It’s just an Airbus BelugaXL cargo plane! The bulbous forehead lifts open to load large cargo, like aircraft wings. The plane, which is painted to look like a smiling whale, took its maiden flight over France.
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We celebrate Moon Day today because on July 20th 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon. Fittingly, it’s also Space Exploration Day! After eating a moon-shaped lollipop, for National Lollipop Day, challenge someone to a game of chess for International Chess Day!
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Hawaii has beautiful white sand beaches. But that sand isn’t created like most sand, which is just teeny-tiny pieces of polished rock. The white sand is actually ground up corral that’s been pooped out by parrotfish! The colorful fish eat corral. One parrotfish can produce 800 pounds of calcium carbonate sand per year!
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Many adults drink coffee in the morning to help them wake up. But a new study shows that just smelling coffee, could be enough to wake up your brain! Researchers tested students, and the ones who smelled coffee while they were taking the test, felt more alert and got higher scores!
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