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A French sailor just sailed around the world by himself, and it only took him 42 days! Francois Gabart circumnavigated the globe 6 days faster than the previous record. He sailed from France on a trimaran, which is a sailing yacht with one main hull and two outer floats attached by beams. They are nearly unsinkable.
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The new Star Wars movie is a big deal for fans, but what if you were stuck in space and couldn’t go see it? NASA is working on it! Astronauts on the International Space Station will soon get to watch The Last Jedi while orbiting 250 miles above Earth.
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The president of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, declared Revillagigedo Archipelago a National Park. At 57,000 square miles, it is the largest ocean reserve in North America and is home to many species of sharks, rays, endangered sea turtles, and fish. The area is now protected from fishing, oil drilling and other development.
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A 12 year-old boy from Annandale Virginia has set a third world record. Caleb Hymans set a world record for 11 year-olds running a 10K race in under 38 minutes. Then he became the fastest 12 year-old running another 10K. Now he’s broken his own record, running the 10K in 35 minutes 34 seconds. That’s one fast kid!
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If you’re headed to Disney World over your winter break, you’re in for a treat. Two tiger cubs were just introduced in Florida at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! 4-month old Anala and Jeda are Sumatran tigers born inside the park. There are less than 500 left in the wild.
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Do you like chocolate? You’ll love celebrating today. It’s National Chocolate Covered Anything Day! You can melt chocolate chips in the microwave to give yourself a bowl of chocolate to dip stuff in. Will you dip strawberries? Pretzels? Or maybe broccoli and asparagus! Just dip your whole dinner!
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The Kepler space telescope hunts for planets. It had located 7 planets orbiting the star Kepler 90, in the Draco constellation. Artificial intelligence went over the telescope data and found one more planet making 8, just like our solar system! Kepler 90i is also the third from its sun, but it’s an uninhabitable 400 degrees Celsius.
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Are you a Star Wars fan? The biggest fans lined up for hours to see special midnight premiers of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Many people dressed in costume for the big event. Some people bought their tickets as early as the summer! So far the reviews are out of this world.
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When Ryan Prendergast went to his wrestling match, he didn’t expect two opponents at the same time! 5 year-old Ryan was wrestling Ruby in Indiana when a toddler ran out and tried to pull him away. The 2 year-old thought his sister was in a fight and was trying to rescue her! How sweet!
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Quick, go find your most hideous Christmas sweater. It’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! You can buy sweaters with a dinosaur under a disco ball, a UFO with flashing lights, dancing cats, or even Darth Vader in a Santa hat! Or decorate your own sweater by adding ornaments or cotton for snow. Be creative!
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