Author: Lisa Mungovan

Today is Blasé Day. The French word for jaded, being blasé about something means you’re unimpressed. An impressive parfait will fix that attitude, especially since it’s Parfait Day! That’s also a French word, meaning perfect. The dessert has layers of cream, fruit, nuts, yogurt, or anything else you desire, to make it perfectly delicious!

A little pig led officers on a chase, through a neighborhood in Washington. The Tacoma animal control team eventually captured the Notorious P I G, and took her to the Rusty Bar Ranch. Now named Tori, the pig will enjoy a life of comfort, along with another pig that had been recently rounded up.

For tens of thousands of years, humans have been leaving their mark, with drawings and handprints. But when did they first start writing? Researchers believe an ancient form of communicating using pictures, called proto-cuneiform, has been linked to Mesopotamian cylinder seals. That means the earliest form of writing, could be 6,000 years old.

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity, has been exploring the Red Planet since 2012, but it’s still turning up unexpected treasures. Curiosity broke open a boulder, revealing yellow sulfur crystals, also known as brimstone. Scientists were surprised to see lots of sulfur in that area, and they are still trying to figure out why it’s there!

Today is Sardines Day. Sardines, sometimes known as pilchards, are tiny fish that travel in large schools. It’s also the name of a type of hide-and-seek. One person hides, and as other players find them, they pack into the same hiding place, like sardines in a can. The last seeker gets to hide next.

Today is Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day. Have a talent show with your family and friends. No matter what your talent is, whether it’s playing an instrument or sport or video game, having loud burps or smelly farts, or making really tall piles of whipped cream from a can, be proud of your abilities!

In the United States, you should dial 9 1 1 if you need help during an emergency. A 10-year-old in Wisconsin called the emergency number because he desperately needed help with his math homework. Since things were slow at the time, a deputy actually swung by to help him understand decimals.

It’s official. Scientists know what’s inside the Moon, and it’s not green cheese. The inner core has density similar to iron. They used data from Moonquakes to analyze the acoustic waves, and concluded the inner core was a solid ball, surrounded by a fluid layer, similar to Earth.

Most of the time when a cat climbs a tree, it will eventually find its way back down. But a cat in Washington, was stuck high in a tree, for 5 days, through frigid temperatures, rain, and snow. Adams County Pet Rescue used a ladder to climb up 14 feet to rescue the cat.

Today is Eat A Cranberry Day. They’re quite tart, so many recipes add lots of sugar, but raw cranberries are super-nutritious! It’s also Cashew Day. These nuts are seeds formed on the bottom of cashew apples. Look up a picture of a cashew tree! Then celebrate Espresso Day, by sampling some strong coffee.