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Do you know who your state’s senators are? How about the representative, from your district? Today is a good day to learn their names, because it’s Write To Congress Day. A handwritten note will really stand out. Even if you’re not old enough to vote, your voice is important!
Today is Drinking Straw Day, but modern plastic straws can harm the environment and wildlife. Paper straws were invented in 1888 by Marvin Stone. Ancient Sumerians were using gold straws to drink beer 5000 years ago! Argentinians use metal straws that end in sieves, called bombillas. Invest in a reusable steel or bamboo straw, to celebrate!
Wake up! It’s time to go to sleep! It’s Festival Of Sleep Day! If you have to go to school, take a nap as soon as you get home. Then go to bed early tonight, snuggled in your favorite pajamas. It’s also Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day, so take time for a little treat before bed!
The weather in Minnesota will be so cold during the National Hockey League’s Winter Classic, that the ice will need to be heated. Wait, what? When the air temperature is too far below the perfect ice temperature, they have to transfer heat from the aluminum pans beneath the ice, to the surface.
When Emma Doden was a student at Utah State University, she decided to see how beavers, could improve the desert. They relocated beavers from urban areas, and let them get to work. The beavers built dams that helped restore rivers, trap sediment, and improve habitats for other creatures. Beavers are the original ecosystem engineers!
Some people are extroverts, who are outgoing and enjoy being around lots of people. Other people are introverts, who are quiet and need more alone time. Most people are a little of both. Today is World Introvert Day, so honor the introverts in your life, by giving them their space!
Have you been eating too much over the holidays? Don’t stop yet, because it’s Buffet Day! Put all the leftovers, snacks, and desserts out for dinner. Then you can take a little of everything, or a lot of a few favorites! It’s also Creampuff Day, so be sure to top your meal with a cream-filled pastry!
Happy Mew Year! Yes, you heard me right. It’s Happy Mew Year Day For Cats! I guess people weren’t paying enough attention to them yesterday. It’s also Science Fiction Day. On the birthday of one of the greatest science fiction writers, Isaac Asimov, read “I Robot”, and watch Dr Who or Star Trek.
Hasan Askari set a new world record in India, by just standing around. Of course, it was a little harder, because he was standing on one foot, and balancing a soccer ball on his knee. He kept the ball balanced in place, for 6 minutes and 16 seconds. Can you beat that record?
People in Texas weren’t imagining things, when they saw fish raining from the sky. Waterspouts, which look like a tornado of water, can form over lakes. They sometimes pull up fish or other small animals, like crabs or frogs, then drop them down like rain! I hope they had umbrellas.