Author: Lisa Mungovan

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. They’re actually 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.

The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers, where the next number is found by adding the 2 numbers in front of it. 0+1=1, 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 2+3=5, 3+5=8, and so on. Keep the sequence going, for Fibonacci Day! Find the sequence in nature, by looking for spiral patterns in pine cones, sunflowers, or snails!

A bear cub in North Carolina, was hoping for a tasty treat. Instead, she ended up spending several days, with her head trapped in a plastic food container. Luckily, wildlife officials were able to tranquilize the young bear, and get the jug off. After finding no injuries, they released her back to the wild.

Here’s a new word for you to learn. Agrivoltaics. It’s a way to combine solar energy, with harvesting crops. Researchers studying agrivoltaics, found that growing plants underneath fields of solar panels, helped the crops grow better and need less water. Meanwhile, the panels produced more electricity, and give farmers shade, while weeding their garden!

After 1,000,000 Americans picked their favorite candidate, the votes are in. A 4-year-old hound mix named Boone, is 20 21’s Hero Dog of the Year. Boone had to have his back legs amputated, after being abused as a puppy. Now, Boone has a loving family, a wheelchair, and a job as a therapy dog!

Vending machines are everywhere, selling sodas and snacks. But in 10 cities around the US, you can now find, Giving Machines. The machines let people give anything from a goat, to polio vaccines, to a day at Yankee Stadium, by making a donation to different charities. The giver gets a postcard, and good feelings.

Today is Go For A Ride Day, and Cranberry Relish Day. You could ride your bike to the store, for cranberries! But the most exciting holiday to celebrate, is Start Your Own Country Day! Think of a name for your country, then draw a map, design a flag, and create a new language!

An engineer in Alabama, has built the world’s largest Nerf gun. YouTuber Michael Pick, recreated a Nerf N-Strike Elite Longshot, that’s 300% bigger than the original toy. It’s over 12 feet long! The 12-inch-long darts, made of foam and PVC pipe, can travel 250 feet, and reach 50 miles-per-hour. I think we should surrender.

Just 25 years ago, there were no humpback whales, in the Salish Sea. Now, the area off the coast of Washington and British Columbia, is bustling with 500 humpback whales, including 21 calves! The whales will fatten up, eating 2000 pounds of fish and krill each day, before swimming south for the winter.

Have you ever heard of an alascattalo? It’s an animal that’s a cross between a walrus, and a moose! The alascattalo lives in Alaska. Also, Alaskans made the animal up. Alascattalo Day celebrates the humor of Alaskans, who hold a parade in Anchorage. It starts at 12:03, goes one block down an alley, and is 4 minutes long.