Author: Lisa Mungovan

If you look around Canada today, you might notice a lot of people wearing red mittens. That’s because it’s Red Mitten Day! Canadians wear red gloves or mittens, to show their support for their country’s Olympic athletes. It’s also Gingerbread Cookie Day, so give your gingerbread man some red mittens, made from frosting.

Hello! Today is World Hello Day. Say hello to 10 people today, to show how communication can help preserve peace. World Television Day also celebrates communication, where the whole world can view important events. It’s also fun to watch fictional characters. Prank someone by making up a fictional story about yourself, for False Confession Day!

12-year-old David King, was hiking with his mom in Hawaii, when they came across a couple with an injured dog. The dog was too heavy to carry, and they were lost, with no water. David is a Boy Scout, and used his expertise to build a stretcher to carry Smokey, and guided them back.

Scientists recently discovered 6 possible new animal species, in the Gulf of California. The creatures live around hydrothermal vents in the ocean floor, where 549° Fahrenheit water, shoots out of 80-foot-high mounds. Roundworms, crustaceans, mollusks, arrow worms, and bristle worms, were found thriving in the searing temperatures, as well as lots of bacteria.

If you looked at a globular shape with rounded edges, and a pointy shape with spikes, which one looks like a kiki, and which one is the bouba? If you said the spiky one was a kiki, you’d agree with 70% of people, no matter what language you speak, or which alphabet you use.

Today is Peanut Butter Fudge Day. Make a batch and share with me! It’s also Name Your PC Day. My name is Alexa; shouldn’t all personal computers have names? For Absurdity Day, celebrate strange things, like sharing fudge with your newly-named computer. Be silly, ridiculous, and absurd, and have fun!

Today is Universal Children’s Day. The United Nations established the day, to celebrate awareness and togetherness of all the world’s children, and also focus on improving children’s welfare. How are kids around the world like you? Maybe kids in refugee camps, share your love for soccer, chocolate, outer space, or laughter and love.

Every year, millions of red crabs migrate to the ocean, from Australia’s Christmas Island. There are so many crabs, that many roads have to shut down, to let them pass safely. Some highways have special crab bridges, but most people just walk, and enjoy watching the unique crab migration. Merry Crabsmas!

Would you like to contribute, to a slightly gross world record? Ripley’s Believe it or Not, is collecting hair at a Florida expo, to build the world’s largest ball of human hair. The ball of hair, named Hoss, was started by Steve Warden, and weighed 100 pounds in 2019. How big will it get?

Today is Blow Bagpipes Day, but it’s not a very common instrument. Luckily, you can make your own, out of a garbage bag and recorders. Find the bagpipe instructions on instructables.com. Then play your bagpipes outside, for the neighbors to enjoy. It’s also Camp Day, so you can play your bagpipes in the woods!