Author: Lisa Mungovan

If you’ve ever felt grumpy when someone told you to have a nice day, you’re going to love today. It’s Have A Bad Day Day! Everyone has a bad day once in a while, so get it over with. It’s also Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day. Just say Coke or Pepsi if you’re lazy.

You know what’s awesome? Toilets! It’s World Toilet Day! 2.5 billion people in the world don’t have toilets, so be thankful for yours, and keep it clean! It’s also Play Monopoly Day. The original version was created in 1935, but new versions are released every year. You might even find one for your town!

An ancient oak forest in England, has been hiding a bee species, that many thought were extinct. A hive of forest bees, was discovered high up in a hollow tree. A bee expert found 50 separate colonies in the trees, totaling around 800,000 wild forest bees! He calls the species, Ye Olde Englishe Bee.

Don’t forget, tonight is the longest partial lunar eclipse, in 600 years. When the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the planet, called syzygy, the Earth’s shadow falls on the moon, making it appear red. Look for shooting stars as well! Check online for when it will occur in your time zone.

Today is Use Less Stuff Day. Think about all the things you buy in a month. Do you really need all that stuff? One thing nobody needs, is cigarettes. Today is the Great American Smokeout, so challenge any relatives who smoke, to give it up for one day. Their lungs will be so happy!

Hot soup always sounds good on a cold day. So why is Vichyssoise Day in November? Vichyssoise is a creamy soup made with potatoes and onions, that’s served cold. If you still want something hot, don’t worry. Today is Apple Cider Day too. Heat cider up, and top with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Delicious.

M I C, K E Y, M O U S E! It’s Mickey Mouse Day. The most famous mouse in the world made his debut 92 years ago. It’s also National Princess Day; sounds like the perfect day to go to Disneyland! Pick out your favorite tiara, and let everyone treat you like royalty.

The Fresno Mission in California, held a charity sock drive. To add a little excitement to collecting socks for the homeless, they decided to try to set a world record, by hanging them on a clothesline. They collected 80,000 socks over 6 months, and hung them on a line that stretched 7.39 miles!

Do you love corny jokes? Get ready to quack up, because it’s Farm Joke Day. My favorite one is, What goes, “Oom. Oom.” Give up? It’s a cow, walking backwards. Haha, ha-ha-ha. How about, what do you get, when a chicken lays an egg on the roof? You get, an egg roll! ROFL.

This month, Kids News turned 4! Have you heard all 7300 news stories? We love telling you about daily celebrations, science, dinosaurs, robots, kids, space, the environment, world records, animals, and more. We hope you enjoy listening every day. Happy birthday to us and to you, because we’ve all had a birthday this year!