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Today is Area Code Day. In the old days, a telephone operator had to connect your call. You told them the location, and a numerical address, like Murray Hill 5-9975. After area codes were invented, people could call directly, without the operator’s help. Now, there are so many mobile phones, some areas have 2 codes!
Cupcakes are so yummy, but it’s hard to choose a favorite flavor. Don’t worry about choosing today, because it’s Vanilla Cupcake Day! You can eat one while watching Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and their friends, since it’s also Sesame Street Day. The children’s TV show was first broadcast in 1969.
It might be cold up North, but it’s still warm enough in Los Angeles California, to go swimming. In fact, a bear wandered through one neighborhood, looking for the perfect backyard pool to enjoy a late-night dip! After swimming a few laps in someone’s pool, the bear wandered back into the mountains.
Last year in New Zealand, Andrew Taylor noticed his local park had no good sticks for his dog to play with. He built a crate, labeled it “Stick Library,” and filled it with nice-sized branches, for dogs to borrow. Now, other stick libraries, have been built around the world. Does your park have one?
In the United States, everyone 12 and older, could already get vaccinated, to protect themselves against COVID-19. Now, kids aged 5 to 11, are finally receiving the Pfizer vaccine. Once people are vaccinated, they’re much safer from serious illness, and far less likely, to unknowingly infect others. Thanks scientists, for developing vaccines for us.
Do you have an art gallery in your town? It’s Go To An Art Museum Today Day! You can also visit museums virtually. Check out the Guggenheim in New York, the British Museum in London, or the National Gallery of Art in DC, through ArtsAndCulture.google.com. Or just enjoy a book, for Young Reader’s Day.
The world is a busy place, and waiting for the perfect moment to do something may never come. Just embrace the craziness, on Chaos Never Dies Day! Today is also World Freedom Day, commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall. Learn about the history of East and West Germany, and be thankful for freedom!
A couple in New Zealand, could have mashed potato for dinner. They’d only need one, because they found a 17-pound spud, growing wild in their garden! Donna and Colin Craig-Brown named the massive potato Doug. It now holds the world record for largest potato. Doug would make a fantastic Mr Potato Head!
Uh oh. 4 aztronauts on the International Space Station are coming back home to Earth today, after 200 days in space. Unfortunately, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, named Endeavour, has a broken toilet, so the crew will have to wear adult diapers. Splashdown should occur tonight, around 10:30 Eastern Standard Time. Watch at NASA.gov.
Today is X-Ray Day. Have you ever broken a bone, or gotten dental X-rays? If you got a copy of your X-ray, take a good look at it. X-rays are a type of radiation, called electromagnetic waves. It takes pictures of the inside of your body, so doctors can look at bones, organs, and teeth.