Author: Lisa Mungovan

A vacant house in Georgia, made the perfect home, for thousands of honey bees. Swarms of bees built a hive in the building. Neighbors were afraid to walk by the house, thinking they would get stung, so they called a bee removal service. The bees were safely relocated, to a more welcoming home.

Everyone’s ears produce earwax. It helps protect the ear canal, by trapping dust and bacteria, and naturally cleans the ear on its way out. So what happens, if you wear earbuds all the time? The wax won’t be able to escape. Make sure you give your ears a break every so often!

After studying Moon rocks collected by China’s Chang’e-5 lunar mission, researchers concluded the specimens are only 1.97 billion years old, the youngest Moon samples collected so far. All the other samples were 1,000,000,000 years older! That means lava was still flowing at that time, on the Earth-facing side of the Moon.

Today is Walk To A Park Day. Find your closest park, and enjoy the journey! Talk about sea creatures on the way, because it’s also Squid And Cuttlefish Day. Cuttlefish and squid are cephalopods, that have 8 arms and can change color like octopuses. In addition, they have 2 longer tentacles. Want a hug?

Today is World Porridge Day. It’s great to have hot cereal on a chilly morning! It’s Hug A Drummer Day too. Tell them thanks for always keeping the beat! It’s also Cake Decorating Day, so practice your icing techniques, or learn to sculpt with fondant. Decorate a cake to look like a drum!

A school district in Ohio, has a massive school bus driver shortage, but one dad is helping kids get to school in luxury. Sean Rogers is driving dozens of kids to school in a limousine, borrowed from his father’s limo service. It certainly sounds more comfortable, than riding the bus!

Today is International African Penguin Awareness Day. The Cape or South African penguin, lives in Africa. They lay their eggs in burrows, to protect them from the heat. The holes are also handy, for hiding from leopards! It’s also Nautilus Night. The ocean-dwelling cephalopod has a spiraling shell, and swims using jet propulsion!

Today is Fire Prevention Day. This year’s theme is, “Learn the sounds of fire safety.” Have a family meeting about fire safety, then test your smoke alarms. It’s also Moldy Cheese Day. Not all mold is bad. Varieties of cheese like Gorgonzola and Camembert, are encouraged to grow mold. That’s what makes them delicious!

Today is Chess Day. Learn how to play this classic game, and you’ll soon be saying, “Checkmate!” It’s I Love Yarn Day too. You could play with a yarn-ball like a kitten, or learn to knit or crochet! Then, if your chess partner is taking too long to move, you could knit a scarf.