Author: Lisa Mungovan

When you’ve made someone mad at you, it’s known as being in the doghouse. Today is Get Out Of The Doghouse Day, so apologize, beg, and bribe your way out of trouble. It’s also Stick Out Your Tongue Day, but be careful. It could get you back in the doghouse!

A Canada goose at a wildlife center, needed surgery on his foot. As staff were about to operate on Arnold, they heard tapping on the glass door. Arnold’s mate had tracked him down, and was worried about him. The clinic staff let her watch the operation from the doorway, and visit during his recovery.

LEGO has been testing recycled plastics, to try and make a brick that is as strong and durable as their existing bricks. After testing hundreds of different formulations of plastic, LEGO finally has a prototype that meets all its requirements. The bricks are created from recycled bottles, and a 1 liter bottle can make 10 bricks.

Today is World Listening Day, the birthday of Raymond Murray Schafer, a composer and environmentalist who founded acoustic ecology. The World Listening Project encourages people to take soundwalks, and observe the sounds around them. Make recordings of birds twittering, subways rumbling underground, waves crashing, or rain falling. Whatever you do today, use your ears.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! It’s Ice Cream Day, so raid your freezer. It’s also the perfect time to make your own, so you can try crazy flavors. Check your local restaurants for deals. If you spend $10 at Baskin-Robbins, you can also get free ice cream-scented Kinetic Sand!

Today is Mandela Day, in honor of Nelson Mandela. The former President of South Africa and Nobel Peace Prize winner, spent his life fighting racial discrimination and segregation, called apartheid. Mandela was South Africa’s first black president, winning the first democratic election after apartheid ended. He was born on this date, 103 years ago.

Uh-oh kids. Are you going to have to admit, that your parents are actually cool? 6 out of 10 American children, have raided their parents’ old clothes. The majority of kids appreciated their mom or dad’s sense of style when they were in school, and enjoy blending a retro look with their own wardrobe.

On this day in 19 38, Wrong Way Corrigan took his new plane on a transatlantic flight, from New York to Ireland, although he was supposed to be flying the opposite direction, to California. He claimed his compass wasn’t working, and the clouds prevented him from seeing he was flying over water instead of land.

If only I could have gotten an “A” on that test. I should have studied harder! It’s Toss Away The “Would Haves” and “Should Haves” Day. Those things are in the past; write them down, then throw them away! Then eat some peach ice cream, because it’s Peach Ice Cream Day.

In the 19 60’s, Princeton University math students Michael Spivak and David Kelly, got obsessed with the number, 17. The prime number, which is a number that can only be divided by itself and 1, is also the sum of the first 4 prime numbers. To celebrate 17, they created Yellow Pig Day, with a 17-toed-and-toothed mascot.