Author: Lisa Mungovan

A skunk in Ontario Canada, wanted to get the last drops of his McFlurry ice cream treat. The poor little guy, was wandering around with his head stuck in the cup. A police officer carefully removed the cup, before running away to avoid getting sprayed. He joked that they were Law and Odor.

Don’t forget to protect your eyes with eclipse glasses, while watching the sunrise tomorrow morning, to see the annular solar eclipse. Many people in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to see the Sun as a ring of fire, as the Moon moves in front of it. You may only see a partial eclipse.

Periodical cicadas are singing their songs, and they’re loud! They spend 17 years underground as nymphs, then emerge to eat and mate. Only the males sing. When millions sing together, the sound is incredible! The big bugs are harmless, so hold one on your finger and get a closer look. Maybe he’ll sing for you.

Quack-quack-quack. It’s Donald Duck Day! The beloved grumpy duck made his first appearance in a 19 34 cartoon. He’s been in even more movies than Mickey Mouse! It’s also Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day. What a sweet way, to eat your daily fruits and vegetables! Is your name Earl? You deserve extra pie, because it’s Earl Day!

A book checked out of a library in 19 83, has at long last been returned. Unfortunately, it was borrowed from the Shetland Library in Scotland, but returned 750 miles away, to a library in Suffolk England. To Sea in a Sieve, by Peter Bull, finally made it back to Shetland, only 38 years overdue.

Scientists successfully revived a microscopic creature, which was frozen underground for 24,000 years. A multi-celled aquatic animal called a rotifer, was found in the Siberian permafrost. It was able to reproduce after thawing out, showing that organisms can thrive, even after tens of thousands of years in cryptobiosis. If only these prehistoric creatures could talk!

Get your eclipse glasses ready. On June 10th, an annular solar eclipse of the sun will take place. Many people in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to see the Sun as a ring of fire, as the Moon moves in front of it. Other people will only see a partial eclipse, during sunrise.

It’s World Oceans Day, which means it’s time to show oceans some love. What can you do, to help protect or clean the ocean? Do some research and find out! Then go to an uncrowded beach to enjoy the water. Pick up any trash you find, so it doesn’t wash out to sea!

Upsy daisy, rise and shine! Wake up with a smile, because it’s Upsy Daisy Day! It’s also Best Friends Day. Celebrate by brainstorming with your best friend to concoct a special drink, for Name Your Poison Day. Be sure to give it a fun name. A pickle-pineapple juice drink could be a Pinnacle!

An armored vehicle at a US Army Base, couldn’t keep a masked intruder out. Soldiers were caught off guard, when they got into a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, that was occupied by a raccoon. They bolted out of the tank-like vehicle, followed by the raccoon, who escaped into the Colorado desert.