Author: Lisa Mungovan

Would you play video games all night, if your parents let you? A man in Canada, set a world record after playing all night, and all day, and all night. Bobby Gamache’s World of Warcraft marathon lasted 44 hours, 44 minutes, and 44 seconds. He livestreamed on Twitch, and chatted with his viewers to help stay awake.

What kind of job do you want, when you grow up? Maybe you’d like to become a professional napper! EachNight.com is researching the pros and cons of napping, so they’re hiring nap reviewers. The nap team will document naps and their effect on memory, motivation, and productivity. Now I want to take a nap.

A couple who went scuba diving recently, near the Galapagos Islands, had some underwater fun with sea lions. The large sea lion population included curious juveniles, who came over to investigate the divers. They filmed the playful young sea lions, who swam around them, and copied their flips and turns.

Today is Pack Rat Day! Do you pick up shiny objects and cool trinkets to save forever in your house? You’re just like a packrat! They collect treasures for their nests, or middens. Packrat middens are valuable to paleobiologists because they can preserve plants, pollen, and artifacts for 50,000 years. Will they study your midden someday?

Today is World Baking Day. Since it’s also Cherry Cobbler Day, and Walnut Day, start by baking a cherry cobbler and some walnut bread. Then call your friends, to celebrate World Telecommunications Day. You can tell them about your delicious baked goods, and make their mouths water. Better yet, have a video chat picnic!

While the Leaf in Liverpool cafe in England was undergoing renovations, workers uncovered 108-year-old artifacts. Tucked away in the ceiling, was a menu from 19 13, and a waiter’s cap, from the Yamen Cafe and Tea Rooms. The current cafe’s owner, plans to recreate some of the menu’s items, but she’ll have to charge today’s prices!

Dandelions get a bad rap, but they’re amazing plants. Bees love them, they’re easy to grow, and every part is edible. They can be used to make wine, coffee, salads, jelly, and even tires! A company in Germany called Continental Tires, is using dandelion rubber, to produce their Taraxagum bicycle tires. That’s just dandy!

Do your parents ever take you to the playground? Switch it around, because it’s Take Your Parents To The Playground Day! Push them on the swings, catch them when they come down the slide, and chase them around the jungle gym. Later on, write a story about their life, because it’s also Biographer’s Day.

Today is Do Something Good For Your Neighbor Day. It’s nice to make people happy! It’s also Love A Tree Day. Hug your favorite tree, and thank it for giving you shade and oxygen. Since it’s Drawing Day too, maybe you can draw a picture of a lovely tree, to give to your neighbor!

Today is Sea Monkey Day! Sea monkeys are actually brine shrimp. Scientists have shown that swarms of brine shrimp in the ocean, can create powerful underwater currents. They migrate vertically to the surface every night to feed, churning the ocean and causing turbulence. Trillions of organisms moving together make a huge impact!