Author: Lisa Mungovan

A house in California, had an adorable surprise visitor. A 6-month-old sea lion, was found on their doorstep! He had wandered across the beach, and was hungry and malnourished. Animal rescuers are taking care of him, and will teach him to fish. Once he’s healthy, they’ll return him to his ocean home.

Have you ever argued with your friends, about the best place to hide out during a zombie apocalypse? A shopping mall might be good, since you’d have lots of supplies. But a study of a fictitious zombie plague, showed that for long-term survival, your chances are better in the sparsely-populated Canadian mountains. Dress warmly.

Raise your hand, if you’re a twin. Today is especially for you and your sibling, because it’s National Twin Day. Identical twins look almost exactly alike, but fraternal twins can even be a boy and a girl. Twins are lucky, because they got to be roommates before they were born! High-five your twin!

Today is Bake Cookies Day! I’ll tell you my favorite recipe, for peanut butter cookies. Mix one cup of sugar, and one cup of peanut butter, with one egg. Press balls of dough with a fork, to make a criss-cross pattern. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, for 10 minutes! Don’t forget to save some for me!

Quick, go find your most hideous Christmas sweater. It’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! You can buy sweaters with a dinosaur under a disco ball, a UFO with flashing lights, dancing cats, or even Darth Vader in a Santa hat! Or decorate your own sweater by adding ornaments or cotton for snow. Be creative!

Are you looking for the perfect tree-topper, for your Christmas tree? Open your door, and maybe one will fly right in. A family in Scotland got a surprise, when a sparrow hawk flew into their home, and landed on their tree! They called the New Arc wildlife rescuers, to help the hawk out safely.

Playing video games is more fun, on a big screen. But there wouldn’t be enough room in your house, for snowboarder Grant Giller’s screen. He set a world record, by playing Destiny 2 on his Xbox Series X, on a 19,090-square-foot screen. It was projected on the side of a mountain in Colorado!

A forest in England, is providing 500 different types of food for Martin Crawford. Spending only a few hours a month, his wild garden is an example of successful agroforestry. The forest farm needs 7 layers. Tall tree canopies hold the moisture in, giving water to small trees, shrubs, perennials, ground cover, root crops, and climbers.

For the first time in over 40 years, an unmanned spacecraft returned to Earth, with a load of lunar samples. The Chinese probe brought back 4 1/2 pounds of Moon rocks and soil, from the Oceanus Procellarum area, an unexplored lava plain. China hopes to have a crewed space station soon, and send humans to the Moon.

Today is Wright Brothers Day. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight in a mechanically propelled airplane, near Kitty Hawk North Carolina, in 1903. That flight only lasted 12 seconds, and went 120 feet. The wingspan of a 747 is longer than that! It’s also Maple Syrup Day. Boiled tree sap sure does taste delicious!