Author: Lisa Mungovan

Today is Eat A Cranberry Day. They’re quite tart, so many recipes add lots of sugar, but raw cranberries are super-nutritious! It’s also Cashew Day. They’re actually seeds, formed on the bottom of cashew apples. Look up a picture of a cashew tree! Then celebrate Espresso Day, by sampling some strong coffee.

COVID-19 is making it dangerous for people to get together for the holidays, but one tradition is still safe. You can drive around, and look at pretty lights! A Texas company launched a light show extravaganza, called Radiance. Spectators drive a mile-long course of lights, while listening to Christmas music and drinking hot chocolate.

In 1994, Paul Davis lost his wallet on an Australian beach, at a New Year’s Eve party. Nearly 26 years later, Joseph Bewes found it! The wallet was buried in a sand dune, but still held credit cards and $5. Joseph successfully reunited the wallet with its owner, who rewarded him with a 6-pack of beer.

Did you know that when you surf the web, the search engine you use makes money? Ecosia is a search engine like google, but it uses all its profits to plant trees. They’ve planted over 100,000,000 trees so far! If you’d like to help plant trees while you watch cat videos, download the Ecosia browser.

The United Kingdom is making a big commitment, to fight climate change. By the year 20 30, they’ll ban the sale of cars, that use gas or diesel fuel. Electric cars are an important step, in creating a green industrial revolution. The UK is also focusing on wind energy and hydro power, to cut carbon emissions.

Today is Go For A Ride Day, and Cranberry Relish Day. You could ride your bike to the store, for cranberries! But the most exciting holiday to celebrate, is Start Your Own Country Day! Think of a name for your country, then draw a map, design a flag, and create a new language!

Ren Keyu got an unusual birthday present, for his 14th birthday. He was awarded the title of World’s Tallest Teenager! The Chinese boy is 7 feet 3.02 inches tall. Even though his height would seem good for basketball, it’s dangerously strenuous on his body. He prefers to reed books and play e-sports instead.

Paige Nelson bought a winning lottery ticket in Missouri, but it wasn’t on purpose. She was trying to buy a different ticket, but the clerk handed her a Break the Bank scratch-off ticket by accident. Paige decided to purchase it anyway, and won $100,000! It was definitely her lucky day.

If you look around Canada today, you might notice a lot of people wearing red mittens. That’s because it’s Red Mitten Day! Canadians wear red gloves or mittens, to show their support for their country’s Olympic athletes. The 20 20 Olympics have been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but supporting others never gets canceled!

Today is Gingerbread Cookie Day. It’s fun to make gingerbread houses. The cookie walls, and decorations made from icing and candy, look too beautiful to eat. But you’d have a hard time eating the biggest gingerbread house. It was built in Texas in 2013, and was 60 feet long. You’d have to live in it instead!