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Did you forget to make someone a birthday card, or forget to make your bed? Fageddabout-it! Today is I Forgot Day, so you get a chance to do all the things your forgot to do this year. It’s the perfect excuse to not do what you’re supposed to do all day long!
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Holler for your interstellar friends to join you for some challah! It’s Earth Challah Day and World UFO Day! Who could say no to delicious bread? If you can’t spot a UFO today, make your own Unidentified Flying Objects. Fling some things through the air and see who can guess what it was!
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People in Argentina and Chile, and billions of fish in the southern Pacific Ocean, will get to see a total solar eclipse on July 2nd. When the moon passes in front of the sun, they’ll be in its shadow. The rest of South America will see a partial eclipse. Do fish have eclipse glasses?
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A New Zealand family evacuated their home, after a 30 foot geyser of mud started spewing out of the ground! A fault line crosses under the town of Rotorua, located in the Whakarewarewa Valley, known for it’s geothermal activity. Steam escapes through vents, causing bubbling mud pools, and water geysers spouting 100 feet into the air!
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Today is Postal Worker Day, US Postage Stamp Day, and Zip Code Day! Zip codes tell your letter where to go, stamps pay for it, and postal workers deliver it! Thanks post office! It’s also Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day. How about Cherry-Pickle? With an ice cream maker, the possibilities are endless!
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In 1867, the British colonies of Nova Scotia, the Province of Canada, and New Brunswick, were united into the single Dominion of Canada. Happy Canada Day to our Canadian friends, and Happy Second Half Of The Year Day to everyone! I wonder if you get another chance to make a New Year’s resolution?
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How many elephants can fit on a school bus?
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Answer! Zero, elephants don’t go to school! Instead, they walk around in the jungle and make poops so big that it could fill a 5 gallon bucket. Ha ha.
Today is International Joke Day, so tell your favorite old jokes, or make up some new ones!
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A hotel in Indonesia is trying a new feature for its guests. Twice a week, they’ll offer poolside puppy therapy! The Puri Garden Hotel will work with the Bali Dog Association, a group that rescue’s the islands street dogs. Travelers who are missing their dogs, can give another lucky dog some belly rubs!
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The Ohio Department of Transportation does more than build roads. It’s creating highways for bees and butterflies! The Pollinator Habitat Program is responsible for planting 800 acres of wildlife-friendly flowers and grasses along the roadsides. The tall plants also prevent the need for mowing, and help stop blowing snow in the winter. Everybody wins!
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50 years ago, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland Ohio was so polluted, it actually caught fire. It inspired the government to pass the Clean Water Act, leading to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Factories had to stop dumping waste into the river. These days, the river is full of fish, birds, and swimmers!
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