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Are you tired of your furniture or clothes? Take your old stuff and repaint it, or add to it, until it makes you happy! It’s Upcycling Day! Look around to see what you can create out of old toilet paper rolls, jars and cans, and have a craft day. Turn trash into treasure!
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Today is Fairy Day! You might think fairies are cute little creatures, but in Ireland, you don’t mess with the fairy folk. If you see a rock or a ring of trees and bushes in the middle of a field, leave it alone. It’s a fairy fort, and you don’t dare anger the fairies!
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A cheese factory in England has found a new use for their waste. Whey is a byproduct of cheese-making, and it will be turned into biogas. The Wensleydale Creamery’s whey waste will produce enough clean energy to fuel 800 homes a year, while its residents eat the delicious cheese that helped create it!
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This week in Scotland, Christopher McCarron married Margaret Allison. The couple met at a rescue center, when McCarron was adopting a dog. Since Jack the dog was the reason they met, he made the rottweiler his best man! He wore a tuxedo and was more than a good dog. He was the Best Dog!
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Hey kids, you’re doing a great job! A new survey says that 76% of American parents, are being motivated by their kids to go green! Children are pushing older people to recycle, re-use grocery bags, pick up trash, and think of the environment. Young people are inspiring others to take care of the Earth!
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Get out all your pink clothes, because it’s Pink Day! The color pink is not just for girls. In fact, it used to be the color for boys in the 19th century, since it’s a lighter shade of red, which was considered masculine. These days, anybody can wear any color, because they’re all great!
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Today is Typewriter Day. Typing on a computer, where you can delete mistakes, or move paragraphs around, is so easy. But what happens when the printer won’t work again? On a typewriter, you can enjoy rolling the paper in, listening to the clacks and dings, and watching keys strike the paper. It’s so satisfying!
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A photo by Amy Christie Hunter, is inspiring people to learn about clouds. She photographed rare cloud formations, that look like waves in the ocean. The Kelvin-Helmholtz waves appeared over Smith Mountain in Virginia. Wind at the top of the clouds moves faster than wind at the bottom, creating beautiful crests!
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Taco Bell lovers, get ready. A temporary Taco Bell resort will open in Palm Springs California, August 4th through 8th. There will be hot sauce room keys, pillows, and pool floats, Taco Bell wall art, and of course, lots of Taco Bell food! I wonder if there’ll be tortilla blankets! Sleep like a burrito!
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Fainting goats are a type of goat that fall over, whenever they get startled. A cocker spaniel in the UK, must be a fainting dog! Peter is an adorable puppy, that falls over when he gets excited. His legs stiffen up for a few seconds. The vet says it’s harmless— just a bit goofy-looking!
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