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If you hate when different foods touch on your plate, you might need the Food Cubby. They are smile-shaped food separators! The silicone rubber walls suction to the plate, keeping peas and applesauce from mixing together. Your cold salad dressing and hot mashed potatoes and gravy can happily share a dish. Thanks Food Cubby!
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Have you heard of Summersgiving? The Saturday after the first day of summer, have an American-Thanksgiving-style feast! Give thanks for summer with family and friends, and don’t forget the pumpkin pie! It’s also Onion Rings Day, and Chocolate Eclair Day. Loop giant onion rings onto the eclairs, and make them part of your feast!
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Sam Esposito was sitting outside with his dad, when a bird landed on his shoulder. They found out through Facebook, that it was a pet cockatiel named Cheesey, who had been missing for days! There was even a $1000 reward. The Espositos didn’t take the reward money, but accepted t-shirts dubbing them, “Cheese’s Heroes.”
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Today is World Motorcycle Day. Maybe you’ll see a motorcycle with a dog in a sidecar, because it’s Take Your Dog To Work Day! Even though it’s also World Giraffe Day, I don’t think you’ll see a giraffe in a sidecar. They can grow 20 feet tall! Don’t forget World Music Day. Play some music!
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Most people have heard of selfies by now, when you take a photo of yourself. But did you know they can be more dangerous than shark attacks? 18 people died last year in bizarre ways, trying to get the perfect shot. Only 5 people were killed by sharks. Be careful today on National Selfie Day!
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How will you celebrate Daylight Appreciation Day? Take advantage of the sunlight! You could collect shells at the beach for Seashell Day. It’s Go Skateboarding Day, so you could go to a skate park. It’s also the Day of the Gong, so go bang a gong, or watch The Gong Show!
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In the Northern Hemisphere, today is the longest day of the year, known as the summer solstice. At the North Pole, the sun will be shining for 24 hours! In Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, however, today is the winter solstice, with the fewest daylight hours. The South Pole won’t see the sun at all!
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Here’s a summer job that sounds fun: Hotels.com is looking for someone to travel the United States researching “the most epic hotel pools.” The chosen poolhop, will be paid $10,000 plus travel and hotel expenses, to visit 6 amazing pools, and document their experience for the hotels.com website. Sounds like hard work!
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A new species of mollusc was discovered in the Philippines. The Lithoredo abatanica is a type of shipworm, that eats rock, and poops out sand! It’s a 4 inch-long, worm-like creature that’s related to clams, but without the shell. The freshwater creature burrows into stone, and creates places for other animals to live.
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When you let a balloon go, whether you mean to or not, you’re littering. Volunteers have picked up 18,000 balloon pieces from the shorelines of the Great Lakes in only 3 years. Imagine how much is still in the water, and scattered around the world! The balloons also kill seabirds. Keep balloons out of the sky!
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