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Next weekend in the UK, you can witness the Battle of Waterloo. A giant map will be laid out at the University of Glasgow, for The Great Game: The Battle of Waterloo Replayed. 22,000 miniature soldiers will occupy the nearly 630 square-foot battle map. 120 players will recreate the 1815 battle in Belgium, where Napoleon was finally defeated.
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If you liked Tony Stark’s cabin the Avengers:Endgame movie, you’re in luck. You can rent the lakeside house on Air-bnb, for only $800 a night. The 3-bedroom cabin is located near Atlanta Georgia. I wonder if Iron Man left any of his suits in the closet!
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When Helen Danis was a senior in high school, it was 1939. She skipped her Senior Prom, because her family couldn’t afford a dress, shoes, or even lipstick. So this year, her granddaughter and great-grandson took her to prom! At the age of 97, Helen was crowned the honorary prom queen!
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Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman Day! The first Superman comic was published in 1938. Superman was also the first superhero with special powers, a colorful costume, and a secret identity. Make a cape out of a towel, and pretend you”re Superman today!
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Yay! It’s Peanut Butter Cookie Day! Mix a cup of sugar, a cup of peanut butter, and an egg together. Put spoonfuls on a cookie sheet, press them down with a fork, and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until they are just barely brown at the bottom. It’s the easiest cookie recipe ever!
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In a completely unrelated incident to the 5-foot long alligator captured in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania recently, another alligator was found on someone’s front porch. This one had escaped when a tree fell on its enclosure, and was safely rescued. In late May, an alligator had been discovered in a Pittsburgh park. Pennsylvania’s the new Florida!
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You might have wondered if you were in The Wizard of Oz, if you’d seen a cow fly by in Alabama. But it was just a giant inflatable cow from Chick-fil-A, torn loose by strong winds. Savannah Wallace recorded the flying cow, which collided with a truck, then kept on moving down the street.
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Every year, the residents of Ludington Michigan celebrate the coming summer, by trying to break a world record. Previous attempts include most people making simultaneous sand angels, longest line of moving bicycles, and longest ice cream dessert. This year, 1558 people gathered to eat a single serving of various desserts. That’s a sweet record!
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You don’t always have to get good grades in school to be a success. Eric White should know; he dropped out of high school because he could hardly spell his name, but sold his Cool Pools business for $1,000,000! His success comes from hard work. He now runs Zydeco Construction in Louisiana, building backyard beaches!
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Today is Making Life Beautiful Day. You can create art or plant flowers, to make beautiful spaces, or use kindness to inspire beautiful smiles. I’m going to make a lovely campfire and roast marshmallows and some delicious corn, for Corn On The Cob Day! That will be a beautiful meal!
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