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Happy May Day! May 1st is often celebrated as the beginning of spring. Give people flowers, and dance around a May pole! In Hawaii, it’s also Lei Day. Leis are beautiful flower garlands you wear around your neck. But first, go to the principal’s office. No, you’re not in trouble! Just wish them Happy School Principals’ Day!
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A New Jersey high school made headlines, when it adapted the 1979 movie Alien, as their spring play. Using recycled materials and a limited budget, they created an incredible set. It got the attention of actress Sigourney Weaver, star of the original movie. She attended the play’s encore performance, and guest starred as a xenomorph!
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Japan’s Emperor Akihito abdicated the throne this morning, becoming the first emperor in 200 years to give up his position. His son, the Crown Prince Naruhito takes over at midnight. To commemorate the end of the Heisei era, the 30-year period of Akihito’s reign, you can buy cans of preserved Air of Heisei. Act now!
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The London Marathon drew 41,000 runners last weekend. Instead of gulping water from plastic bottles, the athletes were given biodegradable water blobs! Ooho water pouches are made of seaweed extract, so you can pop the whole thing into your mouth! This was the first full marathon to use the water pods. It was a success!
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Animal shelters are full of animals, waiting for a new family to love! If you can’t have a pet, but still want to walk a dog, you can volunteer at a shelter. Celebrate Adopt A Shelter Pet Day! Adopt a dog, cat, or a rabbit named Bugs, since it’s also Bugs Bunny Day!
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Today is Bubble Tea Day! The bubbles in the sweet milky tea, are tapioca balls. If you’d prefer your chewing on the side, it’s also Raisin Day, and Oatmeal Cookie Day. Multi-task, and eat an oatmeal-raisin cookie. Since it’s Honesty Day, tell the truth. Are you the one that ate all the cookies?
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Would you like to eat at the longest picnic table in the world? Then plan to visit Memphis Tennessee on May 25th. They are building tables in anticipation of breaking the world record set in March. That picnic table, located in Paris, was 1,315 feet long! I wonder what they’ll have for lunch!
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Wouldn’t it be nice, if you could ride your bicycle from one side of the United States to the other, on a bike trail? The idea may finally become a reality. The Great American Rail-Trail will stretch nearly 4000 miles, from Washington DC to Washington State, so you can hike or bike away from cars!
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Do you know how to spell school? If you said S-C-H-O-O-L, congratulations! You get an A! Earlier this month, a Florida road crew, got an “F” in spelling. They painted a school pedestrian crossing, with giant letters spelling S-C-O-H-O-L. The big mistake was soon corrected. Always proofread your work!
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Are you looking for a zoo, with some baby animals to visit? From a clouded leopard cub in Kansas, to baby cuttlefish in Florida, from penguin chicks in Kentucky and Georgia, to howler monkey and leaf langur babies in Ohio, U.S. zoos are full of babies! Who would you like to see first?
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