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Last week, photographer Paul Smith took pictures of sprites in Oklahoma. No, not the mythological fairy-like creatures. Sprites are large electrical discharges in the sky. They look like pinkish-red columns, or jellyfish-shaped flashes of light, far above thunderstorms. You might spot a sprite if you watch a distant storm, and look above the clouds.
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When Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire last week in France, no one was hurt. Not even the honeybees! There were 3 beehives on top of the cathedral, which housed 180,000 honeybees. If the fire raging only 100 feet below had heated their hives to over 145º, the wax would have melted. The smoke just made the bees sleepy!
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Today is English Language Day. Celebrate by making sure you know the difference between Y-O-U-R and Y-O-U-apostrophe-R-E! You can also use old English words, like thee and thou. Dost thou know that it is Talk Like Shakespeare Day as well? Wherefore art thou Romeo? He’s probably reading by candlelight, because it’s World Book Night!
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On Sunday, there were stories of a pink-haired pony, spotted on an island in Montreal Canada. The mysterious little horse was reportedly hanging out on Ile Sainte-Helene. It turned out to be a hoax by a local television show. Everyone can stop looking for the imaginary pink pony!
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This week, some unusual animals have turned up in unexpected places. In California, a mountain lion was snoozing in someone’s back yard. In Illinois, a monkey was hanging around, inside an ambulance service garage. Outside, a donkey was wandering the highways of Chicago. All of the animals were moved to safety!
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Researchers found a way to use the rebellious nature of teenagers, to help them become healthier. Instead of telling teens, junk food was bad for them, they showed them how food companies trick kids into wanting junk food. Kids started making their own healthy food choices, instead of being controlled by advertising.
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When garbage goes into landfills, it gradually becomes a mountain of trash covered with dirt. There is no oxygen to decompose it, and the trash produces methane gas that hurts our atmosphere. Keep food and paper out of landfills, and compost it instead! A compost pile turns it into soil, in your own backyard!
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On April 22nd 1970, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson created Earth Day. He wanted people to focus on the environment, air and water pollution. It grew into a global movement, bringing the world together to try and keep the Earth clean, prevent global warming, and preserve nature for future generations. Happy Earth Day!
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No matter how much you love Captain Marvel, one man has probably seen the movie more times than you. Steve Ruppel of Wisconsin, set a world record by seeing it in the theater 116 times! He admitted it was an insane record to even exist, but was determined to break the previous record anyway!
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Butterflies are beautiful, and seem so delicate. But did you know they drink pee? Entomolgist Phil Torres, documented butterflies in the Amazon drinking a puddle of urine. They needed the sodium to survive. They’re also known to drink turtle tears, and if you’re on a sweaty hike, a butterfly might find you tasty!
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