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Have you always wanted to learn to play the saxophone, but thought it was too big? Maybe you need a pocket-sized 3D-printed saxophone! HP showed off the tiny saxophone at a conference in Germany. It uses the same valves and fingering as a traditional sax, but the sound comes from a digital system.
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Proxima b is an exoplanet discovered in 2016, in the neighboring Proxima Centauri star system. The planet is in the habitable zone, that scientists say could support life. Researchers have been studying the planet, and comparing it to the conditions on Earth 4 billion years ago. They think it’s possible, that single-celled organisms are living there!
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Last year, basketball star Lebron James opened the I Promise school in Akron Ohio. The 240 3rd and 4th graders were troubled and disadvantaged, with low test scores. But the experimental school, with its food pantry, counseling center, and commitment to families, has increased students’ test scores at a higner rate than 90% of Akron schools!
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Elephants are the largest land mammals in the world. Their skin is an inch thick, they can weigh over 12,000 pounds, and they eat 300-600 pounds of food a day, with around 220 pounds coming back out as poop. But elephants are hunted illegally for their tusks, and losing habitat. Learn more, for Save The Elephant Day.
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For people who work from home, it will be easy to celebrate Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day. For everyone else, be bold, and be ready to explain to everyone that you didn’t simply forget to get dressed this morning! It’s also Orchid Day. There are over 21,000 varieties of these flowering plants. Happy orchid hunting!
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Star Wars Lego sets. What better way to celebrate, than by breaking a world record at the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago! 36,440 LEGO Stormtrooper minifigures, were arranged in the shape of a giant Stormtrooper helmet, to capture the record for largest display of Star Wars minifigures.
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CLast week, the world saw the first-ever image of a black hole. It was called M87*, named after the galaxy that contains it, Messier 87, followed by the symbol for a black hole, an asterisk. It now has a new name: Pōwehi. It’s a Hawaiian word meaning, embellished dark source of unending creation.
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Illinois’s Upper Mississippi River Refuge, is home to an unusual family of eagles. Two dads and a mom, are raising 3 eagle chicks together! Mom Starr laid 3 eggs, and dads Valor 1 and Valor 2 are now helping her take care of the eaglets. You can watch the nest on YouTube, by searching Trio Eagle Cam.
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Too Small To Fail, is a program that encourages kids to read. It brings story time to community spaces, like laundromats. While families are killing time, waiting for their clothes to wash, librarians are visiting with books and educational toys, to inspire them to read. It sure beats watching clothes tumble in the dryer!
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Take a wild guess what day today is. It’s Take A Wild Guess Day! Are you trying to guess how many jelly beans are in a jar? That’s the perfect time for a wild guess! It’s also Rubber Eraser Day. Erasers made from vegetable gum, were first used in 1770, and attached to pencils in 1858.
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