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A neighborhood in Jackson Mississippi, is no stranger to odd things. Belhaven residents decorate their road signs, and put Christmas trees in the potholes. But the latest wave of pranks is baffling. Someone has been leaving plates of mashed potatoes around! Plates have been found on cars and doorsteps, and inside mailboxes! That’s crazy!
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There’s a bizarre flatworm living in the ocean, that doesn’t have a mouth or a butt. Scientists have been studying Paracatenula, to see how it survives. It seems the worms are filled with a bacteria called Riegeria. The bacteria live in their bodies, and produce organic compounds to feed their flatworm friends from inside!
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Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles. The remotely controlled aircraft can be used to have fun, take pictures, go into combat, or even plant trees! BioCarbon Engineering has been using flying robots to plant millions of acres of trees. The drones fire seed pods into the ground. 2 people and 10 drones, could plant 400,000 trees per day!
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Let’s learn a bit about dolphins, for Dolphin Day! Dolphins are mammals. Even though they spend their life in water, they need to breathe air. They are very intelligent, have excellent eyesight and hearing, and can make a wide range of sounds. There are 40 different species of dolphin. The Amazon River dolphin is pink!
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Stretch your arms up into the air. Go on, stand up on your tippy-toes, and stretch higher. It’s Reach As High As You Can Day! Now go outside and study the clouds or the stars, because it’s Look Up At The Sky Day. Take time to notice the world, and reach for your dreams!
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The world wastes a shocking 1.3 billion tonnes of food every year, much of it going into landfills. South Korea has a program, that recycles 95% of the country’s food waste! Food is collected in automated bins, which is then turned into fertilizer, biofuel, or animal feed. Composting at home also keeps food out of landfills!
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The PEEPshow is an event in Westminster Maryland, where everything’s about marshmallow Peeps. One of the most impressive works of art, is a giant dragon, by artist Vivian Davis. The dragon is constructed from 5000 marshmallow chicks, and is 8 1/2 feet tall, with a 7 foot wingspan! If it breathed fire, it could toast itself!
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This week, SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket for the second time, and was able to recover all 3 boosters for the first time, as they landed on platforms in the ocean. Reusing boosters tremendously reduces costs for each rocket launch. The Falcon Heavy successfully delivered a communication satellite into orbit.
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What’s your favorite book by author Beverly Cleary? Her books about sisters Ramona and Beezus, Ralph the mouse, Henry and his dog Ribsy, and many others, have sold over 99,000,000 copies! When asked what year her stories take place, she answers, “Childhood!” Yesterday was Beverly Cleary’s 103rd birthday. Read one of her books this week!
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Since 1948, people have enjoyed playing Scrabble, the game where you form words from randomly chosen letters. Today, on Scrabble Day, challenge your friends or family to a game! If you don’t have the board game, you can always get the app on a phone or tablet, and play online. Scrabble’s good for your brain!
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