Joyous Yule to You

Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. The sun’s maximum elevation will be at its lowest, meaning the period of darkness is longest. Starting tomorrow, the days will gradually get longer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the summer solstice!

Blanket Security

Have you ever had to share a bed, with someone who hogs all the covers? Simba has finally come up with a solution. The sleep technology company developed a rolling bed cover! The infinite duvet feeds through rollers under the bed, so when someone pulls the blanket, more comes out the other side!

Wakanda Forever

The fictional country of Wakanda, the home of the superhero Black Panther, was created by Marvel Comics. According to the US Department of Agriculture website, it’s also one of the US’s free trade partners! Oops! They had been using the make-believe country to test out their system’s data tracker, and forgot to remove it.

Advertising Clean Air

Billboards along the highway, are usually advertisements. Daan Roosengaarde developed a new kind of road sign, that eats smog! The billboards are coated with a resin that attracts pollution, and turns it into oxygen when hit by sunlight. It generates the same amount of oxygen as 30 trees, so it’s perfect for cities!

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