Sampling an Asteroid

The latest mission of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, is collecting samples, from an asteroid named Ryugu. The Hayabusu 2 spacecraft landed on the surface, which surprised them by being made up of gravel instead of powder. The collected surface samples will be brought back to Earth by the end of next year.

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Munch a Bunch o’ Nachos

Crunch-crunch-crunch. Today is National Tortilla Chip Day! In Los Angeles in the 1940’s, Rebecca Webb Carranza noticed all the misshapen tortillas that were rejected at the El Zarape Tortilla Factory. She cut them into triangles and fried them, then sold them for 10 cents a bag. Corn + oil + water + salt = delicious!

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Digging for Treasure

A skull fragment from a Neolithic human, went on display this week at the Museum of London. The fractured skull bone is 5,600 years old, and was found near the River Thames. A mudlarker, or someone who digs through mud looking for valuables, called the police when he found the bone. That’s one cold case!

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Hulk Lift

While Ryan Belcher was at the gym last week, he heard a car crash. He ran outside, and saw a man pinned beneath an overturned Jeep. 4 men were trying unsuccessfully, to move the car. But Ryan was able to lift the 2-ton vehicle, just enough to free the man! He’s a real-life Incredible Hulk!

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