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Happy Valentine’s Day! Saint Valentine was a priest put to death in the third century, but legends vary as to the reason why. His feast day evolved into a celebration of love in the Middle Ages. The best reason to celebrate today is to show appreciation to people in your life. And to eat chocolate!
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You’ll need to dress warmly if you want to try finding your way through a giant maze in Canada. It’s made out of snow! The record-breaking maze is over 29,000 square feet. A Maze in Snow, located in Manitoba, was built with 300 truckloads of snow. It draws visitors from all over the world!
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An art teacher in Texas, found a fun way to help her stressed-out students. Inspired by painter Bob Ross, Brady Sloane raised money to buy paints and wigs for her art classes. Then they watched an episode of The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, and peacefully painted lots of happy little trees!
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Satellite imagery from NASA, shows surprising progress on Earth. Over the last 20 years, our planet is actually greener! Despite deforestation in the Amazon and other parts of the world, there’s been an increase in vegetation. India and China have been leading the way, by planting millions of trees! Let’s keep up the good work!
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Serena Costello was out with her daughter, and left her pit bull, Sadie, in charge at home. When Sadie smelled a gas leak, she clawed her way out the door, broke through the fence, and ran around the streets until she found the police and led them to her house! Disaster averted!
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Today is Get A Different Name Day, so it’s a chance to try out a new nickname! You could make a new character name in a role playing game too, or pick out your next user name. It’s also Tortellini Day, a fun type of filling-stuffed pasta, that looks like a belly-button!
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What’s the coolest thing you ever built out of LEGOs? David Aguilar builds arms! He was born without his right forearm, so he created his first LEGO prosthetic arm, when he was 9 years old. Over the years, he made better designs. Now his LEGO arm is so strong, he can even do push-ups!
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The crest-tailed mulgara is a marsupial that went extinct 100 years ago. Just kidding! One has been spotted burrowing in the sand dunes, of New South Wales! Invasive species like rabbits, foxes, and feral cats have driven many native species to the brink of extinction. Thank goodness the mulgara is still hanging in there!
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Rob Walker has a newsletter called The Art of Noticing. In the latest edition, he writes about Australian artist Michael Pedersen, who does street projects under the name, Miguel Marquez Outside. Michael created The Urban Weed Awards, and installed a fancy plaque and ribbon, celebrating the Tallest Weed! Notice the exceptional, in ordinary things!
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Does your school have a reading program that rewards you with free food? Chipotle restaurants give free meals as Reading Rewards, if your school or local library fills out an online application before the end of February. Ask your principal or librarian to start a reading challenge, so you can earn a burrito!
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