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There is a Guinness World Record for “most walnuts cracked against one’s head in one minute,” and S. Navin Kumar just set it. The Indian man smashed 217 walnuts with his head! The walnuts were laid in rows on a table so Kumar could hammer them with his forehead. Ouch!
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Hummingbirds are amazing to watch. They can flap their wings 80 times per second, hovering to feed on nectar from flowers. You can put up hummingbird feeders to attract them. Coppervine Feeders even sells a feeder that attaches to the brim of your hat! Just sit still and get the perfect view!
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Is it possible? Could Pluto get to be a planet again? When it was demoted as a planet, the reason was that it couldn’t clear its orbit. Other objects share its orbital path. But researchers found, that reason was seldom used in the past. They think Pluto should regain its planetary status!
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Today is Star Trek Day! Watch a Star Trek movie or TV episode, and work on your Vulcan salute. Live long and prosper! It’s also Iguana Awareness Day. Iguanas grow 7 feet long and live in tropical areas. If you’re thinking about getting a pet iguana, remember they need lots of space and special care!
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Sometimes you just can’t win. Until one day, you do! The Diamond Hill-Jarvis Eagles, a high school football team in Texas, broke their 77-game losing streak. After 8 years without a single win, they started the season with a victory! The school held a spontaneous hallway parade for the team who never gave up!
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You’ve heard of candy canes. You’ve heard of clams. But have you ever heard of Clamdy Canes? Yep, they’re grey and white striped, clam flavored, candy canes. You can buy them from Archie McPhee, a novelty store in Seattle Washington. They have tons of weird and wonderful things you never dreamed of!
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YouTuber Sutherland has a fun history of music called, “The Most Popular Song of Each Year [1940-2017]” that takes less than 17 minutes to watch. Snippets from the songs that were Number 1 for the most weeks in each year, are compiled into one video. It’s fun to listen to how music has changed! What’s your favorite?
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Siblings Aaron Allen and Jolisa Jones, were real life super-heroes this week. They saw an accident happen while making a delivery for work, which caused a family’s SUV to turn upside-down into a creek. Aaron and Jolisa hurried to save the trapped couple and their 11 day-old baby by turning the car over! They’re amazing!
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Today is Buy A Book Day. Libraries are fantastic, but sometimes you want to keep that favorite book to read again and again! They also make awesome gifts; maybe your Mom needs one for National Lazy Mom’s Day! Mom needs a day off to relax! No arguing, making messes, or annoying her allowed!
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I’ve heard of aged cheddar, but some pottery found in Croatia contains 7200 year old cheese! Ceramic pieces excavated from Neolithic sites along the Dalmatian Coast were used to make and store products like cheese and yogurt. The pots used to hold dairy products, were often shaped like animals. Maybe they were Neolithic kids cups!
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