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The Brady Bunch was a popular TV show in the 70’s, about a family with 6 kids. If you’ve ever watched it, you’ve seen the outside of their house at the beginning of the show. Now’s your chance to own it! The Brady Bunch house is for sale in Los Angeles California, for $1.85 million.
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If you see a big beluga whale flying through the sky, don’t freak out. It’s just an Airbus BelugaXL cargo plane! The bulbous forehead lifts open to load large cargo, like aircraft wings. The plane, which is painted to look like a smiling whale, took its maiden flight over France.
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We celebrate Moon Day today because on July 20th 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon. Fittingly, it’s also Space Exploration Day! After eating a moon-shaped lollipop, for National Lollipop Day, challenge someone to a game of chess for International Chess Day!
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Hawaii has beautiful white sand beaches. But that sand isn’t created like most sand, which is just teeny-tiny pieces of polished rock. The white sand is actually ground up corral that’s been pooped out by parrotfish! The colorful fish eat corral. One parrotfish can produce 800 pounds of calcium carbonate sand per year!
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Many adults drink coffee in the morning to help them wake up. But a new study shows that just smelling coffee, could be enough to wake up your brain! Researchers tested students, and the ones who smelled coffee while they were taking the test, felt more alert and got higher scores!
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Bengkala, a village in Bali, has a high number of deaf residents. 40 of the 3000 villagers are deaf, but communication is not a problem. Everyone in the community can speak sign language! The town developed their own form of sign language, called Kata Kolok, so that their neighbors would never feel left out.
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When 3 year-old Madison lost her favorite toy, Bunny, her mom went back to the store to see if anyone had found the stuffed animal. The manager, Mike Gayheart, discovered it had been thrown out! He and 3 coworkers went to the landfill, found Bunny, and reunited the broken-hearted child with her newly washed best friend!
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Today is Get To Know Your Customers Day. Stores have grown gigantic, and people shop online, so it can be hard to make a personal connection. If you’re a customer today, try to be extra-friendly to the people helping you. They can get to know that you are awesome!
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Jupiter has a lot of moons. Astronomers recently discovered 12 more, bringing the number of Jovian moons up to 79! Confirming new moons is a long process, because the moons had to be observed a month after their first sighting, then again a year later. One new moon, Valetudo, may have broken off of a larger moon.
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Ashrita Furman holds more Guinness World Records than anyone. He has broken world records over 750 times, and 250 of those records are still standing! He set his latest record by slicing 26 watermelons on his own stomach. He’s also pogoed up Mount Fuji and walked with a running lawnmower balanced on his chin!
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