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Does the battery on your smartphone seem like it doesn’t hold a charge? Experts at Battery University say many people don’t charge their phones correctly. Remove it from the charger as soon as it’s near 100%. Plug it in a few times throughout the day, instead of all at once. And keep it cool!
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This summer, have you said, “I’m bored!” yet? Researchers say the best way to get excited about something you’ve done over and over again, is to do it in a new way. For instance, eat popcorn with chopsticks! Make your bed with your eyes closed! Paying more attention makes things more fun!
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It’s Paul Bunyan Day, in honor of the giant North American lumberjack, and Babe, his big blue ox. Legend says Paul Bunyan sawed the legs off his parents’ bed when he was 7 months old, and formed the Great Lakes as watering holes for Babe. It’s National Handshake Day too. Create your own crazy handshake!
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Artist Nathan Sawaya works in an unusual medium. He creates his artworks out of LEGO bricks! From life-sized sculptures, to paintings using bricks instead of brushstrokes, his impressive pieces are on display at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Sawaya wants everyone to bring out their artistic side with building blocks!
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The 20 20 Olympics will be taking place in Tokyo Japan, and they will be the greenest ever. Tokyo will use 100% renewable energy to power everything from the stadiums to the athletes’ village. Nearly all materials will be reused or recycled, and they will rent as much as possible. They deserve a gold medal!
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Firefighters from the Charlotte Fire Station were returning from a call, when they saw a family filling a kiddie pool. They were using pots and pans of water to slowly fill the pool for their little boy’s birthday. The firefighters came to the rescue with a fire hose, and filled the pool in minutes!
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Scientists have been studying temperatures on the East Antarctic Plateau. They realized it’s even colder than they thought! The coldest temperature recorded at ground level, measured the air temperature at minus 128 degrees Fahrenheit. But temperature readings taken by satellite from space, measuring the temperature of Earth’s coldest surface, recorded minus 144 degrees Fahrenheit!
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800 years ago, Chinese judges used eyewear made of smoky quartz to hide their emotions. Today, sunglasses protect your eyes from the sun and make you look cool! Wear your favorite pair for National Sunglasses Day! Since it’s also Pineapple Day, pick out a pair for your pineapple to wear before you eat it!
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At last, researchers in Taiwan have come up with a way to recycle diapers. Their machine can turn 220 pounds of dirty nappies into clean raw materials. They’re working on a large facility that could recycle 10 tons of diapers a day! The sanitized materials are separated and reused to make cardboard, and more diapers!
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Archaeologists have found a mummified woman around 2000 years old, and nicknamed her, “Sleeping Beauty.” She was dressed in silk and beads, and sealed in a stone coffin along with a mirror, and a funeral meal. She was likely a nomadic Hun, naturally mummified because the coffin was underwater in Siberia.
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