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Last week, a stray dog in Brazil wandered into a bookstore, grabbed a book, and left. The book he shoplifted was appropriately named “The Days of Abandonment”! The smart doggie was caught on video and seen by local animal rescuers. They took in the abandoned dog, cleaned and fed him, and he’ll soon be adopted!
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9 year-old Avery Baker wanted to raise chickens, but her family’s property in Michigan was too small to meet the regulations for raising livestock. Avery wrote a letter to Clay Township’s Supervisor asking him to allow a smaller number of chickens on less property. A year later, the rules are changing thanks to Avery! Bok-bawk!
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At the Spirit of Texas Festival last Saturday, there was an ice cream sundae big enough for everyone! The mile-long ice cream sundae broke the world record and used 500 gallons of ice cream, 2000 cans of whipped cream, 300 gallons of chocolate and strawberry sauce, 25 pounds of sprinkles and 20,000 cherries! Sounds dee-eee-licious!
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Across Eastern Europe, it looks like Mars. In Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Russia, the snow is orange! It turns out there was a big sandstorm in the Sahara Desert. Fine particles of orange sand were lifted into the atmosphere, traveled over 2000 miles, and came back down mixed with snow!
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It’s National Spinach Day. I think someone was so annoyed with that, they decided to make up their own holiday, because today is also Make Up Your Own Holiday Day! I’m going to say it’s Talk Like A Robot Day. What holiday are you going to make up? Happy Whatever You Make It Day!
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Did you realize April Fools Day is in one week? You’d better start planning your pranks! Maybe you’ll fill a plastic Easter egg with slime instead of candy. Or maybe you’ll hide a whoopie cushion that makes fart noises to embarrass your unsuspecting victim. FYI, I do a great fart impression. Just ask me!
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LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Change the “light” to “microwave” and you’ve got MASER. Masers were hard to use because they needed extremely cold temperatures. But researchers grew an artificial diamond that allows a maser to work continuously at room temperature! Now, what will they use it on first?
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An anonymous and very honest store clerk in Kansas just made someone a millionaire! The cashier found a lottery ticket on the floor and realized the unsigned ticket was worth $1,000,000! He called the store listed on the ticket and was able to deliver it to the winner who’d dropped it. Boy, was that guy happy!
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Yesterday, thousands and thousands of kids across both the United States and the world, participated in marches to end gun violence. Some kids also attended rallies supporting guns. Children like 11 year-old Naomi Wadler and high school senior Emma Gonzales gave powerful speeches asking the government to change gun laws. Kids can make a difference!
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Have you heard of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”? They are famous books written by J R R Tolkien. Today is Tolkien Reading Day! Start reading one of Tolkien’s stories, or have an adult read with you while you eat pecan waffles, because it’s also International Waffle Day and Pecan Day!
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