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Are you irresistible to mosquitoes? They are attracted to some people’s odors more than others. Researchers found you can train mosquitoes to avoid your odor by swatting at them and waving your arms around. Air vibrations make them uncomfortable, so they will avoid you for the day and bite your friend instead!
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Today is National Seed Swap Day! Many libraries have seed lending programs. You check out seeds, grow plants, and return some seeds the next year. You can learn more about seed trading from a website like Dave’s Garden. It’s also National Chocolate Cake Day! I wonder if I can get chocolate cake seeds.
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How would you like to find a new planet? A group of citizen scientists has discovered a planetary system called K2-138 through a project called Exoplanet Explorers! Volunteers can learn what signals from exoplanets look like by logging onto Zooniverse, then look through data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope. Anyone can help, including you!
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The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by Egyptians 4500 years ago. It is remarkably close to perfection, especially considering the lack of precision instruments available today. But somebody messed up! Researchers discovered the west side is about 5 inches too long. Luckily, 5 inches out of 9070 is hardly noticeable.
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Jesse Dorsett has 3 cats: Pixie, Dixie and Jinx. They like to ride with him when he makes emergency roadside assistance calls. But their favorite thing to do is car surf, riding on the hood while Jesse drives slowly along grassy areas. They like to hunt and the view is better from the outside!
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Students in Knoxville Tennessee know how to make a school day more exciting. They set a world record! 6778 students participated in a coding lesson to become the largest computer programming class ever. For many students, their first experience with coding was one they’ll never forget.
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Today is National Big Wig Day. The American Cancer Society started it as a way to put the FUN back in fundraising. They hope everyone will wear entertaining wigs to inspire one million people to donate one dollar each to their Look Good/Feel Better campaign. Even a dollar can make a difference!
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The King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Saudi Arabia is a good place to see a camel beauty contest, camel races, two-color camels, two-hump camels, and short camels. You can also see the tallest camel in the world! Sultan Al Rashidi’s camel is nearly 10 feet tall! That’s one tall camel!
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How do you feel about head transplants? Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero believes it will be possible this year. But if your head were on someone else’s body, would you be the same person? Neurocientists think the more accurately named body transplant would be traumatic, causing personality changes. It’s a lot to think about!
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What kind of fish has hands? It’s the red handfish, one of the rarest fish in the world! Researchers found a second group of red handfish off the coast of Tasmania, which doubles the known population. It uses fins that look like hands to pull itself around the ocean floor instead of swimming!
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