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Today is World Emoji Day! If you send a text message, don’t use words. Just use pictures! There are over 2800 emojis, so take some time to scroll through all the newest ones! If you prefer pictures on your body, it’s also Tattoo Day. Time to plaster your arms with fake tattoos!
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Tropical Storm Barry has been flooding Louisiana, but the fire ants know how to stay safe. They use teamwork, to form a giant raft! Researchers have found that the rafts are strong enough to withstand waves, and can break apart and reform as needed. The ants hang onto each other with jaws and claws.
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50 years ago, the Apollo 11 mission to the moon lifted off. ApolloInRealTime.org, lets you follow along exactly as it happened, from historical footage of the launch on July 16th, to the landing on the moon on July 20th, and ending with the astronauts’ return to the recovery ship on July 24th. It starts at T-minus-now!
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Barrel jellyfish are huge, and a massive one was just spotted off the coast of Cornwall England. Biologist Lizzie Daly was diving near Falmouth, and came upon a jellyfish that was bigger than her! There was no need to be scared, because barrel jellyfish cannot sting through human skin, although they could cause a rash!
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Today is World Snake Day. Have you ever touched a snake’s smooth scaly skin? The longest snake species is the reticulated python, and Medusa is the longest snake, at 25 feet long. Dozens of people could touch her at once! The longest threadsnake was only 4 inches long, and the width of a spaghetti noodle.
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Today is Fresh Spinach Day! Eat a spinach salad, or roll the leaves up and eat them like a carrot. It’s also Guinea Pig Appreciation Day. Give your furry pet lots of love, but only feed them spinach once a week. Guinea pigs are rodents, with individual personalities. They’re great pets, but need lots of space!
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You might be excited to stay at a motel with a pool, while traveling this summer. But be sure to do a quick check before you jump in. A Super 8 motel in Florida, had an alligator hanging out at the pool! Since he was an uninvited guest, he was moved to a nearby lake.
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July 16th will mark 50 years, since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins blasted off. The Apollo 11 Mission was the first time humans stepped foot on the moon. Celebrations will be taking place all week. At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, you can watch original footage of the launch, right where it happened!
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Wild bees pollinate 80% of all the crops on Earth, but diseases and harmful pesticides are killing off bee colonies. California will soon protect 4 bumble bee species, under the Endangered Species Act. Protecting bees from extinction will also prevent the plants we eat, from disappearing. Growing clover and dandelions instead of grass, can actually help!
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Today is Give Something Away Day. Maybe it’s a toy you don’t use anymore, or some shoes you outgrew, but someone out there is sure find a use for it! It’s also Gummy Worm Day, and Tapioca Pudding Day. Put the worms in pudding, then give some servings of your yummy gummy dessert away!
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