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There’s a new rock star in Mackinac Island Michigan. The 51st Annual Stone Skipping Competition took place last week. First place went to Maxwell Steiner, who threw a stone that skipped over the water 20 times. Kurt Steiner, who holds the world record of 88 skips, also competed, but he’d lost his touch that day.
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Some schools have Buddy Benches, where kids can sit if they want to make a new friend. Towns in England are trying the same thing! Police forces are installing Chat Benches, for people who’d like to have a conversation with someone. It will help when people feel isolated, or when their phone dies.
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Researchers have created a way for people to communicate using only their minds. People wearing electroencephalography caps, could send information to each other in a brain-to-brain interface. They were able to play a game similar to Tetris together, signaling when to rotate blocks a computer screen by simply thinking it!
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Officials in Katoomba Australia, placed spikes around the ledge of a shopping center, to keep birds from nesting there. A wild cockatoo apparently thinks that’s rude, so he’s removing them. The bird was filmed tearing out the sections of metal spikes and throwing them to the ground, allowing birds to build nests again!
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Happy Scud Day! Scud stands for Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama. Relax and enjoy the funnier things in life! It’s also Math 2-point-o Day, celebrating the blend of math and technology. Play math games, or try Kahn Academy online, just for fun! Finally, have some chocolate and almonds for Chocolate With Almonds Day!
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A Missouri man complained to city officials for months, about a deep pothole in the road in his neighborhood. It continued to get no attention, until he threw a party. Frank Sereno gave the pothole a festive slice of cake for it’s 3-month anniversary, and posted photos to Facebook. Days later, it got fixed!
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Paul Lanzarotti’s squeaky floorboards were merely annoying, until he became a new dad. Then the loud floors became unacceptable, since they were waking up his baby. He invented a floorboard tonic to silence all the noises. The spray, called Stop Creak, is made with teflon. He’s now helped over 8000 homes get quieter floors!
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A German circus has entertained crowds since 1976, but they’ve stopped using live animals in their acts, to take a stand against animal cruelty. Instead, Circus Roncalli uses holograms! 3D holographic elephants, horses, and even fish, are created with projectors, and are just as spectacular. Plus, they’re a lot cheaper to feed!
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Today is Global Forgiveness Day. Don’t be mad at anyone! Just forgive them. If you did something wrong, apologize and ask for forgiveness. It’s also Tell The Truth Day, which might help you admit what you did wrong. Never be afraid to tell the truth. Lying will only get you in worse trouble!
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Today is Strawberry Sundae Day, and Macaroni Day, and best of all, Chocolate Day! It’s also Build A Scarecrow Day, so get some old clothes, stuff them with hay or rags, and put it up to keep the birds away from your yummy food. You can eat macaroni and chocolate for dinner!
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