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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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Finally, there’s a reusable bag big enough to hold all your groceries. The Cotton Bag Company, Varn, and students at the Fitzmaurice Primary School in England, created the world’s largest shopping bag out of jute vegetable fiber. It’s over 73 feet wide, 47 feet high, and holds 1,898,794 water bottles! It’ll soon become smaller bags and pencil-cases.
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Today is the first day of the 106th Tour de France, a 2162 mile-long bicycle race. Cyclists will start near Brussels Belgium, and travel counter-clockwise through France over a period of 23 days. They even have to bike through the Alps mountains! 22 teams with 8 riders each will compete, and sweat enough to flush a toilet 39 times!
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Have you always dreamed of living in a castle? You can at least stay near one overnight! Prince Charles has opened a bed and breakfast on the grounds of the Castle of Mey, in Scotland. You can stay at the Granary Lodge, while Prince Charles and his family stay in the castle itself.
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