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Are you feeling stressed out? Researchers recommend taking a nature pill! Spending 20 to 30 minutes sitting or walking in nature, reduces your cortisol level, which is a stress hormone. The most effective way to lower stress, was to just relax, without exercising, reading, looking at your phone, or even talking! Give it a try!
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Ramveer Tanwar is a 26 year-old engineer on a mission. His home region in Uttar Pradesh India, was plagued by repeated droughts. The lakes were polluted and drying up, so he recruited help to pull trash from the lakes, install water filtration systems, and plant trees along the shorelines. He’s revived 10 lakes in only 5 years!
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Today is Zoo Lovers Day. Look for the AZA logo, to show that a zoo is accredited. That means they take great care of their animals! It’s also Draw A Picture Of A Bird Day. Try to sketch an unusual bird at the zoo, a common one at home, or a crazy imaginary one!
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Artist Stan Herd, recreates paintings on a grand scale. He transformed a field in Minnesota, into a copy of Van Gogh’s famous “Olive Trees.” The piece was made by planting different colors of plants across 12 acres of land, so that it looks like a painting from the air. It took 6 months to complete!
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Weddings don’t have to be traditional. A couple who loves scuba diving, got married in Australia, underwater! There’s no way they could have used the newest trend: wedding bouquets, made from cotton candy instead of flowers! Likewise for a bouquet made of pizza. Soggy pizza is gross!
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A new report shows that renewable energy, has grown to around 1/3 of global power capacity. That means countries around the world, are using more solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power. The increased use of these clean energy sources, is good news for the Earth! Keep up the good work, world!
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Today is Beaver Day! Beavers are the national animal of Canada. The master engineers build dams and canals, and make lodges out of mud and sticks. Their dams create valuable wetlands. They can stay underwater for 15 minutes, and use their flat tails like rudders. They’ll eat every part of a tree! No leftovers!
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Forget the chores and cleaning. It’s No Housework Day! Today is also Make The First Move Day, which is about bullying. If you see someone being bullied, make the first move to stick up for them, and hopefully others will follow. Then keep the kindness going for the whole year!
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A town in Brazil has captured the world record for the largest decorated Easter egg. Over the course of 48 hours, during Osterfest, people assembled an egg in Santa Caterina, that was nearly 50 feet tall! It was painted in the style of artist Silvana Pujol, who painted eggs in every size, from hummingbird to ostrich!
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A hotel in England, is helping people de-stress with lemoga. That’s short for lemur yoga. Armathwaite Hall offers outdoor yoga classes, with a bunch of cute, stripey-tailed, fuzzy lemurs to keep you company, and show you their favorite yoga poses! The grounds are also home to meerkats, alpacas, and an eagle. Sign me up!
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