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California has been declared drought-free, for the first time in over 7 years. There had been below-average amounts of rain and snow. But the return of precipitation has caused the water reservoirs to refill, wildflowers to bloom, and the return of massive numbers of butterflies. Millions of painted lady butterflies are migrating across California!
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Today is National Panda Day, celebrating the lovable black and white fur-balls. The endangered giant panda lives in China, and has a diet of bamboo. They eat for up to 14 hours a day! They only weigh 4 ounces at birth, but grow to be 350 pounds. Instead of hibernating like other bears, pandas play in the snow!
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Do you have lips? It’s Lips Appreciation Day! Use them to smile, because it’s also, Everything You Do Is Right Day! Whether you put mustard on your pizza, or wear your socks in the shower, you’re still right! It’s also Quilting Day. Learn to quilt, or at least snuggle up in one!
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Con Edison, the utility company in New York, needs to be more careful. A man in Queens received a bill for $38,000,000! It was soon corrected to $74. Maria Sprizzo knows how he feels. She’s been getting 5000 dollar power bills, for the utility pole outside her home! The bills have her address, and the word “pole.”
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Christopher Ferry has become the Billboard Dad, after a mischievous birthday present from his kids. Since his sons could not be with him on his birthday, they rented a billboard that said, “Wish My Dad a Happy Birthday!”, along with his phone number and a picture of his face. He’s received over 15,000 birthday messages!
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A 16 year-old Swedish girl has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Greta Thumberg has been speaking out, to protect the environment. She started with a school protest at the Swedish parliament, lectured at the UN Climate Talks, and has inspired schoolchildren all over the world to join in the Fridays-For-Future strike today!
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Beware the Ides of March. That’s today! But unless you’re Julius Caesar, you’re safe. Julius Caesar was a Roman leader, who was assassinated March 15th, in 44 BC. That line is from a play by William Shakespeare, when a soothsayer was warning Caesar that his life was in danger. It’s fun to say it ominously!
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Today is World Sleep Day, and World Speech Day. But please don’t sleep during someone’s speech! That’s just rude. Can you make someone so surprised, they can’t say anything? Try it, for Dumbstruck Day! It’s also Everything You Think Is Wrong Day. Don’t worry, tomorrow you can think you know everything again!
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Sanibel Island, in Florida, is home to lots of wildlife. The Sanibel Island Golf Course is frequently visited by alligators. American crocodiles have also been spotted on the island, and one has recently started hanging out, with the alligators on the golf course! It’s a great opportunity to spot the differences, between crocs and gators!
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One year ago, the first permitted 3D home was built in Texas. Now, using a Vulcan 2 printer, the people that built it, are beginning construction of 50 more homes, for poor families. Imagine, a whole neighborhood built with a 3D printer! Vulcan printers are being purchased around the world, so houses could pop up anywhere!
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