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Today is Bicarbonate Of Soda Day. What do you do with sodium bicarbonate, better known as baking soda? You can use it to bake cookies, clean pans, brush your teeth, or make a volcano! It’s also Falling Needles Family Fest Day. Make a family event of cleaning up after the Christmas tree.
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A 7 year-old boy in Ontario Canada was so unhappy with his gift, he called the police for help! He dialed 9-1-1 to report that his cruel parents gave him snow pants for Christmas. The police department will not file charges for misuse of the emergency number, but they recommend putting him on the naughty list.
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The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle Washington, discovered babies can be quite a handful. Their 2 baby red pandas, Zeya and Ila, escaped their enclosure during the week. The branch they’d been sitting on broke, dropping them outside the exhibit. They enjoyed hours of freedom Before eventually being lured back with food.
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Jean-Jacques Savin began an unusual crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. He’s floating in a barrel! He wants to be a passenger of the ocean, instead of the captain of his boat. The 10-foot-wide capsule has GPS to communicate location, a stove to cook meals, and a bubble on top to see the view!
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Some friends in Malaysia were enjoying a cup of tea, when they noticed a theft in progress. A monkey stole the license plate, right off the front of a parked car! The onlooker filmed the cheeky little monkey, who climbed onto the roof of the car to inspect his loot!
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Tick. Tock. Tick, tock, ticktock-ticktock! It’s Tick Tock Day, and the new year’s nearly here. You have 2 days to finish anything you needed to do this year! Another name for it is Still Need To Do Day. If you’re all caught up, bravo! You can relax and enjoy the rest of the year!
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Zach Lawless, Riley Meik, Alex Laraway, and Mark Johnson, are students at Brigham Young University, who just set a world record. They launched the highest Alka-Rocket, which is a rocket powered by fizzy Alka-Seltzer tablets. Their low-tech rocket shot up 883 feet, and won the team $30,000! They are using the money to build more rockets.
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Have you ever heard the phrase, “Don’t press your luck?” Adam Hansell of Michigan, ignored that advice when he was buying scratch-off lottery tickets. He kept winning small amounts, and buying more. Then he won $30, so he decided to try once more, and won $4,000,000! I think he should finally quit while he’s ahead!
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A family in London came down for breakfast one morning, and found a fox sleeping on top of their microwave! They believe he just wandered in through the cat flap. The family’s 5 cats and a dog, apparently didn’t notice the visitor. The little fox was found to be healthy, and released back outside.
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Pierce Vaughan is a flight attendant, who had to work all through Christmas, instead of spending it with her family. Her dad decided to spend Christmas with her instead, by booking tickets on all 6 of her flights! He used her flight benefits to fly standby, and even managed one first class seat!
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