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Today is Free Comic Book Day! Many stores are excited to introduce people to the world of graphic novels, by giving them a free book. Find a participating comic book store near you. On your way, look for orange and black butterflies. It’s Start Seeing Monarchs Day! Plant milkweed for them to eat.
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May the Fourth be with you. I mean the Force! May the 4th is Star Wars Day, so get your light sabers out, and watch your favorite Star Wars movie. If you want to have a marathon and watch every single one, it’ll take over 22 hours. You’d better already be watching!
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A thief in Uttar Pradesh India, has trained a monkey to steal cash! Security footage from a toll plaza, shows a monkey climbing out of a car window and into the toll booth window. After climbing over the surprised employee’s shoulders, the monkey grabs money, then jumps back into the getaway car. Not cool.
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, recorded the song, “Let Nature Sing.” It’s flying up the charts in the United Kingdom, and it’s entirely made up of bird sounds! 25 different bird calls, provide the sound for a music video of shadow-puppet birds, raising awareness about vulnerable bird species. It’s really beautiful!
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Mikah Meyers really loves the National Park Service. He just took the ultimate road trip, and visited all 419 U.S. sites, in a row! It took him 3 years to travel through 56 states and territories, seeing natural wonders and man-made monuments. Mikah completed his trek, by climbing the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington DC.
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Celebrate International Space Day, by doing your math homework. Space Day encourages people to study STEM fields, meaning science, technology, engineering, and math. Telescopes, satellites, space travel, and understanding the stars, wouldn’t be possible without the work of scientists and mathematicians! Make sure you keep learning, while you stare off into space!
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Today’s going to be fun! It’s Two Different Colored Shoes Day! Walk proudly in your mismatched shoes. No need to be normal; it’s Paranormal Day! Celebrate the strange things that can’t be explained by science by watching Ghostbusters or Harry Potter. Then relax in the garden, because it’s National Garden Meditation Day.
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Have you ever made a chain out of paperclips when you were bored? Employees at the Office Plus store in Danville Virginia, spent 12 hours making a paperclip chain that was 1,200 feet long! They destroyed the old world record, which was a mere 61 feet long. Don’t worry; the store manager was in on it!
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If common toilet paper is simply too rough for your delicate behind, you may need to splurge on Quilted Northern Luxury. According to the description, the bath tissue has 4 cushiony and silky, meticulously crafted layers, and is exquisitely packaged for display. It sounds too fancy to be getting flushed down the toilet!
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A box of jelly might not sound dangerous, but the most venomous creature on Earth is the Australian box jellyfish. They have 60 tentacles that can grow 10 feet long, and are covered with millions of deadly venom-filled hooks. Researchers have discovered a drug that could cure a sting if used within 15 minutes. Keep it handy!
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