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Sarah Gomez-Lane may only be in second grade, but she’s already working on paying for college. She won a $30,000 scholarship in the Doodle for Google contest! Sarah’s design of dinosaurs in the shape of the Google logo, was inspired by her dream of becoming a paleontologist. She also wins $50,000 for her school. Great job!
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The UK will soon be running hydrogen-fueled trains. The clean trains, called Breeze, would emit only water, and zero harmful emissions! The sleek new trains will be quieter, and have more room for passengers. Hydrogen trains are already running in Germany. Breeze trains should be running in the United Kingdom by 2022.
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Bendor Grosvenor spent over $6000 on a 17th century painting by John Michael Wright. He was repairing 2 small tears to restore it, when disaster struck. His cat, Padme, jumped right in the middle of the painting, making a big hole! Grosvenor said Padme is not a fan of Wright, and regrets nothing. Bad kitty!
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Today, on Cut Your Energy Costs Day, brainstorm ways that your family can use less electricity, like turning off lights, or adjusting the thermostat. Wear a sweater instead of making the whole house warmer. Clean the filters in your heating and air conditioning units. Also, stop playing video games! Haha, just kidding!
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Today is Peculiar People Day, in honor of those individuals who are a little strange. Do your own thing and be proud! It’s also Houseplant Appreciation Day. You might have even more houseplants in the winter, hiding out from the cold, so tell them thank you for giving you cleaner air!
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Kang Daniel, the South Korean singer of the boy band, Wanna One, is also a world record holder. He was the fastest person to gain 1,000,000 followers on Instagram. He reached the milestone only 11 hours and 36 minutes, after making his first Instagram post. Pope Francis held the previous record, reaching 1,000,000 in 12 hours back in 2016.
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The English town of Sidmouth has a giant mass of fat, oil, and wet-wipes lurking in the sewer. The hardened fatberg is bigger than the Leaning Tower of Pisa! It will take workers 8 weeks to remove it. They recommend putting your pipes on a diet: no more grease or wet-wipes down the drains!
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Hospital food usually gets a bad rap, but a moose in Alaska seemed to enjoy it. The moose just walked into the Alaska Regional Hospital, and started munching on decorative plants in the atrium. After she tasted a few for her morning snack for about 10 minutes, she wandered back outside and left.
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Are you still adjusting to getting up early, after sleeping in during your winter break? Human adults need 8 hours of sleep while babies need 16. Bats sleep about 20 hours, and giraffes take brief naps that add up to two hours a day. Dolphins can sleep with half of their brain and just keep swimming!
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Are you shocked to hear it’s National Static Electricity Day? Static electricity is produced when the positive and negative charges of an atom become unbalanced. See static in action by rubbing a balloon against your head. It will stick! Shuffle around the carpet with rubber-soled shoes and try to zap someone. Yee-ouch!
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