Somebody’s Lucky Day

Some lucky person is 1.5 billion dollars richer today! Well, maybe only 877 million. The Mega Millions Lottery in the United States, has been growing since July, and someone finally picked all 6 lucky numbers. Although the jackpot was worth 1.5 billion, paid over 30 years, most winners take a smaller amount all at once. $877,000,000 is still pretty good!

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The Baboon King

When nature photographer Dafna Ben Nun was photographing baboons in Zimbabwe, she saw a re-enactment of a scene from “The Lion King.” An adult baboon lifted its baby up to the sky, just like Rafiki holds up Simba! She was lucky enough to capture the moment in a photo. It looks just like the movie!

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Ride of a Lifetime

Musician Scott Hildebrand was visiting Australia and needed a lift. He succeeded when a van full of happy passengers said they’d take him. They soon pulled up to a helipad. It turns out he’d been picked up by actor Chris Hemsworth! Thor gave him a helicopter ride to his destination!

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That Flower Smells Awful

A plant named Morticia bloomed last weekend, in the artificial rainforest at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle Washington. Morticia is a corpse flower that blooms once every 7 years, and smells like rotting flesh! The flower only lasts 48 hours, so thousands of people lined up to catch a glimpse and marvel over the awful stench!

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Clean Water on Tap

A device that looks like a shipping container, is actually a new way to provide clean drinking water to millions. It’s powered by biomass like twigs and dead trees. The box sucks in warm air, mingles with cold air inside, and forms condensation. Water droplets go into a tank, and out through a tap!

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