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Hummus is a delicious spread made from chickpeas, tahini, and garlic. It’s great on bread or used as a dip for vegetables, but would you want to drink it? The Hummus and Pita Company in New York, makes a hummus shake! The shake also has dates, bananas, and cinnamon. I think I want one!
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Video footage of a determined little mouse, shows persistence pays off. A wildlife camera recorded a mouse trying to jump onto a bird feeder to get some seeds, but falling short, over and over and over again. Finally, after 5 hours, he succeeded! That was a well-earned snack!
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A new inexpensive bandage, could speed a wound’s healing time from 2 weeks to 3 days! The bandage uses electricity generated by the wearer’s own body. Electrical pulses at the injury site help skin cells called fibroblasts, produce more chemicals that help tissue growth. That cut on your arm will be gone before you know it!
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Today is World Wildlife Conservation Day. Many species of Earth’s wild animals are endangered, and need special protection. They are hunted by poachers, and their habitats are shrinking and becoming polluted. It’s also International Cheetah Day, celebrating another animal on the endangered list. Learn about wildlife today, and how you can help protect them.
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Today is Wear Brown Shoes Day. Now where did I put my brown shoes! It’s also Dice Day. Role playing games can have 12 or 20-sided dice. There are even 120-sided dice! Cookie Day is also happening. How many cookies do you get? Roll some dice and let chance choose! Maybe you’ll roll a dozen!
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Last month, a man in Japan spent $18,000 to get married to a virtual bride. Akihito Kondo had a wedding to get hitched to Hatsune Miku, a singing hologram. Despite the fact that the marriage is not legal, thousands of other people also want to marry a hologram! I guess there’s someone for everyone!
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3 months ago, Australia’s largest supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths, stopped using plastic bags. In those 3 months, the country has reduced its use of plastic bags by 80%, keeping 1.5 billion bags out of the environment! The amazing accomplishment can inspire the world to follow Australia’s example.
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Firefighters in Northamptonshire England, rushed to put out a house fire, but were amused to find it was a false alarm. The African gray parrot who lived at the house was just impersonating a smoke alarm! Someone had overheard Jazz doing his impression, and called the fire department. What a mischievous birdie!
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Yesterday at sundown, Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, began. The Jewish holiday commemorates an ancient miracle in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. A one-day supply of oil lit a menorah, which is a type of candelabra, for 8 days. Hanukkah is celebrated for 8 days by lighting the menorah to prayers, songs, food, gifts and games.
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Today is Make A Gift Day. Homemade gifts mean so much to people, and sometimes they cost you nothing except time! You could make a craft or knit a scarf, write a story or bake cookies. You could make a coupon book for free hugs, or shoveling the sidewalk. Make a gift of happiness!
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