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The Park and Diamond bicycle helmet is amazing. It not only looks like a hat, but it folds up to fit in your water bottle-holder. It absorbs more energy than a traditional helmet, and its portability means people are more likely to wear one, when using scooter or bike-share programs! Finally, a convenient helmet!
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Pizza is awesome. You can keep it simple, a crust with tomato and cheese, or you can put 30 toppings on it! It’s Pizza Day, yay! It’s also Bagel Day, so why not have pizza-bagels! Then read a good book, in the tub! It’s Read In the Bathtub Day. Just don’t drop your book!
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Sigalit Landau is an Israeli artist with a lot of patience. Her latest artworks are created with the help of the Dead Sea. She submerges her art into the sea, which has an extremely high salt content, for months. The salt crystallizes on her work, creating a sparkling collaboration, between human and nature.
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When the land surrounding a coal mine in China collapsed years ago, the cavity filled with rainwater and became a lake. The water was mineralized and useless, until now. It has become the world’s largest floating solar power plant! China has gone from among the worst in pollution, to becoming clean energy leaders!
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Get ready for the Great Backyard Bird Count! Next Weekend, from February 15th through the 18th, spend at least 15 minutes and count all the birds you see. Then report your sightings online, at birdcount.org. You’ll be helping researchers learn how birds are doing, and how to protect them and their environment. Good job!
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At Americas High School in El Paso Texas, there is a welding team. They are making news because it’s the school’s first all-female team! Since Veronica Garcia started teaching the welding class, more girls began joining. The welding industry is dominated by males, so seeing a female team at competitions will be inspiring!
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Grab your favorite kite and head outside. It’s Kite Flying Day! While you’re out there, sing a song in your best opera voice. You can listen to some famous opera singers like Luciano Pavarotti or Maria Callas for inspiration, since it’s Opera Day. Finally, celebrate Molasses Bar Day, with a pan of homemade treats!
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China’s Longjiang-2 satellite, has sent back a spectacular photo of the far side of the moon. The entire moon looms large over a tiny blue and white planet Earth. The satellite is in orbit around the moon, so it will likely send more incredible images, but this one will be hard to beat!
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The government shutdown in the U.S. did make one group happy: a bunch of elephant seals! While Drakes Beach in California was closed during January, elephant seals reclaimed the beach and visitor center’s area. There are now a dozen newborn pups, as well! The beaches will remain closed until April, when the seals leave.
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11 year-old Jonah Larson, is a master of crocheting. He taught himself to crochet at age 5, and now owns his own business, called Jonah’s Hands. He sells his work on Instagram, but he also sends money and goods to an Ethiopian orphanage, where he lived before he was adopted. He’s hooked on making people happy!
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