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Parts of North America are experiencing arctic temperatures from a polar vortex, which is the wind circulating around the North pole. Sometimes a stream of air escapes, and heads south. In the U.S., the Midwest and Northeast will be the coldest, hitting minus 24° Fahrenheit. Factor in the wind, and it will feel like 50° below 0!
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While North America is experiencing incredibly cold temperatures, Australia has the opposite problem. During their record-setting heat wave, with temperatures of 116° Fahrenheit, the snakes are seeking cooler places to hide out. People are finding snakes in their showers and toilets, just trying to find water and escape the heat!
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A grocery store in New Hampshire dealt with a problem in an unexpected way. When cash registers at the Hannaford supermarket stopped working, there were about 50 people in line. Instead of asking people to come back later, they just gave everyone their groceries for free! What a generous solution!
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Can you imagine life without having to charge your phone’s battery? Scientists are working on it! A device called a rectenna, converts electromagnetic waves, like WiFi, into electricity. The rectenna is then attached to a thin, flexible sheet, to power electronic devices. Someday, you won’t have to look for your charger anymore. Yay!
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I’m sorry I can’t take your call right now; I’m time-traveling to see the dinosaurs. Please leave your name and number, and I’ll get back to you yesterday! Make your own fun excuse, for Inane Answering Message Day! It’s also Croissant Day, so enjoy a deliciously flaky, buttery pastry, and save one for me!
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Bo Rodriguez has a pool at his home in Texas. His security cameras show, he’s not the only one enjoying it! A group of raccoons were running around the pool, in the middle of the night, swimming and having a great time! The pool party broke up when a neighbor’s dog started barking.
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How long did your last science fair experiment take? A week? Maybe you continued one from last year? An experiment in Scotland has been going on for 5 years, and has 495 more years to go! Researchers want to find out how long microbes last in isolation. Hopefully, someone will still care in the year 2514!
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For the first time, astronomers believe they’ve found an object in our solar system, that’s an early step in the formation of a new planet. By focusing on a star until some of its light is blocked by a passing object, called occultation, they spotted a planetesimal less than a mile wide, near Pluto!
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3 year-old Casey Hathaway had been playing with friends in his great-grandmother’s backyard last week, when he went missing. The weather was bitterly cold, as hundreds of rescuers searched for him for 2 days. When they finally found him, he said a bear had been keeping him company! Other than a few scrapes, he’s just fine.
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Did you wake up in a bad mood this morning? Go ahead and be grumpy; it’s Curmudgeons Day! A curmudgeon is a bad-tempered person. It’s also Puzzle Day, and Cornchip Day. There are too many pieces in this puzzle! These chips taste stale! It can be fun to act like a curmudgeon!
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