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Today is National Checkers Day, also known as Dogs In Politics Day. It’s named after former US President Richard Nixon’s dog, but it’s more fun to just play a game of checkers! Even more fun, would be to make your dog president of your house for the day!
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You’re never too old to take up a new hobby. Jack Morrow, a World War 2 veteran, decided to learn to quilt, and make blankets for babies. He donates the blankets to Bundles of Love, a charity that helps needy families. Jack set a goal for himself, and completed 500 quilts by his 95th birthday!
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The Bugatti Chiron is one of the fastest cars in the world, reaching speeds of 260 miles per hour. But there’s an equally impressive version that goes only 12 miles per hour. It’s a life-size Lego Bugatti! The working model uses over 1,000,000 Lego Technic pieces, as well as 2304 Lego motors, and you can actually drive it!
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Pumpkin spice everything has been popping up for a few weeks now, but today is the official first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The autumnal equinox occurs when the sun is directly in line with the Earth’s equator. In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the vernal equinox: the first day of spring!
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Today is World Rhino Day, and Elephant Appreciation Day. Both animals are endangered. Poachers hunt rhinoceroses for their horns, and elephants for their tusks. Their habitats are also disappearing. Learn more about these magnificent creatures today! It’s also International Rabbit Day, if you’d prefer to learn about small furry animals!
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There are so many things being celebrated today! It’s World Car Free Day, so try to walk, bike, or use public transportation. It’s Hobbit Day, in honor of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins’s birthday. It’s White Chocolate Day and Ice Cream Cone Day, so combine the treats! And it’s Doodle Day. Draw some tiny sketches!
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The global experiment called Do It For Peace, starts today. The campaign’s goal is to ignite one billion people to take action for peace in the next 10 days. Post your act of peace on social media, and tag it with #DoItForPeace, if you want it to be in the official count.
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Floodwaters are dangerous, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, there’s one more reason to stay out of the water. Rafts of fire ants have been spotted floating on the surface. The flooded ant colonies form a giant ball, and ride the flow of water until they reach a dry spot. Nice teamwork!
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Star Trek fans know that Mr. Spock is from the planet Vulcan. The character’s fictional home orbits the star 40 Eridani A. But astronomers just discovered a real-life exoplanet orbiting that star. It’s in the habitable zone, which means the temperature could permit liquid water and sustain life. Maybe Vulcan is real after all!
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If you want to impress your guests at your next cookout, serve a house of hot dogs. Tastemade.com has a video showing you how to use 45 hot dogs like Lincoln Logs, and assemble them into a meat cabin. Then you set the whole cabin over a fire, to roast them!
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