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Okay kids, what are we having for dinner tonight? It’s Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day! I suggest preparing something with peanuts and fortune cookies, because it’s also National Peanut Day, and Fortune Cookie Day. Don’t forget to celebrate Roald Dahl Day. The author wrote “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, and “The BFG.”
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In California, the Seaside Police Department set a world record for a good cause. They collected 7686 teddy bears, which was the most new stuffed animals collected by a non-profit in a day. Teddy Bears with Heart gives stuffed animals to agencies like hospitals and fire departments, to give to children in crisis.
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Kings have fancy lunchboxes. In India, thieves were eating from a stolen lunchbox made of gold and diamonds, as well as a ruby and gold teacup, saucer, and teaspoon. The treasures once belonged to Mir Osman Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad. The stolen items were recovered, and returned to the Nizam Museum.
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A study of Patroclus-Menoetius, a binary asteroid, is revealing clues about the beginnings of our Solar System. It shows that Jupiter and Saturn were bullies! They pushed Uranus and Neptune out of the way, towards what is now the Kuiper Belt. That forced other debris, like the asteroid pair, back towards the sun.
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Ding, dong, the shoes are back! A pair of ruby slippers that Dorothy wore in the Wizard of Oz, which were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005, were recovered by the FBI this week. Several pairs of sequined shoes were used when filming the movie, which was released 79 years ago!
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The world is a noisy place. Try to make as little noise as possible for Quiet Day. It’s the perfect time to play, “Who can be Quiet the Longest!” Today is also National Video Games Day. Invite your parents to play with you. Maybe you can get some extra screen time to celebrate!
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A Danish brewing company has figured out a way to reduce their plastic usage by 75%. Carlsberg will do away with the plastic holding their 6-packs of beer together, and use glue instead. The new design will be tested out in the UK first. 4000 different adhesives were tested before finding just the right glue!
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Last week in Como Italy, archaeologists found hundreds of ancient gold coins. The Roman coins, from the 4th or 5th century, were buried in an amphora jar in the basement of an old theater. A bar of gold, and other artifacts have also been found in the area. I’m sure they’ll keep looking!
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Over the summer, residents in a Washington DC condominium evacuated when the building’s fire alarm went off. There was no fire, but surveillance video captured a rat climbing onto a handrail, jumping up to a fire alarm on the wall, and pulling it! The mischievous rat must have had a good laugh at that!
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Last week, a kangaroo was spotted hopping around Austria. Yes, the country next to Germany! Police have called all the zoos and kangaroo breeders in the area, but no one is missing the animal. Austria has seen stray kangaroos before; maybe they’re confusing Austria with Australia, when they look at their maps!
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