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Cheating on exams is wrong, but when kids have phones and technology in school, it can be hard for teachers to catch cheaters. Algerians have come up with an extreme solution. When high school students take their final exams, the internet and cellular networks will shut down throughout the entire country of Algeria!
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What’s more fun to say, Webster Lake? Or, Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg! Also known as Chaubunagungamaug and Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg, Webster Massachusetts takes pride in the longest name of its lake. The humorous translation is: You fish on your side, I’ll fish on my side, and no one shall fish in the middle.
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Tap, tap-tap-tap, tap-tap. It’s Typewriter Day! Try to find someone who has a typewriter, and try it out. Imagine writing without a delete button! Horrifying. It’s National Pink Day too. Pink is not just for girls! It was considered masculine because it’s a light shade of red. Now, everyone wears pink, especially on Pink Day!
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Artist Sam Van Aken grafted the branches of different trees onto one tree, creating a Tree of 40 Fruit! He intended to save rare fruit varieties that might be lost forever when an orchard was closing down. In spring, the tree blooms in many different colors, then produces plums, peaches, nectarines, cherries and almonds!
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In England, the City of London has set a lofty goal. By October, they plan to get all their energy from renewable sources! The city will install solar panels on government-owned buildings, buy clean energy from the grid, and invest in other renewable energy projects. Maybe they’ll inspire other cities to do the same!
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In Melbourne Australia, the trees have e-mail addresses. The city assigned one to each tree, thinking it would be a handy way for people to report problems like dead branches. Instead, people are writing love letters to the trees! The tree-mails show how much Melbournians care about their beautiful trees!
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Everything’s more fabulous with glitter on it. Even pizza! A pizzeria in Santa Monica California named DagWoods, makes a magical looking pizza covered with edible glitter. The sparkles are different colors, so every slice looks like a rainbow. I think this must be what unicorns eat when they have a pizza party!
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Woof woof! Bark-bark, growl. Oops, it’s Take Your Dog To Work Day, and I guess my dog thought he was supposed to, do, my work! Such a good doggie! I’ll take him out to lunch, and get some onion rings. It’s National Onion Ring Day! See who gets the biggest ring!
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A couple’s security cameras captured a burglar in action, in South Tahoe California. The 7-foot, 300 pound thief was a black bear, who forced open a kitchen window to get some snacks. He ate M&M’s, maple syrup, and cinnamon raisin bread. Last November, the same bear pushed their front door in to raid the refrigerator!
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In the Northern Hemisphere, today is the longest day of the year, known as the summer solstice. At the North Pole, the sun will be shining for 24 hours! In Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, however, today is the winter solstice, with the fewest daylight hours. The South Pole won’t see the sun at all!
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