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How many people would you have to send to colonize Proxima Centauri b? Physicists Frederic Marin, and Camille Beluffi calculated crew numbers needed, to get to the neighboring star system with thousands of planets. You’d need to start with 98 people. But they’d have to have many generations of children, because the trip would take 6300 years!
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The Irish government has released a map showing thousands of shipwrecks around Ireland. Called the “Wreck Viewer”, the map includes approximate locations, as well as ship names and other information when available. But most of the 3554 wrecks are unidentified. The map doesn’t even show the other 14,414 shipwrecks surrounding Ireland, because their locations are unknown!
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Many countries around the world celebrate Father’s Day today. Give your dad a big old hug! Let him, and all the people who are like a father to you, know how much you love them! It’s also Eat Your Vegetables Day. Just eat them and don’t complain. Your body will be so happy!
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The Inca Empire, which lasted from 1400 to 1532, still holds mysteries. They communicated using khipus, instead of written words or pictograms. Khipus are knotted string devices, where the knots can represent numbers, names, or even stories and ancient philosophies. Translating the knots are like code breaking, and nobody’s been able to crack the code!
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Paper airplanes are easy and fun to make. But artist Jerry Black and Fitchburg Massachusetts residents, made a more elaborate paper airplane this week that took 3 years to build! It’s over 64 feet long and weighs 1500 pounds. It might be the biggest paper airplane in the world, but unfortunately, it doesn’t fly.
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Wildlife conservation efforts in Mexico have had a huge impact on the jaguar population. The number of Mexican jaguars has increased by 20%, to 4,800. The majority of the big cats live in the Amazon rainforest, where there is also some good news. Brazil is creating more parklands and planting millions of trees!
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Calling all musicians! An organization called Musicians On Call sends instrumentalists to play music for hospital patients in the United States. Music can be a part of the healing process. If you play an instrument, look up Musicians On Call, or contact hospitals and nursing homes directly to volunteer your talents!
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Tessellations are geometric patterns with no gaps, where the same shapes are repeated over and over again. It’s Tessellation Day! You can find tessellations in nature, like honeycombs, or in sports, like on your soccer ball. Make one of your own out of pieces of fudge, because it’s also National Fudge Day!
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How much good can you do in one hour? 500 staff members at Brown University filled 3000 backpacks with school supplies in an hour! They broke the world record while helping the United Way of Rhode Island, who will distribute the backpacks to children in need over the summer. What a kind and awesome feat!
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There’s an app for everything now, even having a dog. The Share A Dog app pairs people who want the companionship of a dog without the expense or responsibility, with dog-owners who need a companion for their dog while they’re at work. All the dogs and all the people can be happy!
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