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The most toxic spider in the world is the Australian funnel web spider. Its venom can kill a human in 15 minutes, and about 3 dozen people a year are bitten. A giant one named Colossus was just given to the Australian Reptile Park. Its venom will be milked to create anti-venom and save more lives!
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As the Beast from the East and Storm Emma merge into a blizzard over Great Britain and Ireland, bread is in high demand. Some stores have limited the number of loaves people can buy, and bread deliveries are cleaned out in minutes. With flour, sugar, yeast, salt and water, you can make your own!
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Does it seem like your batteries are always dying? Researchers in Korea are working on a battery that can recharge in 20 seconds! They are also more eco-friendly because they use a water based solution instead of toxic chemicals. They don’t need a lot of power, so solar energy could charge them. They sound perfect!
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What can you do with 540 peanuts? You can make a 12 ounce jar of peanut butter! It’s National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day. Americans love peanut butter the most, spending nearly $800,000,000 a year on it! Go ahead and pig out on it, because it’s also National Pig Day. Pigs are very intelligent and have awesome curly tails!
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Sunset Zoo in Kansas is introducing a new trio of maned wolf pups to the public. The parents of the pups, Lelah and Meek, have not told us their names yet. The maned wolf is native to South and Central America, with long legs and red hair that make them look more like foxes.
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Esmond Allcock is one of the oldest men in Canada at 108 years old. He had 6 children, 17 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren, but no namesake. His granddaughter Jenna just gave him a wonderful gift: she named her new son Esmond, Jr! After 71 descendants, he finally has someone named after him!
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Much of Europe is being blasted by the “Beast from the East,” bringing snow and freezing temperatures. Unusually warm weather at the North Pole has pushed Siberia’s freezing air across Europe to the Mediterranean and the British Isles. Temperatures in the Arctic were more than 50 degrees Fahrenheit above average while Rome saw rare snow.
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Poor February… When King Numa Pompilius added January and February to the first Roman 10-month calendar, he altered all the months to have a lucky odd number of days. February, a month honoring the dead, became the unlucky month with 28 days. The calendar changed through the years, but February never got any more days.
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If you see someone snoozing in public today, they may just be celebrating National Public Sleeping Day! It’s also National Tooth Fairy Day! But I doubt the Tooth Fairy will come out in public, so if you lose a tooth today, don’t try to take a nap to get an early visit!
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Okay, Nutella fans, here’s your chance to witness a world record! In Sydney Australia tomorrow, a line of pancakes covered in Nutella hazelnut spread will form a giant heart. They hope it will be the longest line of pancakes at over 164 feet long. If you are there, you can help eat it all up!
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