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Do you play an instrument? How about 44! 12 year-old Neil Nayyar from California plays instruments from the trumpet to the harp to the bulal tarang. The musical prodigy practices 6 hours a day so that he can play them proficiently. He hopes to learn to play 100 instruments by the time he’s 13!
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Some lucky visitors to New Zealand’s Auckland Zoo witnessed a greater flamingo chick hatching! The flamingo is already exploring on its own, with parents Cheviot and Neil nearby. Young flamingos have grey feathers. Carotenoid pigments in the foods they eat will give them pink feathers when they’re a few years old.
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Do you want to break a world record? Do you love cheese? The Margaret River Dairy Company wants at least 250 people to come to a cheese tasting to break the world record on February 25th. They will even have entertainment and free gifts, so book your flight to Metricup Western Australia today!
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If people colonize Mars, how would they get power? NASA is working on that. They are testing a compact nuclear power plant that would work in the harsh Martian environment. Five mini reactors called Kilopowers would provide energy to power a small habitat, produce oxygen and rocket fuel, and purify water!
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Today is National Blonde Brownie Day. Also known as blondies, they use a recipe similar to brownies, but replace the cocoa with brown sugar. White chocolate, butterscotch chips, or nuts are also commonly added. The treat was invented in Upper Sandusky Ohio. Listen to Blondie while enjoying a blondie today!
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If you were in the Innisfail Dairy Queen drive-thru in Alberta Canada last week, you might have seen a crazy sight. A Kodiak bear popped her head out the driver’s window to lick a spoon of ice cream! One-year old Berkley was picking out the flavor for her birthday cake.
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Nazare Portugal is known for its massive waves, and Hugo Vau has surfed one of the biggest ones yet. The wave, nicknamed “Big Mama”, was a staggering 114 feet tall, taller than a 10 story building! If the height is confirmed, Hugo will hold the record for largest wave ever surfed. Gnarly!
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Scientists have figured out a new plan to deal with the excess carbon dioxide heating up our planet. They can make plastic out of it. Of course, plastic is also bad for the environment, even though it would help clear the air of CO2 without using fossil fuels. Maybe we need another plan.
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Researchers discovered a group of 26 volcanoes near Australia that looks like Mordor! But any Hobbits trying to journey there would have to be good swimmers. The volcanoes are underwater! The Bight Basin Igneous Complex is 35 million years old and buried under 820 feet of sediment, so ultrasound-like images were created using 3D seismic reflection.
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It’s Squirrel Appreciation Day! Over 200 squirrel species fit into 3 types: ground, tree, and flying squirrels. The African pygmy squirrel is only 3 inches long, while the Laotian giant flying squirrel is 3 1/2 feet long! Squirrels are great reforesters; they plant thousands of trees every year by forgetting where they buried their nuts!
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