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The state of Washington is adding a special feature to its road projects. They are building bridges over the interstate highway so animals can cross safely. Tunnels did not work for animals like elk, so the overpasses will help both wildlife and drivers avoid deadly accidents. What a great way to help animals!
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12 teenage girls from San Fernando California have created a solar-powered tent that folds into a rolling backpack. They want to give them to the homeless community. The girls joined a group called DIY Girls led by Evelyn Gomez to learn about engineering, science, and applying for grants to develop their great invention!
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Sam, aka Look Mum No Computer, is making the musical world a more interesting place. The latest electronic musical instrument he’s created is a Furby organ. 44 of the furry robotic creatures that were popular in the late nineteen nineties were connected to a keyboard. It produces music that sounds as crazy as it looks!
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Today you can be normal and celebrate National Cherry Pie Day or National Love Your Pet Day. Or you can attract strange looks by celebrating Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day! If you are sick of winter and want to chase it away, go outside at noon, wave your hands above your head, and chant “Hoodie-hoo!”
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Do you love ketchup? Would you drink a whole bottle with a straw? Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya finished a bottle of ketchup in 25 seconds, setting a world record. The man from Mumbai India has also set speed records for peeling and eating grapefruit and oranges, and eating grapes. It’ll be hard to ketchup to him!
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A woman at an airport in China had an unhealthy attachment to her purse. When it came time to send it through the x-ray machine at security, she climbed onto the conveyor belt and rode through carrying it! She risked high levels of radiation, but she and her bag were cleared for takeoff.
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Abby Leathers named her dog Bruce after Bruce Wayne, aka Batman. It turns out he’s also a superhero! He led Abby to a pond where a confused elderly woman was standing in knee-deep in cold water. Her family had reported her missing, and she returned home safely thanks to Bruce. Good boy!
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The air quality in Beijing China is finally improving. Zou Yi has photographed the city every day for five years and is excited to see blue skies this winter due to pollution controls. China is also reassigning 60,000 military troops to planting trees! They hope to restore their country’s forests with 34,000 square miles of trees.
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Today is International Tug-of-War Day. It’s an ancient game of strength that used to be an Olympic sport, where 2 teams pull on a rope in opposite directions. The Vikings used to play tug-of-war over a fire pit! All you really need is a rope and a bunch of people. Heave!
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An online exhibition by the New York Academy of Medicine contains a fascinating anatomy book. “Fasciculus Medicinae”, printed in 1491 and revised throughout the 16th century, shows the evolution of medicine. Illustrations of Disease Man, Wound Man and Zodiac Man taught doctors methods to diagnose the plague, treat arrow wounds, and let blood.
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