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Today is National Card Playing Day. It’s also National Chocolate Candy Day. People have been playing card games since the 9th century in China. Chocolate candy has only been around since 1828 when Coenraad Van Houten developed cocoa butter extraction. Ask someone how to play 52 Card Pickup today, but don’t get chocolate on the cards!
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Scientists have observed a phenomenon they never noticed before: a double whirlpool. Whirlpools in the ocean, called eddies, can stretch hundreds of miles across. Satellite imagery revealed that eddies flowing in opposite directions were actually linked all the way across the Tasman Sea. Connected eddies called modons may form when whirlpools collide.
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The Thompson family adopted Pilot the kitten in 2004. He disappeared three years later and the Thompsons moved from California to Colorado in 2010. After hearing about hundreds of cats rescued in recent wildfires in California, Jenn Thompson decided to adopt one. It was Pilot! He’s been reunited with his family 13 years later!
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Have you lost control of your gaming habits? Do you prioritize playing video games over other activities, even if there are negative consequences? You could have gaming disorder, a possible new mental health classification. Excessive gaming that becomes an addiction can cause ruined relationships, lost jobs and even rare fatalities.
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What looks like a puffin but has eyes like a seal and a flat face like a pug? It’s a porg! The fictional creature from the newest Star Wars movie should be ugly, but its large eyes and helpless appearance make it cute. It’s a trait shared by human and animal babies, too!
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Today is National Fruitcake Day! Fruitcake somehow got a bad reputation, but it’s really a delicious cake made with candied fruit and nuts. Ancient Romans used pomegranate seeds and pine nuts. Honey and spices were added in the Middle Ages. Some recipes also use brandy or liqueurs. Enjoy some fruitcake today!
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Adam Kirby and his friends Jim and Alisdair had quite a catch when they went fishing near Pawleys Island, South Carolina. They caught the biggest Black Drum fish ever recorded! Large specimens of the saltwater fish sometimes top 90 pounds, but this one weighed 122 pounds! The fish was released back into the wild.
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Three meerkat pups were born at a Florida zoo. The triplets were named Vixen, Comet and Cupid after Santa’s reindeer. They are still hiding out in their burrow with their parents, Cashew and Kirabo. Meerkats are found in the grasslands of southern Africa and live in social groups called mobs.
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Kuka is a robotic arm that used to work in the automotive industry. Now it’s a DJ! Kuka spins records at a nightclub in Prague in the Czech Republic. It uses software to pick music, scratch and even dance. The robot arm switches shifts with its human programmer. Kuka’s a big hit!
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Sometimes extreme cold gives you a runny nose. Cold-induced rhinitis can cause your nose to drip a cup of fluid a day! When you inhale, your nose has to make the air warm and wet to avoid irritating your lung cells. Secretions create humidity, but sometimes your nose just makes more than necessary.
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