Kicked a Little Too Hard

Sometimes, only part of a person’s body, needs to be rescued. Mike Evans was on a rafting trip with friends, in Missouri. His prosthetic leg fell off in the Meramac River, and he was unable to find it. Luckily, the Missouri state troopers have a dive team, who successfully located Mike’s 27,000-dollar-leg!

That’s Quite a Windfall

The United Kingdom is having great success, using wind power. Offshore wind farms are providing cheap energy. In fact, the offshore wind farms are producing so much power, that they may be able to give money back to the government, to reduce household energy bills. That’s what I call blowing all your money, ha-ha.

Puppy Loves His Vet

A 5-month-old puppy in Thailand, got lost in the city. The smart pup knew someone who could help; he went to his veterinarian! He’d been going for monthly visits, so he knew how to find the Putahracsa Veterinary Clinc. Then, he barked at the door until someone let him in, and called his family.

Sticky Floors, No Problem

Walnuts, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, peanuts. Eat them all on Grab Some Nuts Day! Don’t worry about dropping shells on the floor. Next, grab a giant slice of juicy watermelon and eat it. It’s National Watermelon Day! Now that your floors are a sticky mess, you can celebrate Clean Your Floors Day!

An Amazing Feat Using Feet

Laura Biondo, a Venezuelan soccer freestyler, set a new world record. She touched a soccer ball 170 times, while running for one minute on a treadmill. She had to keep the ball in the air with her feet the whole time, with the speed set to at least 4 miles-per-hour. She beat the old record by 50!

The Garlic Brought a Gift

When 12-year-old Madison Cooper was working in the Chewonki Foundation garden in Maine, she lost her ring. It had belonged to her grandmother, so she was devastated. 9 months later, Hannah Marshall was harvesting garlic, and found the ring wrapped around the plant. That was a bountiful harvest!

Historic Return to Earth

Last night, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, left the International Space Station. They arrived 2 months ago, in SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon spaceship, and they’ll be returning to Earth in the same ship. The spaceship Endeavour will splash down in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida, around 2:48 Eastern Time. You can watch on nasa.gov.

Don’t Color on Your Sister

Do you have a sister? Be especially nice to her, because it’s Sisters’ Day. It’s Coloring Book Day too, so maybe you can color your favorite pictures together! National Ice Cream Sandwich Day is also taking place. Do you want your ice cream on wheat or white bread? Just kidding! Use cookies!

I’m No Stinker

Paramedics in Ontario Canada are used to helping people in trouble, but they couldn’t turn away from a skunk in need. The poor little guy had his head stuck, in a Tim Horton’s cup. After donning protective gear just in case, they carefully freed the skunk. He ran away happily, and didn’t even spray them!

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