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Yesterday, Americans spent over $9,000,000,000 shopping online on Cyber Monday. Today is meant to give something back! It’s Giving Tuesday, named in 2012 when two organizations wanted to designate one day for global charity. Last year, generous people around the world donated more than $400,000,000 to help others! Donate time, money, or goods to your favorite cause.

Today is Make A Gift Day. Homemade gifts mean so much to people, and sometimes they cost you nothing except time! You could make a craft or knit a scarf, write a story or bake cookies. You could make a coupon book for free hugs, or shoveling the sidewalk. Make a gift of happiness!

Did you ever stay at someone’s house, where you couldn’t listen to the Kids News? Bummer! If you ever want to catch up on stories you missed, you can read them online. Just go to appsforkids.org, and click on Kids News. You can even read them out loud, and pretend you’re me!

Did you know coral reefs make sounds? Technically, it’s all the creatures living there, like shrimp and fish, but a healthy coral reef should be a noisy place. Scientists found that playing a recording of these sounds, could attract young fish to damaged coral reefs. The new inhabitants help revive the reef ecosystem!

The National Dog Show took place in Philadelphia last week, and the grand champion was a chunky bulldog. His full name is GCHG Diamond Gold Majesu Pisko Bulls, but you can call him Thor for short! He beat more than 1,900 other dogs, including a Havanese named GCHP Oestes in the Name of Love.

CableTV.com is hiring someone to watch all 10 Star Wars movies in a row. The lucky employee will get all the movies on Blu-Ray, plenty of popcorn, and $1000! You can apply online at cabletv.com. Since the newest Star Wars movie, The Rise of Skywalker, will be released December 20th, I need to watch them all!

First comes Thanksgiving, then Black Friday. Now it’s Cyber Monday. It first started in 2005, when people went back to work after the Thanksgiving holiday, and shopped online using their fast internet connections. It’s the best day to buy gifts online because there are lots of discounts. In case you’re wondering, I love hats!

People have been using 3D printers to create art, cars, and houses. They are also useful for printing body parts! 3D printers supplied a dolphin with a new tail, repaired an eagle’s beak, and printed a replacement shell for a turtle. From prosthetic arms for humans, to rhinoceros horns, the possibilities are endless.

It appears Santa may have to relocate his workshop. The official North Pole has moved! Earth’s magnetic North Pole has shifted in recent years, so it’s 34 miles closer to Russia. The shifting of magnetic North and South poles is normal, and periodically, they even flip! The last flip happened 780,000 years ago.

Cows in Russia are getting treated to pleasant experiences, by wearing virtual reality headsets. Farmers want to see if the cows produce more and better milk, if they think they’re standing in a meadow. The cows certainly appear happier, but it seems like letting them roam on a real field would be easier!