Category: Kids News

Robert and Edith Mae Schaum met in high school, 86 years ago, and got married in 19 42. The 102-year-old couple just celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary. The world’s longest marriage lasted nearly 87 years, so they’ll be 109 when they reach that milestone! Their secret to marriage is, don’t go to bed mad.

Many cities around the world, celebrate New Year’s Eve, with fireworks. But do you know what’s in them? Yellow bursts are made with sodium. Red, green, or blue bursts come from strontium, barium, and copper. White bursts are created with aluminum or magnesium, while golden sparkles use carbon. Combining ingredients creates even more colors!

Today is Make Up Your Mind Day. Whether it’s a big decision you’ve been considering, or deciding on pancakes or waffles for breakfast, today’s the day to make a choice! To make sure you aren’t disturbed while making up your mind, it’s also No Interruptions Day. Do what you need to do; we’ll wait!

Happy New Year! The year 2023 has begun in Samoa and Kiribati. The International Dateline runs through the Pacific Ocean in an irregular path. While Samoa is to the west of the dateline and among the first to celebrate the new year, American Samoa to the east will have a whole day to wait!

2022 was a hard year for everyone. Let’s move into 2023, in harmony with others. From 11:30 pm on December 31st, to 12:30 am on January 1st, is the Universal Hour Of Peace. Spend the last minutes of this year, and the first minutes of the next, at peace with everyone. Now, let’s make it last!

21 years ago, Shaina Day accidentally flushed her diamond engagement ring, down the toilet. After pumping everything in the septic tank through a strainer, they still couldn’t find it. Guess what turned up when the toilet was replaced this month. Yep! The missing ring had been lodged in the toilet all those years.

The recent freezing temperatures in Texas, were bad news for bats. The unusual cold snap caused bats who roosted under Houston’s bridges, to lose their grip, after going into hypothermic shock. Luckily, wildlife rescuers scooped up the bats, and took them to warming centers to recover. 1600 bats were saved from the cold.

The Richmond Zoo in Virginia, got a hippopotamus for Christmas. Pygmy hippo parents, Iris and Corwin, had a baby girl earlier this month. Pygmy hippos are much smaller than regular hippopotamuses, but they still grow to weigh 600 pounds. There are fewer than 2,500 pygmy hippos left in West Africa’s rainforests, their native habitat.

Bubbles form everywhere, from the soap in your shower, to the carbonation in your drink, to the saliva in your mouth. But recently, scientists made a startling discovery about bubbles. They found that the film surrounding bubbles, can be 14° Fahrenheit cooler, than the temperatures around it. Future soap film studies, may reveal why.

Today is Bicarbonate Of Soda Day. What do you do with sodium bicarbonate, better known as baking soda? You can use it to bake cookies, clean pans, brush your teeth, or make a volcano! It’s also Falling Needles Family Fest Day. Make a family event of cleaning up after the Christmas tree.