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Scientists in South Korea, developed an interesting way, to help purify a room. They coated the inside of a lampshade with a special substance, that pulls harmful chemicals out of the air. The heat from the lightbulb, activates a thermocatalyst, that turns volatile organic compounds into harmless carbon dioxide.

A project by the Med Sea covered 19 square miles of the ocean floor near Sardinia, with seagrass seedings. The plants will provide a habitat that also anchors sediment, regulates acidity, and traps more carbon-per-inch than rainforests. Other coastal areas are following suit, helping the environment.

Light pollution has a real impact on the ecosystem, from confusing migratory birds, to disrupting communication between fireflies. Scientists found that in cities, where the lights are always on, plants have tougher leaves, making it harder for insects to eat. The trees might like it, but the rest of the food chain suffers.

National Lemonade Day, helps kids become entrepreneurs. Set up a lemonade stand, to start your business. If you really want to impress people, butterfly pea flower, can make your lemonade turn purple, pink, or indigo. First make a tea with the flowers, then pour it into a glass of lemonade, for a colorful show!

Turn off the TV and put down your screens today. It’s National Radio Day! The radio was invented in the late 18 hundreds. Before television, people gathered around the radio to listen to shows, like Dragnet or Gunsmoke. It’s also World Mosquito Day. Mosquitoes spread malaria and other diseases. But they’re great food for bats!

It’s International Orangutan Day, celebrating the expressive orange-haired apes. They are an endangered species, found only in Borneo and Sumatra. While orangutans grow only about 5 feet tall, their arm span can reach 7 feet from tip to tip! Palm oil plantations are the biggest threat to the wild population, destroying their rainforest homes.

Hooray, it’s Potato Day! Have some baked potatoes and hash browns and potato dumplings and French fries and potato chips and home fries and sweet potatoes and tater tots and mashed potatoes! Dress up your spud in a bow-tie or hair-ribbon, and take its photo, since it’s also Photography Day and International Bo Day.

Yoo-sa want to be really annoying? It’s Talk Like Jar Jar Binks Day. The Star Wars character has a unique way of speaking, that’s fun to imitate. It’s also Hot And Spicy Food Day, as well as Soft Ice Cream Day. Enjoy a spicy meal, followed by cool ice cream. Mee-sa mouth is tingling!

In 19-oh-3, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history in their engine-powered airplane. The Wright brothers’ plane flew for 120 feet, with Orville as the pilot. It was the first controlled, powered, and sustained, heavier-than-air human flight. Today, Orville’s birthday, is Aviation Day. Celebrate by flying paper airplanes, drones, or taking an actual plane ride!

David Rush, who holds more than 250 world records, set a T-shirt folding record with a team of co-workers in Las Vegas. Each person on the relay team of 12 raced forward to fold one shirt perfectly, then ran back. After 10 attempts, they’d achieved a new record of 2 minutes, 19 seconds.