Author: Lisa Mungovan

A French chef, made a cheese pizza. That might sound boring, until you realize he used 254 different kinds of cheese! Benoit Bruel made the cheesiest pizza ever, in France, a country known for its cheeses. The personal-size pizza had to hold a gram of each cheese, in order to break the world record.

Fort Chipewyan is a community of 1000 indigenous people in Northern Alberta Canada. They created a huge solar farm, to supply power to 3 First Nations tribes. Instead of depending on diesel fuel, they can work with the sun, wind, water, and mother nature, to provide a cleaner life for the children of the future.

Today is Rosa Parks Day, commemorating the date she became a hero in the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955, for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Alabama. A statue in Montgomery Alabama, honors Rosa’s act of courage, and the fight for equality.

Today is Eat A Red Apple Day! Buy a whole bag and make an apple pie, since it’s also National Pie Day! Pie rhymes with tie, and guess what! It’s the beginning of Tie Month. You can wear bow ties, string ties, fat ties, skinny ties, bolo ties, or light-up ties, all month long!

Yesterday, Americans spent over $10,000,000,000 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 $511,000,000 to help others! Donate time, money, or goods to your favorite cause.

2 weeks ago, a 10-foot-tall metal object was discovered in Utah, in the middle of the desert. Now, the mysterious 3-sided beam has disappeared. Was the monolith simply an art installation? Did aliens leave it? People are having fun, trying to figure out what it was, and where it went. What do you think?

Scientists have captured video footage, of a new species living at the bottom of the ocean. The creature, named Duobrachium sparksae, is a type of ctenophore, and looks like a gelatinous blob with 2 tentacles, that stretch up to 22 inches long. The Deep Discoverer R-O-V, or remotely operated vehicle, observed it 2.5 miles deep, near Puerto Rico.

Did you know today, is Computer Security Day? Update your operating systems, and install security updates to catch spyware and malware. Most importantly, use strong passwords. Try using random words, and definitely don’t use 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 or PASSWORD for your password. And remember, never give out your personal information to anyone online, including nosy online quizzes.

Enjoy celebrating Mousse Day, by eating chocolate mousse. I mean the delicious dessert, not the animal! It’s also Mason Jar Day, the jar that’s perfect for preserves, drinks, or crafts. Then learn to spell m-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i, for Mississippi Day. The state’s western border, is the winding Mississippi River, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.

First comes Thanksgiving, then Black Friday. Well, today is Cyber Monday. It first started back 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 special discounts. Did I tell you how much I love hats?