Author: Lisa Mungovan

The Lavish Dog Day Spa in Maine, found a plush toy puppy, that had been left on a bench. They decided to pamper the toy, while searching for its owner. They gave it a bubble bath, combed its fur, and dressed it in a big bow, before reuniting it with its little boy.

On October 20th, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission plans to touch the surface of an asteroid, to collect a rock sample. The asteroid Bennu, is 200,000,000 miles away, and traveling 63,000 miles-per-hour, so it will take some skilled spacecraft maneuvering. The sample will be collected by an 11-foot -long robotic arm. You can watch it happen, at NASA.gov.

You’d think a 120-foot-long cat, would be easier to spot. A geoglyph of a cat basking in the sun, was recently discovered in Peru. The Nazca desert is home to huge drawings in the soil, that were created 2000 years ago. Other Nazca lines depict spiders, birds, or trees. They’re best seen from the sky.

Have you ever waited so long to take a bath, you grew algae? Probably not, but the sloth does! It hangs upside-down in trees, moving incredibly slowly, growing algae for camouflage, and coming down once a week to poop. Start growing your fingernails into long claws, for next year’s International Sloth Day!

You can skip wearing a belt today. It’s Suspenders Day! In some countries, they’re called braces. Whatever you call them, rainbow-colored ones are a fun way to hold your pants up. It’s also International Chef Day. Wear a chef’s hat and try out a new recipe. Create a fancy menu, for your personal restaurant!

A Dollar General store in Kentucky, has something for everyone. Even bobcats! A bobcat was spotted, shopping for items in the toiletries aisle. Maybe he wanted toothpaste, to clean his sharp teeth. Police officers were called in, to escort the bobcat out to safety. He didn’t even get a chance to buy anything!

“You make a better door than a window,” means you’re blocking someone’s view. But what if wood was see-through? Researchers have developed a transparent wood material, that is nearly as clear as glass. Made from balsa wood, the material could provide windows that are lighter, stronger, and less breakable than glass. They splinter instead!

A recent fire in Los Angeles, was extinguished with the help of a firefighting robot. The RS3 is a Thermite Robotic Systems firefighting vehicle, that weighs 3,500 pounds. It can be remotely operated, and spray 2,500 gallons of water per minute! It’s small enough to go through double doors, and strong enough to bust through walls.

“I’ll be there in a second,” might mean 10 minutes. If you’re serious about being fast, you should say you’ll just be a zeptosecond. It’s the shortest length of time ever measured. A zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second. It takes 247 zeptoseconds, for a light particle, to cross a hydrogen molecule.

Today is Evaluate Your Life Day, so think about changes you can make, to grow into the best adult ever. Are you being kind to people? Are you lazy? Do you exercise, and eat healthy foods? Do you clean up your own messes? Start by organizing your icons, for Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day.