Author: Lisa Mungovan

Jump around like a monkey, because it’s Banana Lovers’ Day! What a perfect fruit. It comes already wrapped and it’s delicious! It’s also Tug-Of-War Day. 2 teams grab a rope and try to drag each other across a line. Vikings used to play over a fire pit, but a mud pit is more fun!

How long could you go, without using any digital devices? Utah’s Satellite Internet, is offering $1000 to a randomly selected applicant, to complete a Digital Detox Challenge. They only have to spend 48 hours, without any Internet or phone service, while staying in an RV at a national park. That sounds like easy money!

14-year-old William Cabaniss wants to help people, who are struggling to buy food during the pandemic. He decided to raise money for his local food bank in Tennessee, by making his own vanilla extract. He uses Madagascar vanilla beans, to create his Vanilla Feeds Tomorrow brand. The $9000 in profits so far, have purchased 27,000 meals!

The Earth’s vast oceans are largely unexplored. In fact, more people have walked on the moon, than have been to the deepest part of the the sea. Fabien Cousteau is hoping to build the International Space Station of the oceans, called Proteus. Underwater researchers would have a house, at the bottom of the sea!

Would you like to take a closer look at Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit? Maybe you’d rather study a prehistoric cambropachycope, without a microscope, or see a famous painting, on your bedroom wall. Google’s Arts and Culture app, allows you to view prehistoric creatures, historical artifacts, and more, in augmented reality, so they look 3D!

Today is Toilet Paper Day. Before TP was invented, people used corn husks, rags, stones, or whatever else was handy to wipe themselves! You know who doesn’t need toilet paper? Dogs! Today is also Dog Day, so pamper your pooch, or play with a friend’s dog. Or just pretend YOU’RE a dog!

Everybody needs a friend like Sandy, a dog in California that saved the day. His person, 88-year-old Gwendola Johnson, had fallen off the porch. She told Sandy to go get help, so he alerted the trash collector, Kirk White. Kirk knew something was wrong, so he followed Sandy, and helped Gwendola to safety.

Mount Rainier National Park, in Washington state, is home to a family of wolverines. They are the first wolverines spotted in the park, in over 100 years. They were discovered by the Cascades Carnivore Project, who’d set up the wildlife cameras that captured the mom and her 2 scampering kits. Welcome back, wolverines!

I hear crickets chirping! Male crickets chirp to attract females, by rubbing their wings together. Crickets can also tell you the temperature outside! Count how many times a cricket chirps in 14 seconds, then add 40, for an approximate temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. For Celsius, count the chirps in 25 seconds, divide by 3, then add 4.

When you outgrow your clothes, don’t just throw them in the trash. You can sell them, donate them to charity, or give them to younger friends and family. By shopping for secondhand clothes, you save money, and help the Earth by recycling. Give vintage clothes a chance, for Secondhand Wardrobe Day! You’ll look fabulous!