Author: Lisa Mungovan

You’ve been sitting in the dark too long. Back away from the computer and video games, and go for a walk outside. It’s Hike With A Geek Day! Afterwards, have a nice cold milkshake, or maybe a chocolate soda. It’s Vanilla Milkshake Day, and Ice Cream Soda Day! Yummy!

20 -year-old Mohammed Muqbel, from Kuala Lumpur, secured a world record for the largest stack of eggs. He balanced 3 chicken eggs vertically, in a tower formation. He first started egg-balancing when he was 6, and says the trick is identifying and aligning each egg’s center of mass. I wonder how many eggs he’s cracked.

Early Monday morning, some people in Australia witnessed an amazing blue-green fireball, traveling across the sky for 30 seconds. There was no indication that the meteorite hit the Earth’s surface, so it’s possible it passed back out of the atmosphere. The green color was probably caused by burnt magnesium or iron. What a spectacular sight!

Have you ever been to the Sahara Desert in Africa? If you’re lucky, it will come to you instead. A plume of dust from the Sahara is blowing across the Atlantic Ocean, headed towards the Caribbean. It could reach the Gulf Coast next week. Satellites show the impressive dust cloud, spanning thousands of miles.

Celebrate Watch Day today, by wearing a wristwatch. It will help you be on time wherever you go, so you can slow down and enjoy the stroll, for World Sauntering Day. It’s also Garfield The Cat Day. The lazy orange and black cat, created by Jim Davis, appeared in his first comic strip in 1978.

June 19th, 1865 was a momentous day in United States history. Now known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day, it marks the date that the last enslaved people were freed in Texas. Learning more about slavery helps us understand the importance of emancipation, and inspires us to treat all humans equally, and with respect.

Australian police were part of an unusual chase this week. 2 racehorses escaped from a training area, after being spooked by kangaroos. One horse went running down the middle of a road, followed by police. Bystanders were able to calm the horse down after it ran 5 miles, and both horses were returned unharmed.

Keith Dinsmore has officially broken the world record, with his Batman costume. The outfit has 30 distinctive mechanisms, earning the title of most functional gadgets in a cosplay suit. Some of the tools include a grappling hook, compass, acetylene torch, tracking device, bat signal, binoculars, and of course, batarangs. That suit must be heavy!

The COVID-19 pandemic, is still affecting people around the world, causing hospitals to run out of protective equipment. In Uganda, Peter Okwoko and Paige Balcom, are protecting healthcare workers and the Earth, at the same time. Their company, Takataka Plastics, is recycling plastic bottles, into face shields. Recycling can save a life.

Look at your fish tank. Is it full of algae, or cloudy water? Give it a thorough cleaning, for Clean Your Aquarium Day. You might feel like getting a new aquarium, which would also be appropriate since it’s Splurge Day. I suggest cleaning the aquarium, and splurging on a new decoration for your fish!