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Today is National Nothing Day. Since that was so boring, people created other things to celebrate besides nothing. It’s also Fig Newton Day, International Hot And Spicy Food Day, and Appreciate A Dragon Day. If you want to pretend you’re a dragon, eat a Carolina Reaper pepper! Your throat will be on fire!
Loads of people were late for work last week in Scotland, when their commuter train was delayed. Some cows had escaped from the nearby Pollok Country Park, and one decided to stand in the middle of the train tracks for about an hour. The cow was finally lured away with a bucket of food.
South Luangwa National Park, in Zambia, is home to many elephants. One elephant decided the food in the safari lodge looked pretty good, so he climbed right over the 5-foot wall! He took some mangoes, then climbed back out. Guests were amused to watch the big elephant making himself right at home!
Nik Wallenda is known as the King of the Wire. He has walked on tightropes across Times Square in New York, a gorge near the Grand Canyon, and Niagara Falls. Nik is planning his highest walk ever in March, over an active volcano! He’ll use a gas mask to breathe, because of sulfuric gases.
Scientists in California were experimenting with different types of bacteria. One grew in clumps, while another expanded to fill a petri dish. But when they combined them, the bacteria worked together to create beautiful patterns, that looked like flowers. Now, while studying the interaction of bacterial colonies, scientists can also make art!
Hats can keep you warm, make you look dressed-up, or be fun. Today is Hat Day, so wear as many as possible throughout the day! It’s also Pothole Day. See who can count the most or biggest holes in the road! The prize can be ice cream for all, since it’s Strawberry Ice Cream Day!
Vernon Kruger is experiencing the ultimate in tiny-house living. He just spent his 60th day, living in a barrel on top of a pole in South Africa. He wants to beat the world record, which is 67 days, by at least a week. His biggest concern is getting hit by lightning!
A dog in Texas got so excited about pumpkin pie, that he ate the fork! Carli Ott was sharing a piece of pie with her pooch, Chemo. He swallowed the fork, right out of her hand. Chemo had to have surgery to remove the fork, but is making a full recovery.
Tardigrades are amazing microscopic creatures. Also called water bears or moss piglets, they can survive in the cold vacuum of space, in volcanoes and in deep underwater trenches. They can withstand radiation blasts or live for decades without food or water, by drying out while they hibernate. It’s helped them survive 5 mass extinctions.
Would you rather put your house in order, read a poem, or go fly a kite? Make time for all 3, because it’s Organize Your Home, Poetry At Work, and International Kite Day! Uttarayan is a huge kite festival in Ahmedabad India. They hold kite fights, where you try and cut the other person’s strings!