Author: Lisa Mungovan

The Siesta Key Oyster Bar in Florida, is collecting money for Hurricane Dorian victims, by removing their wallpaper! The bar has a tradition where customers donate dollar bills, which get stapled to the walls and ceilings. The owners are carefully removing all the dollars, and have gathered around $15,000!

Today is Virus Appreciation Day. What? Viruses are pretty amazing, how they can spread so quickly between people, or computers. Show them you respect how dangerous they are, by washing your hands! To prevent computer viruses, keep your computer up to date, don’t open unexpected email attachments, and use anti-viruses and malware scanners.

Sometimes waiting for something can pay off. An Australian man was waiting for tractor parts, and started reading a newspaper. He realized he’d won the lottery! He won a jackpot worth over $402,000! He plans to use it for a birthday party for his wife, and a more comfortable retirement. That’ll be a great party!

An 11-foot-long python is on the loose in Morgantown West Virginia. The snake was a pet, but escaped Sunday night. 4 months earlier, a 15-foot-long python also escaped in Morgantown, and authorities believe its thriving in the wild. Maybe the 2 snakes will find each other and be best friends!

9-year-old Kade Lovell was running a 5k race in Minnesota. He missed his turn along the route, and ended up running the 10k race instead! Not only did he run a race that was twice as long, but he also won it! The other racers were all adults. Way to go Kade!

If you’ve ever raced on a go-kart track, you’ve probably wished you could race longer when you get waved in after your final lap. But a team of drivers at the Pole Position Raceway in Iowa, broke a world record. They drove a go-kart 546 miles in 24 hours! That might be a little too long.

Today is Farm Animals Day. Do you like pigs, cows, or chickens? It’s also Random Acts Of Poetry Day. Write a little poem in chalk on the sidewalk, or read it to someone! Here’s a poem from 10-year old Declan titled, Something.
It’s Salty. It’s Spicy. It’s Sour. It’s Vomit.

When Emily Bauer was 4 years old, her beloved stuffed toy went missing. Her family searched everywhere, but Plurna the kitty had vanished. 14 years later, Emily’s toy has been found! A farmer spotted it while putting up a new fence. Plurna was covered in dirt and moss, but looks good as new after a bath!

Police in Tampa Florida were called to remove a very large and angry alligator in Rowlett Park. He was easy to spot, because he was right underneath a sign that said Warning, Alligators! Maybe he was mad because the sign had a picture of a cartoon alligator, that made him look silly.

David Rush, world record holder of the most world records, just broke another record. He stood on a balance board while his friend threw grapes at him, then sliced them in the air with a samurai sword. He sliced 70 grapes in one minute! He’s a real-life fruit ninja!