Author: Lisa Mungovan

Marches and strikes for the Earth will continue today, for Global Climate Strike Action Week. 16-year-old Greta Thunberg has inspired millions of people around the world to demand action, to protect our planet from global warming. She first started Fridays For Future by protesting by herself every week. One person can change the world!

Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day. Did any of your ancestors come from other countries? Make a family tree, label your parents and grandparents, and see how far back you can trace. Then go stomp a soda can for Crush A Can Day. It’s fun, plus it makes it more compact to recycle!

Erica Bennett was on a river adventure ride, when she lost her i-phone in the water. That was in June of 2018, and she gave up hope of ever finding it. YouTuber Michael “Nugget Noggin” Bennett recently found it while diving, and the phone still charged up! The waterproof case had protected it for 15 months!

A woman in Tennessee rescued a kitten from a busy road, and decided to adopt it. The kitten snuggled in her lap on the ride home, and she named it Arwen. When a neighbor informed Jill Hicks that it was actually a wild bobcat, she took it to a wildlife rescue instead!

2500 years ago, a child drank from a ceramic sippy-cup. Scientists analyzed the residue to see what was in the cup, and concluded it was milk. Small cups with spouts, some shaped like animals, have been found dating all the way back to 5,500 BCE! 7,500 years ago, parents still didn’t want their kids spilling drinks!

In Sweden, McDonald’s restaurants have found a way to help bees. They’re drilling holes in their billboards, and turning them into honeybee hotels! The huge roadside ads have plenty of space on the back for bee houses. They aren’t fancy, like the McHive mini Mcdonald’s restaurant created last May, but they provide shelter.

Today is Johnny Appleseed Day, the birthday of John Chapman in 1774. He traveled around the United States, planting orchards of apple trees. He ate out of his tin hat, which is why he’s often depicted with a pot on his head. It’s also Lumberjack Day, originally created as an excuse to eat pancakes!

An Australian man was caught on video in Sydney, New South Wales, traveling with his luggage. Actually, he was traveling on top of his luggage. He was riding down the road on a motorized suitcase! At least he was wearing an orange helmet for safety. I guess he really knows how to travel light!

The New Glarus Brewing Company in Wisconsin, is famous for their Spotted Cow beer. Apparently word got out to the surrounding farms, because a group of actual spotted cows showed up in the parking lot! 16 black-and-white Holstein cows visited the brewery, but as they weren’t the legal drinking age yet, they just ate grass.

The Orcas Christian School on Orcas Island in Washington, turned their lawn into a garden. Instead of using water to grow grass, then using fuel to cut it down again, the students planted vegetables to feed the community! They use the organic food in their cafeteria, and donate to the local food banks.