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When you look around your room, do you see things you don’t use anymore? It’s Another Look Unlimited Day, which is all about Fall Cleaning. Don’t let anything end up in landfills. Make money by having a yard sale or selling things online, or give the stuff you don’t need to friends or charity!
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Today is Skyscraper Day! What’s the tallest building in your city? The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It’s 2,717 feet tall, which is over half-a-mile! Have you heard of plyscrapers? They’re made from wood! Strong cross-laminated timber, or CLT, is produced in Riddle Oregon, by gluing wood together. Neat!
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Mosquitoes are pesky at best, and deadly at worst. Their bites are itchy, but can also carry diseases like malaria in some parts of the world. Researchers have found that clothing lined with graphene oxide, can block the scents that attract mosquitoes. They’re working on making the clothing strong when wet, and more breathable.
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Noah Tingle is such a good big brother. The high school senior always greets his little brother Max at the school bus. In order to embarrass Max, Noah dresses up in a different costume every day! Locals are sending costumes to Noah, known as The Bus Brother on Facebook, to keep Max entertained.
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16 year-old Greta Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic Ocean last week, to lead a march in front of the United Nations building in New York. The Swedish girl is a climate activist, and will speak at the U.N. Climate Change Summit this month. She’s inspired kids around the world, to stand up for the Earth!
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In the United States and Canada, the first Monday in September is the holiday called Labor Day. It was first created by trade unions to celebrate workers. Labor Day is also the unofficial end of summer, as most public pools close after this weekend. They’ll see you again next May!
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If you’ve never opened a fresh coconut, try it today for World Coconut Day. They’re fun to crack open, and drink the water! It’s also Mouth Guard Day. It’s smart to wear one when you’re playing sports, if you don’t want your teeth to get smashed. It’ll also protect your teeth from coconuts!
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What if you could control the lights with your shirt! Researchers at Purdue University, have developed a fabric that can turn your clothing into a remote control! While protecting you from rain, stains, and bacteria, the fabric harvests the wearer’s energy, to power the electronics inside. Touch your collar to turn down the volume!
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Ibrahim Sedef is a beekeeper in Turkey. He couldn’t keep bears from eating the honey in his hives, so he turned them into taste-testers instead. He put 4 kinds of honey out each night, and filmed the results. The bears have expensive taste. They always eat the $300-per-pound Anzer honey first! Bear tested, Bear approved!
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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.
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