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Can you run 13 miles per hour? Could you keep up that speed for 2 hours? Eliud Kipchoge just broke the world record by running a marathon, which is 26.2 miles, in 2 hours, 1 minute, and 39 seconds! The 33 year-old Kenyan’s ultimate goal is to run a marathon in less than 2 hours. I hope he succeeds!
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In 1967, Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars: rapidly spinning stars the size of a city, but with the mass of the sun. The 24 year-old grad student’s discovery received the Nobel prize, but it was awarded to her advisor. Now, Burnell’s been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, $3,000,000, and long overdue recognition for her work!
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Solar and wind power are abundant in California. When they have too much, they send excess energy to other states, because they have no way to store it. But extra energy could pump water to Lake Mead, to be released as water power through Hoover Dam. The dam would become a giant battery!
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Narwhals, the unicorns of the sea, are usually found in the Arctic. But for the last 3 years, one narwhal has been seen hundreds of miles south, swimming with beluga whales. Although they are different species, the belugas have adopted the narwhal into their family group, and they all play together!
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Today is National Apple Dumpling Day! Peeled and cored apples filled with butter, cinnamon and sugar, are wrapped in dough. After they bake in the oven, they’re like balls of delicious apple pie! It’s also Locate An Old Friend Day. The internet makes it easy to find your old friends, and keep in touch.
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Stuart and Ian Paton of the UK, love pumpkins. They grew a pumpkin last year, that weighed 2269 pounds, and they’re hoping to grow even bigger ones this year. They spend 4 hours, and 100 gallons of water a day, caring for their pumpkins. The biggest one is already over 19 feet around, and gains 60 pounds per day!
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Brian Kahrs looks cooler than your average businessman. He took a hoverboard, and made a briefcase-shaped outer shell for it. He put on his suit to give it a test run on camera, and it makes going to work look fun! Watch Brian glide on his briefcase transport, drinking coffee, on Storyful.
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2 huge Disney/Pixar fans are making a real life version of the movie, “Toy Story 3.” Brothers Morgan and Mason McGrew are recreating the film shot-for-shot, using real people and toys. They have been working on it for years, but plan to finish it in 2019. The “Toy Story 3 In Real Life” trailer looks amazing!
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If you want to save water, you can do more than turn off the faucet while you brush your teeth. You can lower your water footprint by 55%, by becoming vegetarian! A water footprint is the amount of water used to make the things you use. Reducing meat in your diet makes a big difference!
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Today is National Play-Doh Day! The squishy dough started out as a wallpaper cleaner, but Joe McVicker made a colorful version for kids in 1956. It’s Guacamole Day also. Smash up an avocado with some salt for the easiest guacamole ever! Then go outside and find some cool rocks. It’s Collect Rocks Day!
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