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When a Pennsylvania family took a vacation to New York City, they thought they were leaving their cat at home. However, about 100 miles into their drive, they stopped for gas and found Ray Ray, clinging to the luggage strapped on the roof. They continued their trip with the kitty adventurer tucked safely inside.
40 years ago, Lake Muskegon Michigan, was home to paper mills, foundries, petroleum storage, and sewage treatment plants. As a result, the lake and connecting streams were polluted and full of trash. After removing 58 swimming pools-worth of contaminated sediment and 110,000 tons of sawmill debris, Lake Muskegon is finally clean again!
Have you ever heard of Ada Lovelace? She was one of the first computer programmers. She and Charles Babbage, created an Analytical Engine, in 1833. Ada’s “Sketch of the Analytical Engine, with Notes from the Translator,” was published in 1842. 100 years later, it inspired Alan Turing’s work on the first modern computers. Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
Hair. Who needs it! It’s Be Bald And Free Day! If you shave your head, you never have to brush your hair, and you’ll never get hat head when you take off your winter cap. It’s also Dessert Day. Cakes, pies, and cookies, are waiting for you to eat them all up.
A Halloween display in Kentucky, has set a world record. Halloween Herm started setting up his display, which contains more than 300 props, on August 18th. He transforms his yard into Deadsprings Cemetery, with new additions every year. The newest characters include a Taylor Swift skeleton, and Cincinnati Reds baseball players.
Today is Train Your Brain Day. Everyone knows exercise helps to keep your body healthy, but brains need exercise too! Try doing sudoku or crossword puzzles, solving brainteasers, playing trivia games, or learning to say hello in every language. Your brain gets bored when you don’t use it. Entertain your brain!
Today is M&M Day. The candy-shell covered chocolates, first introduced in 1941, were named after their creators, Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie. Do you prefer plain, peanut, or one of the limited edition flavors, like Thai coconut or jalapeño? At mms.com, you can order customized M&Ms, with your own photos and favorite colors!
A day off from school or work this holiday, traditionally celebrated Columbus Day. More recently, the holiday has shifted to Native American Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Columbus came to a land already inhabited by 50,000,000 people, and treated them badly. The people that were already living there, are the ones we honor today.
When the Wild Oysters project released thousands of oysters off the coast of England, the oysters produced 1,000,000,000 larvae and filtered 22,000,000 liters of water to clean out pollutants. This year, oysters were released in San Francisco Bay and Long Island Sound. They form natural breakwaters, to help protect the shore from storms.
What do you like to collect? You might save interesting rocks, Pokemon cards, Barbie dolls, or Lego sets. You’ve already learned the first step, for Savings Day! Decorate a can or box if you don’t already have a piggy bank, then start collecting spare change. Count it every month, and watch your savings grow!