Author: Lisa Mungovan

The 18 93 World’s Columbian Exposition featured an exciting new ride, invented by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. He created the first Ferris Wheel! Jake “Paco” Navarro holds a world record, for riding one for 53 hours straight. The tallest Ferris wheel ever, is in Dubai. It’s 820 feet high! Happy Ferris Wheel Day!

Today is Cream-Filled Chocolates Day. Since you might get a box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day, it’s the perfect time to figure out the secret to what’s inside, before you bite into them. Some boxes have a map, to find your favorites. Many candy makers use a specific swirl on top, for each flavor.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Saint Valentine was a priest put to death in the third century, but legends vary as to the reason why. His feast day evolved into a celebration of love in the Middle Ages. The best reason to celebrate today is to show appreciation to people in your life. And to eat chocolate!

Yesterday the Super Bowl, was held in Arizona. But last week, there was a superb owl, in Georgia. Ha ha, they’re spelled the same! An owl flew down the chimney into a college library, and perched in the rafters. The library closed for 4 days, until they could get the owl outside.

It would take a lot of insects, to weigh as much as a human. But researchers estimate, that the combined weight of all the arthropods in the world, is about equal to all the humans and farm animals. About 40%, comes from termites alone. Spiders, millipedes, woodlice, and other insects, are important to the ecosystem.

Today is Clean Out Your Computer Day. Find an online tutorial, to show you how to clean the grime off the mouse, the dust off the cooling fan, and the crumbs off the keyboard. Once it’s physically clean, start cleaning out unnecessary files. You’ll be surprised, at how much faster a clean computer runs!

Today is World Radio Day. Before TV, families used to listen to radio shows together. It’s great for new music. But radio is important for more than entertainment. In 19 46, United Nations Radio was established to help connect the world. Radio still reaches parts of the world, that don’t have internet service or television signals.

Today is Get A Different Name Day, so it’s a chance to try out a new nickname! You could make a new character name in a role playing game too, or pick out your next user name. It’s also Tortellini Day, a fun type of filling-stuffed pasta, that looks like a belly-button!

The Super Bowl takes place today in Arizona. Will this year’s American football champions be the Philadelphia Eagles, or the Kansas City Chiefs? Maybe you’ll just watch Rhianna perform in the halftime show.  Don’t forget to watch the Puppy Bowl, on Animal Planet. It’ll be Team Fluff versus Team Ruff, and full of cuteness.

A Pacific pocket mouse living at the San Diego Zoo, is officially the oldest mouse ever. Pat, named after actor Patrick Stewart, is 9 years, 212 days old. That might not seem like a long time, but it’s 5 times longer than the average mouse. Pacific pocket mice were believed extinct, until 19 94.