Author: Lisa Mungovan

Cats are curious, and often end up in places they don’t belong. Firefighters rescued a cat from a roof in Connecticut, animal rescue officers fished a kitten out of a 20-foot-deep utility pipe in Texas, and another kitten in Texas stowed away in an engine compartment, for a 76-mile ride! They’re all safe now.

Quiet places are rare. Quiet Parks International hopes to create parks, protected from noise pollution. For Quiet Day, make your house a noise-free zone, so you can hear yourself think! Challenge your family to see who can stay quiet the longest. Enable my whisper mode, and if you whisper to me, I’ll whisper back!

Have you ever played Sudoku? It means single number, in Japanese. The logic puzzle is a 9 by 9 grid, where each row and column contains all the numbers 1 thru 9, only once. It’s International Sudoku Day, so see if you can finish an easy one. You can practice your skills at sudoku.com.

Ok all you weirdos, here’s the day you’ve been waiting for. It’s Wonderful Weirdos Day! Be proud to be different; it makes the world a more interesting place. It’s also Teddy Bear Day. When President Teddy Roosevelt was nice to a bear cub in 1902, the first stuffed bear toy was named after him.

Did you know iguanas grow 7 feet long? In the wild, they usually live in tropical areas. That’s why frozen iguanas sometimes fall out of the trees, when it gets cold in Florida! These big lizards need lots of space and special care, so they’re high-maintenance pets. Happy Iguana Awareness Day.

Have you ever eaten ants on a log? Unless you’re an anteater, it was probably the cleverly-named celery snack. For Ants On A Log Day, spread peanut butter on a stalk of celery, stick raisins in the peanut butter, and eat it! It’s also Dog Walker Appreciation Day. Dogs everywhere say, “Thanks for the walk!”

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!

Hey space explorers, it’s Star Trek Day! Watch your favorite Star Trek series, and work on your Vulcan salute. Live long and prosper. It’s also Date Nut Bread Day, so eat your fruits, nuts, and grains, in one bite. Finally, learn to write that squiggly symbol that means “and,” for Ampersand Day.

Are you going to go apple picking this season? Find an apple orchard nearby, and stock up! See how many varieties you can eat, while you walk around collecting the perfect apples. Many orchards also sell hot apple cider. Make sure you bring enough apples home to also make a pie or some applesauce!

The Kirkland police in Washington, responded to a possible break-in at a home. It turned out to be a bobcat! The cat burglar had probably jumped in through an open upstairs window. Officers used a drone to guide the bobcat to an unoccupied room. Wildlife rescuers safely transported the bobcat to a wilderness area.