Author: Lisa Mungovan

Dale Haney has been working as the White House groundskeeper, for 50 years. He’s cared for its trees and gardens, throughout the terms of 10 US presidents, as well as spervised Easter Egg Rolls, and picked out the official Christmas Trees. President Biden congratulated Haney, with an Elm tree planted in his honor.

Today is a busy day! It’s Increase Your Psychic Powers Day. Can you read my mind? If your psychic powers fail you, try sleight of hand instead, since it’s Magic Day! It’s also Carve A Pumpkin Day, and Caramel Apple Day. My favorite trick is to make a few caramel onions too, hee-hee-hee!

Knock knock. Who’s there? Boo. Boo who? Aw, don’t cry! It’s just Tell A Knock Knock Joke Day! It’s also Doorbell Day, so should we be telling Ding Dong jokes instead? And when you go trick-or-treating, should you ring the doorbell, yell “Trick-or-treat,” or say “Knock knock”. I’m so confused!

Today we celebrate Halloween. Many kids go trick-or-treating, where you go door-to-door to show off your costume, and get rewarded with candy. Or, you could hand out the candy, and eat all your favorites. Some people like to set up spooky decorations, or scare themselves at haunted houses. Whatever you do, have fun safely!

England’s Chester Zoo, welcomed a new baby rhinoceros. The rhino calf, born to mother Asha and father Beni, weighed 120 pounds at birth, and was running around only hours later. There are only 4,000 greater one-horned rhinos left in the wild. The public will vote to name the calf Thuli, Jiya, or Bahula.

Scientists at Boston University, are turning fumes into fertilizer, for rooftop gardens. Air ventilators can pull carbon dioxide out of the building, and funnel it toward plants. In experiments, the spinach and corn near the CO2 exhaust vents, grew 4 times bigger. The plants also reduce heat, provide food, and clean the air.

Utility workers in England were digging in a field, when they discovered an old cobblestone road under the dirt. Experts determined that it was a Roman road, built 1,900 years ago. It’s the only example of its kind ever found in Britain, and archaeologists are excited to explore the area for more artifacts.

Today is Candy Corn Day. The yellow-white-and-orange candies were invented in the 18-hundreds. If you stack them up, they look like an ear of corn. Try the Turkey Dinner pack, with green bean, stuffing, and coffee flavors! Later, celebrate Haunted Refrigerator Night. Time to clean out the moldy leftovers hiding way in the back.

Travis Gienger grew his own pumpkin for Halloween, and it’s massive. In fact, it’s the largest pumpkin ever grown in the United States, weighing 2,560 pounds. On Friday, the pumpkin, named Maverick, was carved into the world’s biggest jack o’ lantern. It has an eagle face and talons, big enough to swallow you.