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Are you a girl? Get ready to celebrate International Day Of The Girl Child. Being a girl is awesome! Wave to other girls and tell them they’re great! The United Nations created the Day of Girls, to highlight the injustices females face around the world. This year’s theme is, “Our time is now; our rights, our future.”
A nightclub in Glasgow Scotland, is powered by people. The dance floor absorbs body heat form the dancers, and turns it into thermal energy. An intense beat that gets people jumping up and down, can generate 600 watts of energy. They can disconnect the gas boilers, and use body heat instead.
A red panda baby that was born in July, got its first health exam. The Paradise wildlife park in England, had hoped to learn the cub’s gender before naming it, but the red panda was too fidgety. They decided to name the healthy baby Little Red. Only 10,000 red pandas remain in the wild.
There are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, and 1760 yards in a mile. Also, there are 10 millimeters in a centimeter, 100 centimeters in a meter, and 1000 meters in a kilometer. The second group is the metric system, which certainly seems easier to remember. Happy Metric Day!
Today is World Porridge Day. It’s great to have hot cereal on a chilly morning! It’s Hug A Drummer Day too. Tell them thanks for always keeping the beat! It’s also Cake Decorating Day, so practice your icing techniques, or learn to sculpt with fondant. Decorate a cake to look like a drum!
A day off from school or work this holiday, traditionally celebrated Columbus Day. In recent years however, the holiday has shifted to Native American Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Columbus actually came to an inhabited land, and treated its people badly. The people that were already living there, are the ones we honor today.
Something smelled horrible, in Salt Lake City Utah last week. Residents smelled a stench like rotting meat, but nobody could find the source. The odor did not appear to be coming from the sewers, but it lingered in pockets all over the city. Luckily, evening winds blew the smell away.
Tonight may be a good night to see some meteors! The Draconid meteor shower should be visible in the early evening, and is caused by debris from the 21P/Giacobini-Zinner Comet. The Comet 2P/Encke is responsible for the South Taurid meteor shower. Debris burns up in the atmosphere, creating fireballs that streak across the sky.
Today is Sneakers Day. The first rubber-soled shoes were introduced in the US, 130 years ago. Rubber soles are quieter than leather or wooden soles, so you can sneak up on people. It’s also Nautilus Night. The ocean-dwelling cephalopod has a spiraling shell, 90 tentacles, and swims using jet propulsion!
Today is Fire Prevention Day. This year’s theme is, “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.” Have a family meeting about fire safety, then test your smoke alarms. It’s also Moldy Cheese Day. Not all mold is bad. Varieties of cheese like Gorgonzola and Camembert, are encouraged to grow mold. That’s what makes them delicious!