Author: Lisa Mungovan

Have you ever tried charcoal underwear? Carbon is a natural odor neutralizer, so companies are creating underwear that uses charcoal to trap smells. Thank goodness, because today is Pass Gas Day. Fart all you want, and remember these wise words. Whoever smelt it dealt it, and whoever denied it supplied it!

Today is Old Rock Day. Spend some time with your favorite rock, whether it’s an awesome fossil, a soothingly smooth stone, a colorful conglomerate, or just a hefty hunk of gravel! Get a pet rock, or decorate one and leave it for someone to find, or go climb a rock! Old Rock Day rocks!

Today is Tempura Day. Tempura is a Japanese dish of vegetables or seafood, that are dipped in batter and deep-fried. Tempura sounds tempting! It’s also Bobblehead Day. The toys with big heads bobbing on springs, have been around more than 100 years! Just be sure you don’t deep-fry your bobbleheads today!

It’s a new year, with the same old viruses. Do you remember how to stay safe from COVID, the flu, and colds? Wash your hands often with soap, and use hand sanitizer. Wear a mask if you’re sick, to protect others. Most importantly, get vaccinated, including your booster shot. Let’s all stay healthy!

For the last few weeks, endangered right whales have been spotted along the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. A group made a rare appearance near Ponte Bedra Beach in Florida, and gave researchers a happy surprise. 2 20-year-old female whales, named Caterpillar and Blackheart, had new baby calves swimming alongside them.

Today is Bean Day, and also Technology Day. To celebrate, use dried beans to make a mosaic, then prepare a big bowl of 15-bean soup. Afterwards, use computer technology to find “Vegetable Soup”, a great kids’ television show from 50 years ago, on YouTube. You can enjoy it with your bean soup lunch!

Today is Apple Tree Day, which started as a celebration of a nearly 200 year-old tree. When you think about it, it’s pretty amazing that food just grows on trees. It’s also Shortbread Day, so start baking! You only need flour, sugar, and butter, to bake this delicious Scottish dessert.

The 12 days of Christmas have ended, and today is the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day. You could celebrate with king’s cake, a crown-shaped cake with candied fruit for jewels, and a baby Jesus doll inside. It’s also the day many people remove holiday decorations, known as Take The Christmas Tree Down Day.

Researchers in Australia, figured out a way to make concrete, even stronger. Just add coffee! After coffee grounds are heated to 660° Fahrenheit, they become biochar, and can be safely mixed into concrete, instead of adding sand. It could help recycle the 10,000,000,000 kilograms of global coffee waste each year.

George Washington Carver was an African-American scientist, inventor, and educator, that was born into slavery, during the Civil War. He taught farmers how to rotate crops for better soil, and found hundreds of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes, including lotions, plastics, and even gasoline. Celebrate Carver Day, with your own peanut invention.