Author: Lisa Mungovan

You’ve been sitting in the dark too long. Back away from the computer and video games, and go for a walk outside. It’s Hike With A Geek Day! Afterwards, have a nice cold milkshake, or maybe a chocolate soda. It’s Vanilla Milkshake Day, and Ice Cream Soda Day! Yummy!

A neighborhood in Utah, has been terrorized by a goose for a month. Nicknamed Gangsta the Goose, the aggressive bird was acting as a bodyguard, for a mother duck. Gangsta attacked anyone who got close to her nest of eggs. Now that the ducklings have hatched, Gangsta escorts the whole family to the lake.

Today is World Albatross Day. The albatross has the largest wingspan of any bird, measuring 12 feet across! They can travel 500 miles a day, soaring 80 miles-per-hour without even flapping their wings. Albatrosses can go for years without touching land, and touching water only to get food. Scientists believe they sleep while flying.

When you’re out and about today, relax and walk leisurely. It’s World Sauntering Day, so just slow down and enjoy the stroll! It’s also Garfield The Cat Day. The lazy orange and black cat, created by Jim Davis, appeared in his first comic strip in 1978. Eat lasagna in his honor!

On June 19th 1865, the last enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free. That day in United States history, now known as Juneteenth, marked independence for all. Learning more about slavery helps us understand the importance of emancipation, and inspires us to treat all humans equally, and with respect.

Happy Father’s Day! Don’t forget to say thanks to your dad, and all the men in your life that help raise you. Spend time doing something fun together. It’s also Watch Day. The first watches, in the 15th century, were carried in pockets. Smartwatches do a lot more, but old watches didn’t need batteries.

Daniel Scali can do more push-ups than you, no matter who you are. The Australian athlete just broke the world record, by completing 3,182 push-ups in one hour. If he’d done 1-per-second, he would have finished 3,600, but I suppose he got just a bit tired at the end, and needed to slow down!

17-year-old Anthony Zhongor’s bravery and quick thinking, saved a classmate’s life. After seeing a car accidentally drive into the Patchoque Bay in New York, he realized the driver couldn’t get out, because the car was submerged. Anthony dove in, and pushed the nose of the car down, so she could escape through the back.

Can you juggle? Give it a try, for World Juggling Day! Watch Zaniac Alex Zerbe, who juggles with a goofy twist, or David Rush, who holds lots of juggling world records. Juggling is an ancient skill; a painting of people juggling, was found on a 4000 year-old Egyptian tomb!

Hmm. Something seems fishy today. It’s Go Fishing Day and International Sushi Day, so if you catch a fish, you can eat it raw. But a much nicer thing to celebrate, is Clean Your Aquarium Day! Instead of catching or eating our fishy friends, give adopted fish a nice clean tank!