Author: Lisa Mungovan

There’s giant Malibu Barbie vehicle traveling around the USA right now. It’s part of the 2022 Barbie Malibu Truck Tour, celebrating Malibu Barbie’s 50th Anniversary. The colorful truck with a 70’s vibe, is selling retro-inspired clothing and accessories, so you and Barbie are ready to hit the beach. This weekend, it’ll visit McLean Virginia.

Today is Hamster Day, dedicated to the adorable little rodents. They can store a whole meal, in pouches inside their cheeks! Some lucky pet hamsters, get to live in Habitrail cages with plastic tubes to explore. It’s also Walk On Your Wild Side Day, so be a little crazy, and stuff your cheeks!

On April 12th 1934, the strongest gust of wind ever recorded, blew through the Mount Washington Observatory. The blast clocked in at 231 miles-per-hour, and the record is remembered every year on Big Wind Day. The record was broken in 1996, when a typhoon near Australia, created 256 mile-per-hour gusts of wind.

Today is Licorice Day. Its distinctive flavor comes from the licorice plant, and can be used in candy or tea. It’s also Deskfast Day, when you eat your breakfast at your desk. Don’t get food on your work! Since it’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day as well, you could eat one for Deskfast!

A black bear in North Carolina, got trapped in a vehicle outside the McGowin’s home, probably looking for a midnight snack. When the McGowin’s let their dogs out in the morning, their barking finally caused the bear to bust through the windshield, and flee with her 2 cubs. The SUV was completely trashed inside.

Scientists are studying an easy way, to help your body fight viruses. Take a deep breath, and, that’s the answer! Practicing deep breathing, creates a pattern of stretching and relaxing your lungs, which can generate immune responses to viruses. It also strengthens your lungs, so give them some exercise every day, for good health.

An asteroid which struck Earth 66,000,000 years ago, is the most likely cause of the mass extinction of dinosaurs. Paleontologists have found a perfectly-preserved dinosaur leg in North Dakota, killed on that very day. The Thescelosaurus leg still has its scaly skin, and contains debris from the asteroid’s impact.

Barbershop quartets, are groups that sing in 4-part harmony. Celebrate Barbershop Quartet Day, by singing with your pets, because it’s also Pet Day. Your dog can bark the base line, while kitty-cat meows the tenor. If you recorded your song on an 8-track tape, you’d be celebrating 19 60’s technology, for 8-Track Tape Day. Groovy!

Today is Cheese Fondue Day. Get a pot of melted cheese, some hunks of bread or vegetables on sticks, and dive right in! It’s also Submarine Day, so pretend your snack-on-a-stick, is sneaking up on the enemy. The US Navy’s first sub was named Alligator. An earlier Revolutionary War submarine, was named Turtle.

A train in India, carried an unusual passenger. Riders on a crowded commuter train in West Bengal, had to make room for a horse. Apparently, the horse had run a race earlier in the day, so it was probably too pooped out to walk all the way home. I wonder if horses ride free?