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When a woman in Australia heard a glass break in her kitchen, she called the police, thinking there was a burglar in the house. In fact, it was just a sneaky snake. An adolescent carpet python, was slithering around in her pantry. She called Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers, to safely relocate the snake.
Betina Reich has always had a knack, for finding 4-leaf clovers. Last year, she decided to challenge herself to find one every day, and ended up with 258 4-leaf clovers. She started March 22nd, and stopped when the first heavy snow fell on December 4th. Betina hopes it will be a world record.
A hiker on Mount Alexander in Australia, found a sheep carrying a humongous load. He’d escaped from a farm as a baby, 6 years earlier, and never been sheared. The sheep, nicknamed Alex, was wearing 88 pounds of wool, and could hardly move. Alex is recovering nicely, after having all that matted wool removed.
Do your parents wake you up too early on weekends? Here’s a fact, for World Sleep Day. Scientists say catching up on your sleep, will help you live longer! It might be impossible to get the sleep you require when school and activities interfere, but extra sleep on the weekends gives you a healthy balance.
Today is Forgive Mom And Dad Day. Did they make you eat a disgusting vegetable? Or scrub the dirt off your face? Forgive them for being so mean! Maybe they shared a mortifying photo of you. Don’t stay mad, because it’s also Awkward Moments Day! Everyone does embarrassing things sometimes. Just laugh it off!
The Go Adventure Arenal Park, in Costa Rica, offers zip line tours through the rain forest. One boy got an extremely close look at the wildlife, when he collided with a sloth, who was climbing up his zip line. No one got hurt, but they had a long wait while the sloth slowly descended.
Nearly 2 months ago, the James Webb Space Telescope reached its final destination, a million miles from Earth. The massive telescope finished all its alignments, then focused on a single star, 2000 light years away. Webb worked perfectly, showing not only the star, but a multitude of stars and galaxies in the background.
Today is Absolutely Incredible Kids Day. It encourages adults to write letters to kids, telling them how awesome they are, so here’s my letter to all the kids listening. Dear Incredible Kid. I am so proud of you for staying strong during a pandemic, for being kind, and for sharing your absolutely incredible smile!
12 people have walked on the Moon. Making it to the bottom of the ocean is almost as rare, because only 13 people have visited Challenger Deep, over 36,000 feet down, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. The submarines had to withstand 15,750 pounds per square-inch. Congratulations to tiny subs, on Submarine Day.
Today is Saint Patrick’s Day. Patrick was British, but became a Christian missionary in Ireland in the 5th century. The Feast of Saint Patrick has become a celebration of all things Irish, from shamrocks to leprechauns to the color green. Bake some Irish soda bread, and dye the butter green. Happy Paddy’s Day!