Author: Lisa Mungovan

Get ready! Today is, Get Ready Day! Make sure your family is prepared for a crisis, by stocking first aid kits, testing flashlights, and drinking water. Plan fire escape routes, locate your water main cut-off, in case a pipe bursts, and find the safest spots to shelter during earthquakes, floods, or tornadoes. Be prepared.

It’s Miniature Golf Day. Many beach towns have mini golf courses with dinosaurs! After getting a hole-in-one, have a snack to celebrate Pecan Cookie Day, and Chai Day. Since it’s also World Gratitude Day, sharing spiced tea and pecan cookies is a great way, to thank whoever took you golfing.

Douglas Smith, of England, planted some tomato seeds back in March. This month, he harvested 839 tomatoes, form a single stem! Douglas crushed the old world record, of 448 tomatoes from one stem, or truss. If he collected 839 tomatoes from only one stem, I wonder how many he ended up with overall!

Deep in the ocean around New Zealand, scientists recently discovered 6 new species of glass sponges. Their spicules are made of silica, the same substance used to make glass. The sea creatures were found at a depth of nearly 16,000 feet, in near-darkness. Scientists were excited to find such a variety of life there.

Tonight will be the last full moon, of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer season, called the Harvest Moon. When it rises, not long after sunset, it could have an orange color, since you’re viewing it through the thicker atmosphere, closer to Earth. It’s like a big pumpkin in the sky, welcoming Autumn.

Today is the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. This year’s theme is, “Recovering Better for an Equitable and Sustainable World”. The U N encourages people to celebrate, by “spreading compassion, kindness and hope in the face of the pandemic.” Start with peace in your own family, by not fighting with your siblings!

Today is Punch Day. No, you don’t get to punch somebody! It’s a sweet, fruity drink. Mix your own fruit punch! Make some fried rice to go with it, because it’s also Fried Rice Day. Take day-old rice, and fry it in a pan combined with diced vegetables, ginger, and soy sauce. It’s delicious!

People lose their phones all the time, but a small town in Colorado, lost its phone booth. Cope only has 56 residents, but the phone booth attracted lots of visitors, who enjoyed taking photos in it. Someone went too far, and took the whole booth. Police are searching for the stolen landmark.

When Brittany Callan found an abandoned newborn kitten on her farm, she knew a mama that could help. Brittany’s dog Ruby, had just had a litter of puppies. Brittany introduced the Doberman Pinscher to the tiny kitten, named Ramblin’ Rose. Ruby was happy to start nursing Rose, right alongside her own 6 puppies!

Emma Raducanu is a tennis player, whose career just took an amazing leap. She was ranked 150th in the world, until she entered the US Open. The 19-year-old won every set, took home the tournament trophy, and is now ranked 23rd. Emma started playing tennis, when she was only 2 years old.