Author: Lisa Mungovan

Dutch runner Sifan Hassan, is a perfect example of why you should never give up. While running the 1500 meter race at the Olympics, she tripped and fell, putting her in last place. Instead of giving up, she found a burst of energy, overtook 11 runners, and won the gold medal!

Do you know how to recognize a rip current, at the beach? The fast-moving current, can pull you quickly out to sea. The water might look calmer, between the sections where waves are breaking, but that’s the most dangerous area. If you get caught in a rip, swim parallel to shore, to escape it.

Walnuts, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, peanuts. Eat them all on Grab Some Nuts Day! Don’t worry about dropping shells on the floor. Next, grab a giant slice of juicy watermelon and eat it. It’s National Watermelon Day! Now that your floors are a sticky mess, you can celebrate Clean Your Floors Day!

A heatwave in Greenland, is causing a massive melting event. The Greenland ice sheet is the second-largest mass of freshwater ice on Earth, but it’s been melting at a rate of 8,000,000,000 metric tons a day since Wednesday. That would be enough to cover Florida, with 2 inches of water.

Every bird species uses different materials, to make their nests. The tufted titmouse, likes to line their nests with fur. Scientists have observed the bold little birds, plucking hairs right from the backs of animals. They’ll steal hairs from raccoons, dogs, and even cats! Researchers named the hair-stealing behavior kleptotrichy.

Fireflies light up, by producing a chemical reaction in their bodies. Also known as lightning bugs, the glowing beetles are disappearing because of light pollution. You can help them, by turning off your outdoor lights, so they can see their own lights to communicate. Every species has its own pattern of flashing lights.

Spongebob Squarepants is a cartoon sponge, that lives under the sea. His best friend is a starfish named Patrick. An ocean expedition found the real- life versions, while exploring in the Atlantic. A bright yellow square-shaped sponge, sat on a rock right next to a pink starfish. I wonder where Squidward was?

August is Inventors Month! Who is your favorite inventor? Maybe you’re thankful Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, or that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. Simple things like safety pins or paper clips also needed to be invented, and made somebody rich! Try to come up with your own invention this month!

Get your crayons or colored pencils out, because it’s Coloring Book Day! If you don’t have one, ask everyone to draw pictures for you with black markers, then color them in. It’s also Ice Cream Sandwich Day. Do you want your ice cream on wheat or white bread? Just kidding! Use cookies!

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, is worth a lot on paper. His 2017 NFL rookie card, just sold for $4,300,000! That’s the most expensive NFL card ever. The previous record was 3.1 million, for a Tom Brady rookie card. A Babe Ruth pre-rookie card has them both beat. The baseball card sold for $6,000,000!