Author: Lisa Mungovan

Kevin Mahan is chief photographer for a TV station, so he’s always got his camera handy. He also has a video camera on his bike helmet. While he was riding his bike recently, he noticed birds overhead, before hearing the click of a hawk’s talons, as it tried to grab his helmet camera.

Today is Tap Dance Day, but don’t worry if you don’t have tap shoes. You can make your own, using hot glue, and 20 pennies! Glue 6 pennies to the bottom of each shoe on the toe area, and another 4 to the heel. Let them dry for an hour, and you’ll be ready to tap!

A towel is the most important thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have, according to “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Today is Towel Day! Don’t panic, just carry a towel. It’s also Geek Pride Day. For example, be proud of being a Star Wars geek who knows the name of every single character!

An antique hunter in Hawaii, found an old yearbook from 19 50, in a collection of items he purchased. He discovered a diploma taped to the inside cover, and decided to try and locate the owner. 89-year-old June Landgraf, was shocked to have her old yearbook returned to her! She’s happy to relive those old memories.

Put down those dirty dishes! If you have a dishwasher, there’s no need to pre-wash them by hand. Pre-washing dishes could be wasting 6000 gallons of water per year in your household, as well as 10 days of time. Modern dishwashers will clean them. Really. Just scrape off the food scraps!

On May 26th, the Moon will be amazing. The Moon will be closer to the Earth, looking bigger and brighter. There will also be a lunar eclipse, and May’s first full moon is called the Flower Moon. So it’ll be a super-blood-flower-moon eclipse! Research when the eclipse will occur in your location.

Today is Tiara Day, so become royalty for the day, and wear your fanciest tiara or crown. Make your own crown jewels with rhinestones, or weave flowers into an all-natural tiara. Plus, it’s Brother’s Day. Stop fighting over who gets to be king, and hug your brother! You can each rule your own domain.

Today is Scavenger Hunt Day. Here’s a list of things to find: an ant, 2 spoons, a dried-up leaf, a purple flower, a black sock, 3 pennies, a nail, a stick, mustard or ketchup, a blade of grass, a toy plane, and a paintbrush. Who will be first to find everything? What will the prize be?

Archaeologists in Maryland, were searching for the location of Saint Mary’s fort, one of the earliest English settlements in North America. They discovered a helpful clue, which was a nearly 400-year-old coin. The silver coin bearing an image of King Charles the First, was found right where they’re now excavating the fort.

The island of Madeira, is welcoming a special kind of traveler. People who can work from home on their computers, can work from anyplace with a good internet connection. Madeira created a Digital Nomad Village, with fast internet and free office space, for people who want to travel to a beautiful place to work.