Author: Lisa Mungovan

On this day in 1889, the Eiffel Tower, in Paris France, was completed. Celebrate Eiffel Tower Day, by eating French food, or building your own tower out of blocks or pillows. It’s also Bunsen Burner Day. It wouldn’t be a proper laboratory, without a vial of liquid, bubbling over the flame of a Bunsen burner!

Girl Scouts are famous for selling cookies. An 8-year-old in California, is an expert on cookies, after selling a record-breaking 32,484 boxes in 1 season! Lilly Bumpus is a Brownie scout, and also a cancer survivor. Many of the cookie orders, were donated to children’s hospitals. She sold 500 boxes in 1 day, right from her driveway!

Carbon dioxide is found in your breath, car exhaust, and factory pollution. It builds up in the atmosphere, causing global warming. A company has figured out how to produce protein from CO2, and turn it into animal feed. Instead of fishmeal or soybeans, cows could eat the protein pellets, and help the Earth.

When you have a damaged tooth, eating or drinking cold things makes it really hurt. Scientists have finally discovered why. Cells in the teeth, called odonotoblasts, act as cold sensors. They contain a protein called TRPC5, that allows cold-signaling chemicals to pass through. If scientists can block the path, cold stuff won’t hurt anymore.

The best way to prevent the spread of coronavirus, is to stay home. But hospitals are packed with healthcare workers, doing their best to save people’s lives. Today is Doctors’ Day, so lets thank them even more than normal. Buy them a meal, by having a restaurant deliver food to your local hospital.

It’s feeling like spring, so go outside. It’s Take A Walk In The Park Day! Count how many different birds you hear, and see what flowers are starting to bloom. It’s also Pencil Day, so bring along pencils and paper, and make a list, or sketch a picture. Yay for erasable writing!

Last week in the Pacific Northwest, people reported seeing a spectacular meteor shower. It was actually the remnants of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, that had launched March 4th. Most space junk remains in orbit, drifting around the planet, but sometimes pieces break free and burn up in the atmosphere, producing an unexpected fireworks show.

A group of rheas has been running wild, in the streets of Three Rivers England. The birds are native to South America. Rheas are smaller cousins of the ostrich, reaching up to 5 feet tall. They’ve attacked dogs and deer, so police have warned residents to keep their distance, until they find the rheas’ home.

Today is Mom And Pop Business Owners Day. Visit a small, family-owned business the next time you need something, because they need something too. Your business! Where’s your nearest Magic Shop? It’s also Smoke And Mirrors Day, which are things magicians use to cover up their tricks. Presto-here’s-your-change-o!