Author: Lisa Mungovan

Have you ever read, “The Dot,” by Peter Reynolds? It’s about a teacher, who helps a student take courage in her abilities. She starts with a dot on a page, and goes on to make her mark. International Dot Day inspires students to get creative. Share your writing, drawing, or other accomplishments, at TheDotClub.org.

Today is Greenpeace Day. The organization was started in 1971, when activists tried to stop nuclear testing off the shores of Alaska. Ever since, the group has been fighting to save the Arctic, whales, and the environment. They’ve raised awareness about the damage being done to the Earth, but it’s everyone’s job to protect it!

Today is World Afro Day. If you have hair that grows into an afro, show off your beautiful, natural hair! It’s also Felt Hat Day, as well as Make A Hat Day, so everyone could also cover their hair up. You can even cover your entire body, because it’s Batman Day too!

Lawn care companies like Weed Man, are joining the Green Care Program. The project helps front line healthcare workers, by mowing their lawns for free. Healthcare heroes are stressed from taking care of patients, so cutting the grass, might be the last thing they feel like doing! The Green Care Program says, “Thank you.”

Divers from Finland, found an amazing relic while exploring the Baltic Sea. The team discovered a 400-year-old shipwreck. They were surprised to find an extremely well-preserved Dutch merchant vessel, called a fluit. The ship is a time capsule from the 17th century, with the holds still full of provisions. It’s an archaeological treasure.

Diamonds are expensive, because they’re hard to find. But some exoplanets in our galaxy, could be made of diamonds. The planets in our Solar System, were formed from materials from our sun. Other star systems that contain a lot more carbon, might have planets where diamonds are as common as ordinary rocks.

A hoagie is a wonderful thing. You might also know it as a sub, a hero, a torpedo, a po’boy, a grinder, or simply a sandwich on Italian bread. There are as many options to put inside your sandwich, as there are names for it! Today, for Eat A Hoagie Day, make yours perfect.

Today is Gobstopper Day! If you like your candy to last a long time, get a giant jawbreaker, also known as gobstoppers. The candy ball is too hard to bite, so you can lick it for weeks instead. It’s also Cream Filled Doughnut Day, so stop by the doughnut shop to choose your favorite!

A 62-year-old snake at the Saint Louis Zoo, shocked everyone by laying eggs. It’s not only because she’s possibly the oldest known ball python, to have laid eggs. She also hasn’t had contact with a male python, in over 15 years! Some reptiles can reproduce without a mate. I guess she got sick of waiting!

If you lived in the desert, how would you get water? 15 houses in the Navajo Nation, are getting their running water, from the air. Hydropanels made by Zero Mass Water, use solar power to draw air through a fan, then push it through a hygroscopic. Water vapor is extracted, and condenses into liquid. Voila!