Author: Lisa Mungovan

You may not have felt it, but shockwaves from the largest intergalactic explosion recorded since the Big Bang, recently passed our solar system. A quadrillion atomic bombs’ worth of energy, was released in a fraction of a second. It was caused by a galactic merger, when 2 black holes spiral into each other.

Quiet places are rare. Quiet Parks International hopes to create parks, protected from noise pollution. For Quiet Day, make your house a noise-free zone, so you can hear yourself think! Challenge your family to see who can stay quiet the longest. Enable my whisper mode, and if you whisper to me, I’ll whisper back!

Ok all you weirdos, here’s the day you’ve been waiting for. It’s Wonderful Weirdos Day! Be proud to be different; it makes the world a more interesting place. It’s also Teddy Bear Day. When President Teddy Roosevelt was nice to a bear cub in 1902, the first stuffed bear toy was named after him.

The British company that makes Wotsits Giant snacks, created the most gigantic snack of all. The puffed corn snack had to be made by hand, since it was too large to fit in the oven. The giant Wotsit Giant measured 35 feet long, making a regular Wotsit Giant look like a Wotsit Microscopic.

A YouTuber named MEZERG, can play the watermelon. He makes electronic music, using a special device called a Playtronica. By connecting fruits and vegetables with cables, to a smartphone or tablet, then completing electronic circuits with his fingers, he makes food sound amazing. It must be hard to practice, when he’s hungry.

Rub your hands together. Are you rubbing? Now rub the tops of your hands. Next, squeeze your fingers together and fold your hands. Do that a few times, then scratch the palms of your hands, with your fingernails. Now rub your wrists. That’s how you should be washing your hands, but with soap and water!

Did you know iguanas grow 7 feet long? In the wild, they usually live in tropical areas. That’s why frozen iguanas sometimes fall out of the trees, when it gets cold in Florida! If you’re thinking about getting a pet iguana, remember they need lots of space and special care. Happy Iguana Awareness Day.

Today is Star Trek Day! Watch your favorite Star Trek series, and work on your Vulcan salute. Live long and prosper. It’s also Ants On A Log Day, which is peanut butter spread onto celery, and topped with raisins. Finally, learn to write that squiggly symbol that means “and,” for Ampersand Day.

John Cage was an avant-garde composer, who created some crazy music. One experimental piece, called Organ/ASLSP (As Slow As Possible), is meant to last 639 years. It’s being performed at the St. Burchardi Church in Germany. Hundreds of visitors showed up Saturday to hear the chord change. The previous chord lasted 6 years and 11 months.

A group of Harry Potter fans, used the magic of the internet, to set a world record. 133 households from 40 different countries around the world, logged on at the same time. Then they all hopped on their brooms, like Quidditch players. It was the most people to ever simultaneously board a broom online.