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What’s your favorite kind of rock? If you answered igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic, you know your geology! Today is Geologists’ Day, so go rock-hounding, and try to identify what you find. Bring along some oranges, strawberries, and brussels sprouts for a snack, since it’s also Vitamin C Day. They’re good for your health.
See that rat eating a carrot? Walk around it! See that school library? Walk around it! And while you’re at it, write your school librarian a thank-you-note, because it’s School Librarian Day. It’s International Carrot Day, World Rat Day, and Walk Around Things Day too! Don’t run into anything.
Happy Easter! Today Christians celebrate the resurrection, when Jesus Christ rose from the dead almost 2000 years ago. New life and Spring are represented by Easter bunnies, and colored eggs! It’s also the end of Passover, celebrated last week by Jews. The festival commemorates when the Israelites were freed from slavery, more than 3000 years ago.
71% of the Earth is covered in water, and it’s full of animals. There are over 220,000 aquatic species that have been identified, but there could be 2,000,000 more that know nothing about. Today, on World Aquatic Animal Day, dream about all the unknown animals that humans have never seen, living deep in the ocean.
Today, like the first Saturday of every month, is Play Outside Day. Maybe while you’re outside, someone will make you a delicious dessert, since it’s also Chocolate Mousse Day. You can suggest an easy recipe of the light, chocolatey dessert, that uses only heavy cream and chocolate. Good luck getting someone to make it!
Arm yourself with some soft pillows, and get ready to battle. It’s Pillow Fight Day! Warn your opponent , before bashing them with a pillow, unless you want to start a real fight, haha! It’s also Official Fish Fingers And Custard Day, which will only make sense if you watch Doctor Who. It sounds revolting.
Today is DIY Day, which stands for Do It Yourself. You can learn just about anything from YouTube videos, from installing a toilet, to building a treehouse. One thing you might not want to do yourself, is walk on fire. It’s also Firewalk Day! Firewalking has been used in rituals and ceremonies, for 3000 years.
Today is Find A Rainbow Day. Rainbows in the sky are caused by reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light in water droplets. You can create your own rainbow on a sunny day by making a fine spray of water with a hose. Have a party when you find one; it’s also World Party Day!
A North Carolina Dollar General store, had a persistent thief. A stray dog kept sneaking in, trying to steal a purple stuffed unicorn. After the 5th shoplifting attempt, the employees called animal services. Officer Lane nicknamed the dog Sisu, bought him the unicorn, and took him to the shelter, to find his forever home.
Uranus is a weird planet. It’s tipped sideways on its rotational axis, spins clockwise instead of counter-clockwise, smells horrible, and its rings are different than all the other planets. Now, astronomers have detected x-rays coming out of Uranus, and they don’t know what’s causing them. The planet likes to keep everyone guessing!