Author: Lisa Mungovan

2 years ago, David Rush broke the world record for throwing 41 CDs into a bucket, in 1 minute. His record was broken by Jay Rawlings, who managed 46 successful throws. Not to be outdone, David has taken the title back, by tossing 50 CDs into a 12-inch target, over 10 feet away. Don’t try this with your parents’ CDs!

How would you like to live in a house, that’s only 6 feet wide? If living in possibly the skinniest house in London sounds good to you, you’re in luck. It’s for sale, for only $1,300,000. The 5-story rowhouse used to be a hat shop. The realtor compares it to living in a luxury yacht.

A species of chameleon discovered in Madagascar, is the world’s smallest reptile. The brookesia nana, or nano-chameleon, is only an inch long! The brookesia micra was previously the smallest species. The tiny lizard lives on the forest floor, and can’t change color. When you’re that small, you don’t need camouflage. You can hide anywhere!

While millions of people on Earth have gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 so far, there are billions who haven’t. The vaccine hasn’t been approved for kids yet, so they’ll have an even longer wait. The good news is, it appears that the flu vaccine, can make COVID less severe in children. Get your flu shot.

Today is Extraterrestrial Culture Day. Do you think there’s life on other planets? Read a book, like “The Alien Next Door,” or watch a movie, like “ET.” Then build a make-believe spaceship in your living room, or have everyone imagine a new planet, and draw their own alien species.

Pizza is awesome. You can keep it simple, a crust with tomato and cheese, or you can put 30 toppings on it! Yay! It’s Pizza Day! It’s also Read In the Bathtub Day. After you eat your favorite pizza, relax in the bath with your favorite book. Just don’t drop it in the water!

If you have temperatures colder than 25° below 0, you can create snow with an adult’s help! A pot of boiling water thrown into extremely cold air, will vaporize and fall as snow. Be sure you don’t have any exposed skin during your experiment, or you could get frostbite. Then boil more water, for hot chocolate!

Parts of North America are experiencing arctic temperatures from a polar vortex, which is the wind circulating around the North pole. Sometimes a stream of air escapes, and heads south. In the US, the Midwest and Plains will be the coldest, hitting minus 30° Fahrenheit. Factor in the wind, and it will feel like 50° below 0!

Today is Clean Out Your Computer Day. Find an online tutorial, to show you how to clean the grime off the mouse, the dust off the cooling fan, and the crumbs off the keyboard. Once it’s physically clean, start cleaning out unnecessary files. You’ll be surprised, at how much faster a clean computer runs!

Today is National Boy Scouts Day. The Boy Scouts of America was created in 19 10, inspired by the British Boy Scouts. Since then, 130,000,000 Scouts have enjoyed earning 135 different merit badges. The Pinewood Derby, where Scouts design their own miniature wooden racing cars, has been taking place since 19 53. Scouts pledge to do their best.