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In 1997, a character in the TV show Seinfeld, made up a holiday called Festivus, because he thought Christmas was too commercialized. Many real people now celebrate Festivus. They have the Airing of Grievances during dinner, perform Feats of Strength by wrestling, and perform a Festivus Miracle, like getting groceries into the house without tripping.
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Nilanshi Patel had a bad experience with a haircut when she was 6 years old. She decided she wasn’t going to cut her hair anymore. Now, she is 16, and holds the world record for longest hair on a teenager! Her hair is 5 feet 7 inches long, and takes an hour to comb!
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A doctor in Los Angeles California, has been seeing a new injury in his patients. They’re getting selfie wrist! Some people take so many pictures of themselves, that they get pain in their wrist and tingling in their fingers. He has to instruct his patients on how to hold their phones to prevent injuries!
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The Oakland Airport in California had an unlikely trespasser last week. A young sea lion was found wandering the grounds! Officials coaxed him back to the bay, but he returned a little later. The Marine Mammal Center will make sure the sea lion, nicknamed Cruizin, is healthy. Maybe he’s planning a trip to Hawaii!
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The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter, has taken an amazing picture of crater filled with ice. The Korolev crater is over 1 mile deep and 37 miles wide, and is filled nearly to the brim with year-round water ice! The Mars Express has been in orbit around Mars, and sending back images, for 15 years!
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Today is Date Nut Bread Day. No silly, you aren’t supposed to date a nut. It’s a sweet bread full of dates and nuts. People in Egypt and the Middle East have been cultivating dates, a fruit that grows on palm trees, for 6000 years! You should bake some delicious bread today!
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Scientists have discovered more than 100 new species, among the submerged mountains off the coast of Tasmania. In only 4 weeks, they observed previously unknown types of coral and brittle stars, crabs and lobsters, blob fish and worms. The researchers were studying how well coral reefs were recovering, after becoming a protected area 20 years ago.
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76 year-old Paul Goetchius is a retired environmental toxicologist, but he’s taken on a new job. He volunteers with the On Point for College program, and drives low-income college students to class. He’s driven over 64,000 miles in the last 8 years, helping countless students complete their college education, and being their honorary Grandpa!
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Alyssa Emrick was driving through Toledo Ohio, when she noticed a giant weed growing in the sidewalk. Thinking it looked like Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree, her family added a few ornaments. Other people started adding decorations to the Toledo Christmas Weed, as well as placing toy and food donations underneath. Everyone loves it!
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Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. The sun’s maximum elevation will be at its lowest, meaning the period of darkness is longest. Starting tomorrow, the days will gradually get longer. In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s the summer solstice!
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