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There’s a spot in the ocean that’s so far away from land, that the closest humans to it are usually the astronauts at the International Space Station! Point Nemo, the official oceanic pole of inaccessibility, is 1670 miles from the nearest inhabited place, and the space station is only 258 miles away!
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Do you want to hear something weird? If you get hurt at night, it will take longer to heal than if you’re injured during the day. Scientists have found that skin cells called fibroplasts, are the first cells to try to heal a wound. At night, fibroplasts react slowly. Maybe they’re sleepy!
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Former pro football player Syd Kitson, is responsible for the first completely solar-powered city in the United States. He’s developed a town in Florida called Babcock Ranch, starting with 350,000 solar panels! The town has room for 45,000 residents, who can use electric shuttle buses and bikes to keep their environment clean!
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You know what’s awesome? Toilets! It’s World Toilet Day! 2.5 billion people in the world don’t have toilets, so be thankful for yours, and keep it clean! It’s also Play Monopoly Day. The original version was created in 1935, but new versions are released every year. You might even find one for your town!
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Wintertime is a great time to learn about the animals living near you. After a fresh snowfall, go outside and look for tracks. Raccoon tracks look like tiny handprints. Deer tracks look like upside-down hearts, while rabbits leave groups of 4 prints between hops. Maybe you’ll find bird or squirrel tracks. Go exploring!
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The Xinhua News Agency in China, introduced its new anchorman at the World Internet Conference. It is the the world’s first artificial intelligence news anchor! The remarkably natural looking AI anchor, will learn from live broadcasting videos, and can read texts in English. It won’t mind waking up early, to give the morning news!
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In Australia, a runaway train carrying iron ore, traveled 57 miles with nobody onboard! The driver had gotten off at a stop in Melbourne, to inspect one of the cars. But the train started to roll, and the 4 locomotives and 268 cars kept going for 50 minutes, before it was purposely derailed in the desert.
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Last week, several airline pilots saw unidentified flying objects over Ireland. The UFOs were very bright and traveling at astronomical speeds. The most likely explanation is that they were meteorites, entering Earth’s atmosphere at a low angle, but the Irish Aviation Authority will investigate the incident, just to be sure!
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M I C, K E Y, M O U S E! It’s Mickey Mouse Day! The most famous mouse in the world made his debut 90 years ago. It’s also National Princess Day; sounds like the perfect day to go to Disneyland! Today is Apple Cider Day too. Cold or hot, it’s delicious!
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David Rush is a man of ridiculous talents. He’s set 83 world records for things like balancing a pool cue on his forehead, walking with a lawnmower on his chin, and popping balloons blindfolded with no hands. His latest accomplishment is eating the most sweet corn kernels in 3 minutes with a toothpick: 241!
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