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In Germany, the first hydrogen-powered train is now in operation, to transport passengers. It can travel 600 miles on a single tank of hydrogen, it has a battery back-up, and it doesn’t produce any greenhouse gas emissions! It’s also quieter and cheaper than traditional trains. 14 more trains will be launched in the next few years.
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Kids at Chelsea High School in Michigan, felt like the Homecoming Queen tradition was more of a popularity and beauty competition. They voted to ditch the contest, and give an Excellence Award instead. It will be based on emotional, social, and academic attributes. They want to emphasize student kindness and character.
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The town of Aitoliko in western Greece is decorated for Halloween already. Spiderwebs are covering everything in a 1000-foot stretch of shoreland. The decorators are harmless stretch spiders. The weather was ideal for a population explosion. The spiders are taking advantage of the abundance of mosquitoes, and will basically eat, mate, and party!
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Benihana restaurants will give you free fried rice with your entree, to celebrate Fried Rice Day. They have also been cooking non-stop since September 18th, in an attempt to break the Longest Cooking Marathon world record. Chef Andrey in New York, and Chef Raymundo in Chicago, are trying to cook for 40.5 hours!
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It’s National Punch Day. No, you don’t get to punch somebody! It’s a sweet, fruity drink! Try your favorite recipe. Make some fried rice to go with it, because it’s National Fried Rice Day. Take day-old rice, and fry it in a wok combined with diced vegetables, ginger, and soy sauce. It’s delicious!
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Teachers, don’t listen to this. Kids, there’s a new typeface that can make your essays look 10% longer. It’s called Times Newer Roman, and it changes the spacing, size of the punctuation, and x-height just a tiny bit. The result is, a 15-page paper would need only 5,833 words instead of 6,680 words! Pretty sneaky!
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Two incredibly well-preserved animals, a wolf pup and a caribou, were discovered in Canada. The Ice Age mammals were uncovered by gold miners in the Yukon Territory. The mummified wolf was especially impressive, as it was completely intact- even its fur! They were found in a layer of volcanic ash, 80,000 years old.
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A school district in Missouri is trying out a 4-day school week this year, joining many school systems in the United States, who are already using the schedule. Some students are on the bus 3 hours a day, so a 4-day week makes a big difference! The school day is just a little longer.
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Noah’s not the only one that rescued animals from a flood. Tony Alsup may not have an ark, but he used a school bus to rescue animals from Hurricane Florence. The Tennessee man started rescuing shelter animals last year, during Hurricane Harvey. He finds foster homes for them until flooded shelters can reopen.
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Arr! It’s me favorite day matey! It’s Talk Like A Pirate Day! Repeat all your favorite pirate phrases, and make sure you use a gruff, sea-weathered voice all day long! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Except make that a bottle of butterscotch pudding, since it’s also National Butterscotch Pudding Day. Yarrrrarr!
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