Category: Kids News

Archaeologists in Egypt, have completed the excavation of a 1700-year-old Roman city. Built around the year 300, after pharaohs no longer ruled Egypt, the city included rock towers that were used to house pigeons. There were also workshops, homes, and Roman Baths. The baths were first discovered in the 19 80’s.

After a storm swept his boat into the open ocean, Elvis Francois couldn’t find his way back to port, and survived for 4 weeks, on a bowl of soup and a bottle of ketchup. The Heinz company, who makes ketchup, is looking for Elvis, to give him a new boat to avoid future disasters.

Today is Quiet Day, also Known as Don’t Utter A Word Day. Let’s play a game, and see who can stay quiet the longest! Whoops, I already lost. You can use Quiet Day as an excuse, to not offer to share your candy. Its Chocolate-Covered Nut Day, so you’ll need it all to celebrate!

Today is World Sword Swallower’s Day. There aren’t too many places to watch sword swallowing, and we certainly don’t want you to try it, but it sure sounds cool! Try saying, black bug’s blood,10 times instead, since it’s also International Tongue Twister Contest Day. The only danger, is tying your tongue in knots.

How would you like to grow a flower, as big as your head? A sunflower in Wales, is much bigger than that. The Fortey family broke their own world record, by growing a sunflower with a 14.2-pound head! The center of the massive flower measured more than 2 feet across, but it had small petals.

A dog named Bailey, was adopted by a family in Texas. When Bailey went missing after getting loose, they contacted the animal shelter. Luckily, someone showed up at the shelter, with news of the dog. It was Bailey herself! She had traveled 10 miles to the shelter, and rang the doorbell with her nose.

Humans have been using bows and arrows for thousands of years. The earliest archery evidence shows they were used in Africa, 70,000 years ago. In Europe, the oldest bow-and-arrow fragments were only 10 to 12,000 years old, until a recent find. Arrowheads discovered in a French cave, are 54,000 years old!

Plastic bags, bottles, and straws are just a few of the plastics polluting the Earth. Take a step to help clean it up, by not using those things in the first place! Today is Skip The Straw Day. If you can’t handle strawless drinking, get a reusable metal or bamboo straw to use instead!

Crunch-crunch-crunch. Today is National Tortilla Chip Day! In Los Angeles in the 19 40’s, Rebecca Webb Carranza noticed all the misshapen tortillas that were rejected at the El Zarape Tortilla Factory. She cut them into triangles and fried them, then sold them for 10 cents a bag. Corn + oil + water + salt = delicious!

The Chester Zoo in England, announced the birth of baby twin Sumatran tigers. Tiger mom Kasarna, and dad Dash, are the first-time parents. Zookeepers don’t know yet if the cubs are boys or girls, but they are healthy and enjoy snuggling with their mom. There are only 350 Sumatran tigers left in the wild.