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Paul Lanzarotti’s squeaky floorboards were merely annoying, until he became a new dad. Then the loud floors became unacceptable, since they were waking up his baby. He invented a floorboard tonic to silence all the noises. The spray, called Stop Creak, is made with teflon. He’s now helped over 8000 homes get quieter floors!
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A German circus has entertained crowds since 1976, but they’ve stopped using live animals in their acts, to take a stand against animal cruelty. Instead, Circus Roncalli uses holograms! 3D holographic elephants, horses, and even fish, are created with projectors, and are just as spectacular. Plus, they’re a lot cheaper to feed!
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Today is Global Forgiveness Day. Don’t be mad at anyone! Just forgive them. If you did something wrong, apologize and ask for forgiveness. It’s also Tell The Truth Day, which might help you admit what you did wrong. Never be afraid to tell the truth. Lying will only get you in worse trouble!
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Today is Strawberry Sundae Day, and Macaroni Day, and best of all, Chocolate Day! It’s also Build A Scarecrow Day, so get some old clothes, stuff them with hay or rags, and put it up to keep the birds away from your yummy food. You can eat macaroni and chocolate for dinner!
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Finally, there’s a reusable bag big enough to hold all your groceries. The Cotton Bag Company, Varn, and students at the Fitzmaurice Primary School in England, created the world’s largest shopping bag out of jute vegetable fiber. It’s over 73 feet wide, 47 feet high, and holds 1,898,794 water bottles! It’ll soon become smaller bags and pencil-cases.
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Today is the first day of the 106th Tour de France, a 2162 mile-long bicycle race. Cyclists will start near Brussels Belgium, and travel counter-clockwise through France over a period of 23 days. They even have to bike through the Alps mountains! 22 teams with 8 riders each will compete, and sweat enough to flush a toilet 39 times!
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Have you always dreamed of living in a castle? You can at least stay near one overnight! Prince Charles has opened a bed and breakfast on the grounds of the Castle of Mey, in Scotland. You can stay at the Granary Lodge, while Prince Charles and his family stay in the castle itself.
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The Nestley Company’s Yes! snack bars will soon be wrapped in a new recyclable paper, that can biodegrade in 6 months. They did not patent the technology, because they hope other companies will also start using it on their production lines. Nestley’s goal is to make all their packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025.
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Today is National Umbrella Cover Day. Yes, it’s weird. No, I don’t know why someone would make a day celebrating umbrella covers. Maybe you’d like to celebrate International Kissing Day instead? Or give an invisible hug online, for Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day. Show them you appreciate them!
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A transportation company in Ohio, knows how to keep its workers happy. They got office kittens! The Finance and IT department rescued 2 kitties, and named them Debit and Credit. The kittens entertained everyone, including 16,000 Instagram followers, until they were adopted into their forever homes. Maybe fostering kittens will become a new job perk!
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