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15 year-old Eric “Beans” McCay, won a lifetime supply of peanut butter, after Lidl grocery stores challenged him to get 72,000 retweets, on a post about his love of peanut butter. Now, Beans is sharing his supply! Lidl will give 3 jars of peanut butter to furloughed federal workers, courtesy of Beans McCay!
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Babies often get rocked to sleep, but a Swiss study shows, that maybe adults should be too! They found that a rocking motion helped people fall asleep faster and more deeply. It also improved their memory. Maybe we should all start sleeping in hammocks and swing ourselves to sleep!
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Today is National Green Juice Day. Smoothies made with spinach or kale, green grapes, and other fruits and vegetables, might surprise you with their deliciousness! Try one! It’s also Seed Swap Day. Many libraries now have seed borrowing programs; pick some seeds to plant, and bring some back next year, after your harvest!
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In Italy on Tuesday night, people spotted a bull and 2 cows calmly strolling through the streets of Bravetta. The police quickly got the escaped cows to safety, but it’s a little trickier to recapture a bull. Instead, they escorted him to a rural area, where his owner came to pick him up.
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Yuck! A company in Los Angeles is selling boxes of used tissues for $80. The idea is for people to use a germy tissue, so they can get sick at a more convenient time. I think I’ll get sick the old-fashioned way, by not washing my hands, and letting sick people sneeze on me.
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January’s nearly over. Do you have a new 2019 calendar up yet? If you want an unusual one, you might need a Bubble Calendar! It’s a 4 foot tall bubble wrap calendar, with a bubble to pop for each day. The hardest part is trying to stop yourself from popping all the bubbles at once!
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Patty Sharkey created National Big Wig Day in 2016, to inspire people to donate to the American Cancer Society’s Look Good/ Feel Better division. So today, put on a big crazy wig, have a party, and get people to donate 1 dollar or more to a worthwhile charity. This year’s motto is: Kindness + Silliness = Fabulous!
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Today is Opposite Day, so say the opposite of what you mean. Ice cream is horrible! I love getting tons of homework! I want to clean the toilets! Don’t forget to say, “Just kidding, it’s Opposite Day,” or you might confuse a lot of people! Just don’t give opposite answers on tests!
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Tyler Heep had only won 1 dollar on his scratch-off lottery ticket, but he wanted to celebrate. He went to the state lottery headquarters, to see if they’d give him his winnings on a giant check. They played along, treating him like a big jackpot winner! A local store is framing his check, no charge!
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Paramedics in China, got a little help from a devoted dog. They had received a call about a man who’d collapsed in an alleyway, and were making their way through the maze of alleys, when a dog ran into their path. The golden retriever was leading them directly to his human! Good Doggie!
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