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Beware the Ides of March. That’s today! But unless you’re Julius Caesar, you’re safe. Julius Caesar was a Roman leader, who was assassinated March 15th, in 44 BC. That line is from a play by William Shakespeare, when a soothsayer was warning Caesar that his life was in danger. It’s fun to say it ominously!

Some people think they know everything. They won’t appreciate Everything You Think Is Wrong Day! Leave decision-making for another day, since whatever you choose will be wrong. It’s also World Speech Day. Make awards for everyone in your family, then take turns giving acceptance speeches! Don’t forget to clap and cheer them on!

As people stock up on supplies to quarantine themselves against the novel coronavirus, toilet paper is hard to find. One arcade in Britain stocked a claw machine with toilet paper! Meanwhile, in Australia, campers caught a kangaroo in the bathroom, eating toilet paper. He can poop out t-p, and save a step!

Cadbury makes delicious creme-filled chocolate eggs. Their mascot, the Cadbury Bunny, lays them, but other animals stand in for the rabbit. This year, Lieutenant Dan-the-2-legged dog, a duck from Missouri, a fat cat named Lunchbox, and a llama named Conswala, are all competing to wear bunny ears, and play the Cadbury Bunny in commercials.

Math and pastry fans unite: it’s pi day! March 14th represents the first 3 digits of pi, an irrational number that never ends. Here let me show you while you eat some pie to celebrate! 3 point 1 4 1 5 9 2 6 5 3 5 8 9 7 9 3 2 3 8 4 6 2 6 4 3 3 8 3 2 7 9 5 0 2 8 8 4 1 9 7 1 6 9 3 9 9 3 7 5 1 0 5 8 2 0 9 7 4 9 4 4 5 9 2 3 0 7 8 1 6 4 0 6 2 8 6 2 0 8 9 9 8 6 2 8 0 3 4 8 2 5 3 4 2 1 1 7 0 6 7 9 8 2 1 4 8 0 8 6 5 1 3 2 8 2 3 0 6 6 4 7 0 9 3 8 4 4 6 0….

It’s Children’s Craft Day, and you know what would be really fun? Make your own book! Since it’s Write Down Your Story Day, make it one about your family’s history. That way, you’ll also be celebrating Genealogy Day. Find out where your ancestors lived, and create a family tree to illustrate your book!

Today is International Ask A Question Day. Go ahead, ask me anything! It’s also Learn About Butterflies Day, and Moth er Day. Butterflies and moths are similar, but can you find out, what makes them different? It’s a good way to start Science Education Day! Squeeze in a snack; it’s Potato Chip Day!

A Canadian band secured a new world record, when they played the deepest underground concert ever. The Shaft Bottom Boys played 6,213 feet below sea level, at the bottom of a nickle mine. They’re from Sudbury Ontario, and were raising money for summer science camps, and the Miners for Cancer charity.

A family in Texas used their security camera, to find a package thief. They were surprised to see a dog off to the side, waiting patiently for the postal worker to leave. Then he swiped their package and ran away! He was identified as Cody, and it appears he’s stolen from other neighbors too!

The Isle of Skye, in Scotland, used to have dinosaurs. Brother’s Point has evidence of many species from the Jurassic period. Paleontologists recently discovered fossilized Stegosaurus tracks! However, the island looked quite different 170,000,000 years ago! The British Isles would have been much further south, and had a tropical climate.