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If you live where Daylight Saving Time stole an hour of your sleep yesterday, get it back today by stealing a nap! It’s Napping Day! It’s also Barbie Day. The first Barbie doll was made by Ruth Handler, over 60 years ago! Check out a wacky collection of Barbies, on Avenue Q in Washington DC.

Oh no! You’re late for school! Just kidding, I only wanted to help you celebrate Panic Day! Are you upset because I tricked you? Forget about it, because it’s Get Over It Day. It’s also False Teeth Day. George Washington had a set made from animal teeth, set in lead!

90 year-old Sybil Wettasinghe, author of The Umbrella Thief, needed a little help with her new children’s book, called Wonder Crystal. She asked the children of her country, Sri Lanka, to send their writings and drawings to help complete the story. The result was a story with 1250 alternative endings, setting a new world record!

You don’t often hear, about dogs in trees, but a dog in Kansas named Waldo, climbed 20 feet up a tree. Unfortunately, he couldn’t climb back down, so animal services officers had to go up after him. Waldo was so relieved to be rescued, that he fell asleep in their arms.

Did you notice how huge the moon looks today? That’s because it’s a supermoon, which occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon’s perigee. The perigee is the point when the moon’s orbit brings it closest to Earth. This month’s full moon is also known as the Worm, Crow, or Sap Moon.

Todays is International Women’s Day, as well as  Nationelle Oregon Day. Itz alsho Peanut Cluster Day. Fimally, it’s Proofreading Bay. If you’re a girl from the Beaver State, Oregon, whose nuts about chockolit-covered peanut globz, and caught all thee, misteaks in this paragraphs, this day Is for EWE! Spellcheck cant catch everything!

Spring forward, fall back. Clocks moved forward one hour in North America, for Daylight Saving Time. It’s dark again when kids get up for school, but there’s more natural light in the evening to play outside! It’s good for businesses, and saves a little on electricity. But I’m still sleepy!

Microscopic marine algae, known as phytoplankton, are just as important as trees, in providing oxygen for our planet. They grow on the ocean’s surface, nourished by fecal plumes form blue whales. That’s right, they eat whale poop! Whales are a valuable tool to fight climate change. It’s just one more reason, whales are awesome!

Spring is coming, and flowers are starting to bloom. That’s good news for the bees, until people start killing the dandelions and clover in their lawns. The University of Minnesota’s Bee Lab, has signs available to download online, for people who want to explain why their flowering bee lawns welcome weeds!

People are worried about COVID-19, a new strain of coronavirus that’s making people sick around the world, but the easiest way to stay healthy is old news. Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly with soap, and don’t touch your face! Cough or sneeze into your elbow, and please stay home if you’re sick!