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If you see someone with a dirt smudge on their forehead today, it’s probably not because they’re messy. Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of the Christian period of fasting before Easter, called Lent. Some people wear ashes as a sign of repentance. You still have to wash your face!

Once upon a time, a man named Levi Strauss, sold some denim to a tailor named Jacob Davis. Using Levi’s business know-how, and Jacob’s magical copper rivets, Levi Strauss and Company gave the world magnificent jeans! They all lived happily ever after. It’s Levi Strauss Day, and Tell A Fairy Tale Day. Happy storytelling!

Sometimes it seems easiest, to order a cheese pizza. A pizzeria in France, doesn’t agree. Deliss Pizza just broke a world record, by making a pizza with 257 different types of cheese on it! It wasn’t even a big pizza. The menu of cheese toppings might be bigger than the meal!

Car TakeBack UK, a British company that recycles cars, is hiring someone to watch all 24 James Bond movies. The License to Watch job will pay someone more than $600, to watch the films over 24 consecutive nights, and record their thoughts. They’ll also get a top-secret assignment. It sounds intriguing, don’t you think?

42-year-old Dave Ayres drives a zamboni for the Toronto Maple Leafs. But this weekend, he went from ice-resurfacer, to professional ice hockey player! The Maple Leafs were playing the Carolina Hurricanes, when both goalies were injured. Ayres stepped in to play goalie for the Hurricanes, and blocked 8 out of 10 shots, to help them win 6-3!

Today is Paczki Day, Fastnacht Day, and Pancake Day. Paczki is a Polish jam or custard-filled donut, and fastnacht is a German pastry. IHOP restaurants will celebrate by giving out free pancakes! If you don’t like pancakes and pastries, you can observe Chocolate Covered Nut Day. Today is going to be sweet!

You can call today Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Carnival, Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. The day before Ash Wednesday, the start of a Christian period of fasting called Lent, is a good excuse for parties and overindulgence. For days of parades and celebrations, visit New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro, Venice, Nice France, or Goa India.

The Fripp Island Golf and Beach Resort, in South Carolina, was overrun with flamingos last week. 3753 pink plastic garden flamingos, formed a world-record-breaking flock on the lawn. The resort had teamed up with Pledge the Pink, a breast cancer charity race. Each flamingo represented enough money raised for one mammogram.

Animal rescuers responded to some false alarms in England last week. A woman was terrified to leave her home, when a snake on her windowsill wouldn’t leave. It wasn’t moving, because it was a toy snake! Then a man reported seeing snakes in his bedroom. Further investigation revealed it was only a cloth strap.

If you love building LEGO Star Wars sets, and can’t wait for new ones to be released, buildbetterbricks.com could be perfect for you. They sell instructions to build custom designs like Han Solo’s Millennium Blaster, or Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Lightsaber. You probably already have all the pieces you need, on your bedroom floor!