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American architect James Ehrlich, is ready to construct his first ReGen Village in the Netherlands. The eco-village will be a 2-300 house neighborhood, that grows its own food, generates its own power, and recycles its own waste. Each house will also have a greenhouse, and rainwater catch-and-filter system. He hopes to create a 100% sustainable loop.

Today is Love Your Pet Day! Make sure you give your companions a little extra attention, whether it’s your dog, cat, tarantula, or pet rock! It’s also Cherry Pie Day. Try baking one from scratch, and make a bonus pie filled with your pet’s favorite food. Don’t get them mixed up! Tuna pie sounds gross.

A man in South Carolina made a tidy profit, from cleaning out his car. He vacuumed up about $5 in change, so he decided to buy a lottery ticket with it. His scratch-off ticket won $250,000! The next time he has to clean his car, he can just buy a new one!

Key West Florida looked like it was in for a bunch of rain, at least on radar. The massive cloud moving across the island, was actually made of birds! Migrating birds formed a flock over 90 miles wide. More than 118 bird species are starting their return to North America, after spending the winter down south.

Sarah Curry and her Argentinian tegu lizard Winston, are making art for a good cause. The gigantic lizard is creating paintings, by dipping his claws and tail into paint, and crawling on canvases. Sarah auctions the artworks, and gives the money to the Australia Fire Relief Fund. Check out his Instagram page, at winston-the-tegu.

Last week, 14-year-old Alex Johnson offered Tennessee lawmakers a challenge. He has skeletal dysplasia, and needs to use a wheelchair. He asked members of the state legislature to spend one day in a wheelchair, to understand how important handicap accessibility is. They were surprised, at how difficult even opening a heavy door could be!

Today is International Tug-of-War Day. It’s an ancient game of strength that used to be an Olympic sport, where 2 teams pull on a rope in opposite directions. The Vikings used to play tug-of-war over a fire pit! Give the winner a box of Thin Mints, because it’s also Chocolate Mint Day! Yum!

World record-breaking master David Rush, is at it again. He broke the record for popping 100 balloons with his feet the fastest. After taping the balloons to the floor in a row, he stomped down the line in his bare feet and exploded them all in 23.69 seconds! I wonder if he wore earplugs.

When Patti Rumfola was a student at Hoover High School in 19 57, she lost her purse behind the lockers. Chas Pyle recently discovered it, when he was fixing the trim on the lockers at the renamed North Canton Middle School. Her long-lost purse contained 26 cents, make-up, a comb, photos, and library and membership cards.

Everyone knows flamingos are pink. There are pink insects, like orchid mantises and katydids. There are even pink dolphins that live in the Amazon River. But only one pink manta ray has ever been spotted. He lives in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and locals have named him Inspector Clouseau, after the Pink Panther character.