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Scientists have developed a new kind of concrete, that regenerates. It contains sand, gelatin, and cyanobacteria. Under the right conditions, the photosynthetic bacteria allow the living concrete to grow itself. Space agencies are especially excited. They could launch less building material into space, and let the concrete expand to the amount they need!

Pop. Pop. Pop, pop, pop-pop-pop-pop! It’s Popcorn Day! In the 16th century, popcorn was used in Aztec headdresses in Mexico. It became a popular food in the United States in the 18-hundreds. It’s also Tin Can Day. Peter Durand patented the perfect way to store food for years, in 18 10. Eat a tin of popcorn!

When you’re hungry, sometimes a Snickers candy bar makes a good snack. The biggest Snickers ever, just set a record for the world’s largest chocolate nut bar. It’s 12 feet long, 2 feet high, and weighs 4,728 pounds! The gargantuan Snickers is the equivalent of 43,000 regular-sized bars. That ought to be big enough to satisfy anyone’s hunger!

A horse was running through the streets of Cardiff, in Wales. Bystanders captured it, but were told it would take some time for the police to arrive with a horse trailer. A bus driver offered to transport the horse to its owners, which is how a horse came to be riding the city bus!

The New York Public Library turns 125 years old this year. They decided to research which books have been checked out the most since 18 95. The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats, was number 1, at nearly half-a-million times! Other children’s books like The Cat in the Hat and Where the Wild Things Are, were numbers 2 and 4.

Last week, when Vancouver Island got a foot of snow, around 100 people have volunteered to drive doctors and nurses to the hospital. They all have 4 by 4 vehicles that can handle the snow, and are happy to help others get around. With more snow in the forecast, they’ll be busy for a while!

It’s Winnie the Pooh Day! A-A Milne’s books about the lovable bear, Piglet, Tigger, and friends, were inspired by a black bear at the London Zoo named Winnie. Christopher Robin, the author’s son, loved to visit him! It’s also Thesaurus Day, a wonderful, fantastic, magnificent, phenomenal, terrific tool to give you synonyms for words.

A family in New Zealand, says someone kept breaking into their home, and stealing fish food. They set up a security camera, and discovered the cat burglar was an actual cat! It was breaking in through a locked cat door. The only question now is, why would a cat want fish food.

Wollemi Pine trees have been around for 200,000,000 years. They existed at the same time as dinosaurs! There are only 200 Wollemi Pines left in the wild, and they were in the path of the fires raging across Australia. Firefighters were airlifted in, and with the help of water from air tankers, they saved the grove!

6-year-old Owen Colley, heard about the bushfires in Australia, and wanted to help the animals. He’s making koala bears out of clay, for people who donate money to Wildlife Rescue South Coast. His parents set up a GoFundMe called Owen’s Australian Creature Rescue, which has raised over $136,000 so far! His new goal is $3,000,000!