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A new program in the Philippines combines 2 great causes: cleaning up the streets, and feeding the hungry. The village leaders in Bayanan will trade a kilogram of rice for every 2 kilograms of plastic waste. In August, people brought in 471 pounds of plastic, which was then recycled. They hope the program will expand everywhere!

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Some people think Friday the 13th is bad luck, and that the full moon makes people a little crazy, or brings werewolves. Since today is Friday the 13th, and tonight’s a full moon, it’s a good thing it’s also Defy Superstition Day! Walk under ladders, open umbrellas indoors, and step on all the cracks!

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Okay kids, what are we having for dinner tonight? It’s Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day! I suggest preparing something with peanuts and fortune cookies, because it’s also Peanut Day, and Fortune Cookie Day. If you spill something, you’re in luck. It’s also Blame Someone Else Day. It must have been your pet’s fault!

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Don’t loan David Rush your pencil. He just set a world record for snapping 98 pencils in one minute! Now he has 196 short pencils. He practiced using chopsticks so he wouldn’t waste so many pencils. David also holds the world record for number of world records, with more than 100 accomplishments to his name.

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If you look on YouTube, you’ll find lots of videos of seagulls stealing people’s food. Bold birds will swipe a hot dog or ice cream cone right out of your hand, or walk into a store and snag a bag of chips! Scientists discovered a simple way to stop them. Just stare at them!

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6-year-old Vivian Lord wanted to know why they only make little Green Army Men, so she wrote the company a letter. She complained that she’d seen pink army men, but soldiers don’t wear pink, and they still weren’t women. The company’s president agreed, so starting next year, BMC Toys will start making Green Army Women!

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The weather radars picked up unusual activity in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana yesterday. The cause was swarms of dragonflies! Sometimes, millions of dragonflies fly in one direction together for unknown reasons. Other times, they congregate in one area to eat insects. Dragonflies are cool, but would be fun if they’d detected flying dragons instead!

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Today is Video Games Day. Try playing Pong, which was the first video game invented in 1972. Then you can go back to your new favorites. Maybe you can get some extra screen time to celebrate! Invite your parents to play with you. It’s also Encouragement Day, so no trash talk. Cheer them on instead!

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Just a reminder, kids: don’t smuggle your pets into school! A student in Florida hid her pet bearded dragon in her backpack. She didn’t want him to be lonely all day! Her parents had to come to school to get Jango. Your pets are safest at home, and probably enjoy the quiet time!

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Quetzalcoatlus wasn’t the only giant pterosaur flying around during the Cretaceous period. The recently identified Cryodrakon boreas lived 77,000,000 years ago, and had a 32-foot wingspan! The discovery was made by researchers, analyzing a group of pterosaur fossils found in Alberta Canada 30 years ago. They realized the Cryodrakon bones were a previously unknown species!

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