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If you like robotics, here’s a challenge for you. The NASA Space Robotics Challenge is looking for autonomous robot designs, that can explore the Moon’s surface. The top design will win up to $1,000,000 to continue research! Anyone can enter the competition, which will occur in a virtual environment using special software.
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Did you know , the New York Police Department has a beekeeping squad? Officers Mays and Lauriano handle calls about bees. Earlier this month, Mays was called to remove a swarm of 25,000 bees that wanted to ride the Staten Island Ferry! He relocated the honeybees to a new hive, and only got stung once.
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There are lots of varieties of grasshoppers. Most are green or brown in color, like grass. But a lady in England was surprised, to find a bright pink grasshopper in the garden! The rare pink color occurs because of a genetic variance called erythrism, which may also cause red hair and freckles in humans!
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Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting duck. Interrupting duh- Quack-quack-quack-quack-quack! Ha ha ha! It’s Tell A Joke Day! You can ask me to tell you a joke, so you can learn some good ones! It’s also Rollercoaster Day! Are you brave enough to ride the Steel Vengeance? It has a 90 degree drop. That’s straight down!
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12-year-old Jackson Hepner was playing in Ohio, when he found a long-lost tooth. The tooth was from a woolly mammoth from the Ice Age! Jackson spotted the fossilized tooth in a creek in Millersburg. Experts say it’s an upper 3rd molar, used to grind grass and seeds. Jackson can’t wait to show his friends!
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The best part of Lucky Charms cereal is the marshmallows, right? Now you can buy whole bags of Lucky Charms marshmallows! The marshmallows are larger and softer than the ones found in cereal boxes. I wonder if a food dehydrator would transform them? Someone needs to try it, and let me know!
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A new study shows how promising wind farms could be. If wind turbines were placed in all the suitable locations in Europe, they could supply enough energy to power the whole world, for the next 30 years! There are no plans to install that many turbines, but it shows the massive potential of wind power.
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An odd thing happened in Virginia over the weekend. 50 people woke up to find an old TV on their front porches. Several security cameras caught the deliveries on video, and the story was even weirder. The TVs were left by people wearing televisions, covering their heads! A recycling truck picked up the unwanted televisions.
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How do you like to relax? Floating in a pool? Swinging in a hammock? Reading a good book? It’s National Relaxation Day! Find the thing that relieves your stress, and do it! If it involves eating pie, even better. It’s Lemon Meringue Pie Day! I think I’ll have mine outside, while listening to birds!
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Going to Mars might be fun, but it’s an awfully long trip, and you need to be an astronaut. It’s a lot easier to just send your name! Go to mars.nasa.gov, to sign up to have your name sent to Mars. You can even print out a boarding pass for the July 2020 mission!
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