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Today is Talk Like A Grizzled Prospector Day. Pretend you’ve found a hunk of gold in the 1848 California Gold Rush! Maybe your impression will make people laugh, for Belly Laugh Day! After all that prospectin’ and laughin’, you’ll need a hearty snack. It’s Peanut Butter Day, so dig into some with a celery shovel!
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Did you remember to watch the lunar eclipse this past weekend? A couple in Florida remembered, but forgot about the waves. As they watched the eclipse from their SUV on the beach, the high tide rolled in, and pulled the vehicle into the ocean! They escaped safely, but their car may be ruined. Oops!
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Skiers and snowboarders at Breckinridge Ski Resort, in Colorado, got a bit of a scare. A bull moose wandered onto a ski run, and people stopped to watch him. Suddenly, he charged at some of the onlookers! Luckily they were able to ski away quickly, and learn a lesson. Never mess with a moose!
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It might be the dead of winter right now, but you can dream of spring at breakfast time. Just buy some Peeps cereal at the store! The marshmallow bunnies and chicks are now a marshmallow-flavored cereal, with marshmallows. You can also get Peeps-flavored coffee creamer. I wonder if it turns your coffee pink.
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Yasmin Terou, owner of Yassin’s Falafel House in Knoxville Tennesee, knows a little about kindness. His restaurant was voted the Nicest Place in America last year. He came to the U.S. as a Syrian refugee in 2011. Now, his restaurant is giving free meals to federal workers who aren’t getting paid during the government shutdown!
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How big are your feet? You might know what size you wear, but I bet you don’t know how many centimeters long they are! Today is Measure Your Feet Day, so find the square footage of your foot! It’s also Handwriting Day. Try to write everything by hand today instead of typing it!
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The World Record Egg, an Instagram photo of an egg that has over 50,000,000 likes, has been joined by a second photo. This egg has a tiny crack in it. The new photo has nearly 8,000,000 likes already. Do you think it’s getting ready to hatch? Maybe a chick will become the new most-liked baby photo!
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The state of Sikkim in India, will soon pay a universal basic income to its citizens. That means each of the over 600,000 residents would get a regular guaranteed cash payment. Sikkim has already successfully banned plastic bags, provided housing for all citizens, and become the first organic state. What a great place to live!
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Alla Wagner needs to move out of her beautiful 1.7 million dollar home in Millarville Canada. She’s giving it away to whoever writes her the best letter! For a 25 dollar entry fee, you can enter the “Write a Letter, Win a House” contest. She’ll accept enough entries to break even, then pick a winner!
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Liam Hannon started the Liam’s Lunches of Love organization last year, to hand out meals to homeless people in Cambridge Massachusetts. The 12 year-old has already given out over 200 lunches, with a handwritten message on each bag. His goal is to purchase a food truck, so he can also give out lunches across Boston.
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