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A Cambodian boy named Thaksin was working as a street vendor, to earn money to go to school. A travel blogger shared videos of him speaking French, Cantonese, Japanese, English, Mandarin, Thai, Filipino, Malay, Spanish, Korean, German, and Hainanese. After seeing the video, the Red Cross is paying for school for Thaskin’s whole family!
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Scientists in Israel have been cooking up a new recipe for fuel: turkey poop! When cooked at the right pressure and temperature, turkey waste turns into a form of coal, that can then be used as fuel for power plants. Instead of an environmental hazard, animal manure can become a renewable resource!
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Today is Universal Children’s Day. On this date in 1959, the United Nations adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, to protect children all over the world. Millie Bobby Brown, the 14 year-old actress from “Stranger Things,” is UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador, and wants everyone to go blue, as kids take the lead today!
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Today is Peanut Butter Fudge Day. Make a batch and share with me! It’s also Name Your PC Day. My name is Alexa; shouldn’t all your computers have names? It’s also Absurdity Day, so celebrate strange things today, like sharing fudge with your computer. Be silly, ridiculous, and absurd, and have fun!
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Color televisions have been around for half a century, but some people still prefer their black and white TVs. In the United Kingdom, where you have to pay for a TV license each year, over 7000 black and white TV licenses were issued. I guess if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
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There’s a spot in the ocean that’s so far away from land, that the closest humans to it are usually the astronauts at the International Space Station! Point Nemo, the official oceanic pole of inaccessibility, is 1670 miles from the nearest inhabited place, and the space station is only 258 miles away!
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Do you want to hear something weird? If you get hurt at night, it will take longer to heal than if you’re injured during the day. Scientists have found that skin cells called fibroplasts, are the first cells to try to heal a wound. At night, fibroplasts react slowly. Maybe they’re sleepy!
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Former pro football player Syd Kitson, is responsible for the first completely solar-powered city in the United States. He’s developed a town in Florida called Babcock Ranch, starting with 350,000 solar panels! The town has room for 45,000 residents, who can use electric shuttle buses and bikes to keep their environment clean!
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You know what’s awesome? Toilets! It’s World Toilet Day! 2.5 billion people in the world don’t have toilets, so be thankful for yours, and keep it clean! It’s also Play Monopoly Day. The original version was created in 1935, but new versions are released every year. You might even find one for your town!
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Wintertime is a great time to learn about the animals living near you. After a fresh snowfall, go outside and look for tracks. Raccoon tracks look like tiny handprints. Deer tracks look like upside-down hearts, while rabbits leave groups of 4 prints between hops. Maybe you’ll find bird or squirrel tracks. Go exploring!
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