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Peter and Minke van Wingerden live in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, but that hasn’t stopped them from having a farm. They’ve built a 3-story floating farm on one of the city’s waterways! The farm doesn’t depend on roadways or take up land space, and it uses rainwater from the roof!

A stray dog in Ontario Canada, found 5 orphaned kittens out in the cold. She knew they needed help to survive, so the dog curled up around the kittens and kept them warm. A driver passing by spotted the group, and took them to a shelter. Now Serenity and her kittens will get forever homes!

If you live in Los Angeles, you can help make the world greener for free. The city is giving up to 7 young trees to residents, to plant in their yards. They have to agree to water the saplings once a week for the first 5 years, but the city supplies the stakes, ties, and fertilizer.

Today is Cake Day! Will you make one from scratch, and practice all your measuring skills? You could use a boxed cake mix instead, and add some special ingredients, like chocolate chips or raspberries. You can even buy a cake, and focus on the best part of this special occasion, which is eating cake!

What would it be like, to be an astronaut on the SpaceX Crew Dragon? NASA has released an app called Rocket Science: Ride to Station, that lets you find out! Users can experience a takeoff on the Crew Dragon, or on Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner. Choose your mission and crew, then head to the ISS.

Timothy Paule Jackson and Nicole Lindsey, had a great idea for all the vacant lots in Detroit Michigan. They gave the land to bees! Their organization, Detroit Hives, will transform places where houses and buildings were torn down, into bee paradises. The land will have flowers, gardens, and beehives, making it beautiful for everyone!

Working in an office might sound slightly boring, but if you’re lucky, your chair will spin really fast! Even better, you could replace your chair with a big bouncy yoga ball. But best of all, would be sitting on a dinosaur chair! The colorful brachiosaur’s long neck supports your back. I’d bring him home!

Just in case you haven’t turned on a TV, listened to a radio, or seen any ads on your computer, don’t forget to go buy gifts. It’s Shopping Reminder Day! Remember, making gifts for people is awesome, so maybe you only need glue. It’s also Play Day With Dad. Will you let him win?

Today is Blasé Day. The French word for jaded, being blasé about something means you’re unimpressed. Some dessert is just “meh”. A parfait is impressive, especially since it’s Parfait Day! That’s also a French word, meaning perfect. The dessert has layers of cream, fruit, nuts, yogurt, or anything else to make it perfectly delicious!

New research is showing great news for whales in the South Atlantic Ocean. At one point, the population of humpback whales in the area had dropped to only 450. Since whale-hunting was banned in the 19 80’s, the population has grown to around 25,000. That’s proof that with enough help and protection, endangered species can recover.