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Were you one of the 1.9 billion people around the world who watched the royal wedding? British Prince Harry married American Meghan Markle yesterday at Windsor Castle in London. Their new titles are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. After months of excitement and preparation, everyone was happy watching the beautiful couple get married!
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There’s a caterpillar invasion around London right now, and touching the crawly critters can be dangerous. The toxic caterpillars are larvae of the oak processionary moth, which feed on oak trees. Their poisonous hairs can cause rashes, eye problems, and breathing difficulties if you even inhale airborne hairs. Don’t go near them!
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Last weekend, the London Marathon resulted in 34 new world records! There was the fastest marathon on stilts, and the fastest people dressed as a carrot, Star Wars character, cheerleader, man in a wedding dress, and Forrest Gump. Even the weather participated: it was the hottest London Marathon on record, at a balmy 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
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If you happen to be in England on April 22nd, you need to see this. Runners will attempt to break 90 world records at the Virgin Money London Marathon! They include running the fastest on stilts, and dressed in costumes such as a toilet, tree, emoji, insect, and pencil! Guinness judges will be there to verify any new records.
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Forget about cleaning the house today; it’s National No Housework Day anyway. Instead, grab your pillow! It’s International Pillow Fight Day, and cities around the world from New York to London to Hong Kong will be holding gigantic pillow fights! Look online to find one near you, or just go hit your brother with a pillow.
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If you are in London today and see a bunch of men on top of buildings, don’t worry. American artists Mark Jenkins and Sandra Fernandez made the sculptures! Mark’s sculptures made out of packaging tape look like real people, but they might be embedded in a wall or hanging out on a lamppost. Maybe you’ll spot one someday!
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Cities are full of pollution and don’t have many trees, but Green City Solutions created a bench that can absorb as much pollution as 275 trees! CityTree benches hold 1682 pots of moss, have their own watering and solar monitoring systems, and even have WiFi. So far, They are in London, Berlin, Paris, Oslo and Amsterdam.
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Today is National Umbrella Day and National Cream Cheese Brownie Day. I wish it would rain delicious cream cheese brownies so I could use my bumbershoot, another name for umbrellas in the 19th century. James Smith and Sons is a London umbrella shop open since 1830. Umbrellas were invented more than 4000 years ago!
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