AM: July 23, 2019
Today… I DARE YOU to do something crazy… It’s National Gorgeous Grandma Day today, and I dare you to call up your grandma and tell her she’s gorgeous. Are you brave enough? Or maybe a little crazy enough? It’s not…
PM: July 22, 2019
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Superheroes are pretty popular these days with movies like Avengers, and it’s a common question to ask people. Most people would want the basic powers–flying, super speed, super strength, teleporting,…
AM: July 22, 2019
Today is National Rat Catchers Day…which seems really weird. Yes, we celebrate people whose job it is to catch pests, but it’s more celebrating the story of the Pied Piper. If you don’t know the story, a town had a…
PM: July 21, 2019
In the news recently, police in New Zealand found and removed two penguins who were hiding out under a counter in a sushi restaurant… seems like they liked the smell of fish…makes complete sense to me. Smart penguins. We need…
AM: July 21, 2019
Today is National Ice Cream Day. Fun facts about ice cream: Persians thousands of years ago would store snow in underground caves which kept it frozen, and they ate it with grape-juice on top, kinda like a ancient snow-cone. But…
AM: July 20, 2019
You may have heard, but today is the 50th anniversary of the first time man walked on the moon. It was a HUGE deal–for one thing, it was kind of a competition between us and Russia (who was the other…
PM: July 19, 2019
When someone tells you “Good luck”, do you actually believe in luck? Here are a few ways people around the world think good luck comes to them (this is a bit long, but they’re pretty interesting, so be patient): In…
PM: July 18, 2019
Fun fact #2 for the day: In 1962, the carmaker Volvo came up with a new seat belt design that would make them much safer… and they gave away the patent (which makes it to where only they can use…
AM: July 18, 2019
Fun fact for the day: England is ruled by royalty, the current queen is Queen Elizabeth II, who has been queen since 1952–that’s a long time! But a surprising fact about her is that she wanted to help out during…
PM: July 17, 2019
Fun fact for the day: There is a “League of Extraordinary Communities”–it includes the cities of Boring (Oregon), Dull (Scotland) and Bland Shire (Australia). I like that–just because their names were boring, they made it into something unique. Kind of…