April 15, 2020: Unsinkable? Think again.
On this day in the year 1912, the famous ship the Titanic sank. Some facts about the Titanic: it was as long as three football fields, it burned 600 tons of coal every day to keep moving. If you don’t…
February 17, 2020 – Not-so-random Kindness
Today is National Random Acts of Kindness Day. It’s a movement to encourage people to do nice things, for anyone you can, whether you know them or not. Ideas are to send a thank you note to the police or…
January 12, 2020 – Be More Like…?
Do you guys know Nike shoes? Have you ever seen the jumping man picture with it? Maybe your dad has told you about Michael Jordan? Maybe you have seen the movie Space Jam? Well, maybe you don’t know him, but…
Humble
In the news, there’s a crazy new idea for building houses quickly and cheaply, in areas of the world where people really need homes, like Haiti and Mexico. A group called New Story teamed with a company called Icon to…
November 23, 2019
Today is National Espresso Day. Espresso is a type of coffee–if you’ve heard of a latte or cappuccino, it’s made from espresso. Most people think it’s stronger than regular coffee, but it’s just more concentrated. Hopefully you aren’t drinking coffee…
AM: October 7, 2019
Today is National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day. And just to add to it, October is National Pretzel Month. Fun facts about pretzels: German children wear pretzel necklaces on New Year’s for good luck, President Bush once choked on a pretzel…