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18/06/2022

“I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.”
― Paul McCartney (born June 18, 1942) Happy 80th!

31/05/2022

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman, born May 31, 1819

19/05/2022

Which book most transports you back to your childhood (even if it's a short trip) and why?

More than half (54%) of Americans in a OnePoll transport themselves back to their childhoods by reading the books they loved as kids.

15/03/2022

"If you are feeling blue, try painting your self a different color." Hannah — age 8

Kids from West Side Elementary opened the call center as an art project, but now that automated voice system receives 10,,000 calls per day.

07/03/2022

"Cities and countries across the world are making commitments to plant more trees in an effort to curb the impacts of climate change. Factoring in the elevated amounts of carbon stored by forest edges should be taken into account."

Researchers found that trees and soils on the outermost edge of forests may play a greater role in fighting climate change than we thought.

06/09/2021

An interesting fact to think about, standing at the grill, honoring American workers and ingenuity today... The 1st true supermarket, the Piggly Wiggly, opened in Memphis, Tennessee on this date in 1916. "Piggly Wiggly was the first true self-service grocery store and the originator of various familiar supermarket concepts such as checkout stands, individual item price marking and shopping carts." Maybe the first cleanup in aisle 3. Happy Labor Day!

02/07/2021

"Indonesia’s forests are a home to people and birds, leopards, rhinos, tigers, and gibbons that can be seen playing in the lush canopies—and recent protections are helping these vital places thrive."

Falling four straight years, including a 75% reduction since 2019, Indonesian deforestation rates are plummeting.

04/05/2021

"Inspired by the life-changing impact small acts of kindness had on his family during a very difficult time in their lives, author Brad Aronson decided to start collecting real-life stories about moments when a small act of kindness changes a life or has a ripple effect transforming thousands of lives."

HumanKind: Changing the World One Small Act At a Time, is a national bestseller called “the most uplifting and life-affirming book in years”.

06/01/2021

Today in 1854, the fictional character Sherlock Holmes is born. (Although, nowhere in Sir Conan Doyle’s works is it mentioned explicitly, the detective’s birthday is celebrated by fans all over the world today).

19/12/2020

Dec 21, 2020. "The last time these two planets appeared so close was on July 16, 1623.... But the last time most of the world's population had a favorable view of these two planets coming so close to each other was on March 5, 1226."

We are now closing in on the long-awaited night of Dec. 21, when Jupiter and Saturn will engage in their "great conjunction."