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 The woman suffrage national  monument foundation has invite Americans to share their was on what new mounment honoeing woman  history at the national  mail in Washington DC  could look like people all age can submit  their  drawing sculptures painting photographs collages poem and other creative word to the monumental ideas program  the submissions will help inspire the design  the new munument which would be the frist one at the national mail to pay tribute to woman history.some submission may featured in a gallery  find  out more about  the program and how at apply.  called book the weed junior .  https://womensmonument.org/the-movement/

diving into underwater chess

 as if game chess weren't challenging enough imagine playing  at the  bottom  of  a swimming pool. some of  the  worlds top chess  players  recently did  that  an event is South  Africa  diving chess a hybrid  sport created in 2021 is played underwater on a weighted  magnetic chessboard players take diving down to make their then resurfacing for air while  their opponent moves chess grandmaster hand niemann won the thouament  to become the first american frestyle diving  chess champion. from book called the week junior.

https://mindsportsolympiad.com/2024-diving-chess-world-championship/

 

stepping on legos on purpose

 a mom New Zealand  broke the  record for the fastest 100 messster run over lego  bricks with  bare feet Gabrielle wall strewnt 24.75 seconds making  the  pairubce was nful track  down the track with strewen  with  600 pounds of legos to toughen up here soles in preparation for the for attempt wall walked around barefoot for  two  months induding while grocery shopping and attending a wedding the final ordeal was like running on clouds wall joked. but shid the experince was unforgettable. from called bood The week junior.

meet bandit

 say steell o to bandit the newest sea lebrity at ripelys aquariun of myrtle Bach.  she was found stranded on a Georgia  beach in 2021 after a biat orioekker injury left her partially she was rescued by the Georgia  sea turtle centre and in 2024 bandit  joined ripples  family visit the marine science research centre  to see bandit in action and  learn here incredible story. from called book ripleeys believe it or not .

 words and photograph by Doug  gimesy when I first saw this flying fox form afar I thought here feet were tangled  in garbage. but when the bat flew closer I was surprsed to  see that she was flying with a baby and  the pup was barely hanging on These animal fly over 30 miles each day in search of food and the moms bring their babies with them when the pup are young and light a baby bat clamps on to its mother with  its teeth and  holds on to her fur with its feet. but sometimes a pup it too heavy or it loses its grip and fails off. wording as a flying fox  rescuer in Melbourne  Australia   I receive calls about  fallen baby bats all the time but Id never seen one still half hanging on before. as told to elizabeth hilfrank. from called the book national geographic kids.

lemur celebrates long life

stumpy the ring tailed lemur maked a major  milestone last moth It was his 39th birthday  making him the oldest leemur living in captivity right tauked iemurs typically live 15 to 25 year in human care and keepers at five sisters zoo scotland say stumpy who is great great grandfather is surpirngly fit for his age. on  the big day stumpy enjoyed  a special cake with  tow of sons red gae 21 and Julian  age 20 a guinness world records official said study has truly eamed his stripes. form called book the week junior.

hop skip a jump

  hop skip and a jump British  Jonathan  Edwards landed the longest triple jump at the  laaf world championships in gothenburg Sweden  on 7 aug 1995 an as yet unbeaten 18.29 in 60 ft 0.07in edwards broke the word record with both of his first  two efforts it the final recording 18.16 m 59ft 6.96 in before going out even farther in the next round. earlier that year  Edwards nicknamed witch at school  for his diminutive stature had make a wind assisted jump go 18.43m 60ft 5.59in at the European  cup that  was ineligible for the world record. from called book Guinness  world records.

food

fastest time to cake cupcake pyramid arrabging teatime could earn you a tasty not to mention a well earned snack once you'er done. set out six cupcakes either home made or bought before the time starts each cupcake must  be placed separterately and flat on a surface.build the pyramid in the following order using only one hand there  cupcake at the base followed by a layer of two and the final cupcake placed on top. only  pick up one cupcake  at a time  without sliding them across the table the pyramid has to stand for at least five seconds. if it falls try again minimum requirement 10 sec. form called book Guinness world records.

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an artistic penguin

 a northern  rockhopper has gone viral for the happy way she make art with her feet. Marley  who lives at an aquarium in taxas steps  in nontoxic  paint and walk across a canvas when she done she wagher tail and squawks. marly has always been all in keeper said. from called book the week junior.

fun

 in the town of monowi Nebraska  was a  one woman show elsie elder was  the mayor town clerk and rhe only resident monwi I'm the  talk of the town. from called book national gedgraphic kids 

bones

 what part of you body has the moust bones lest here it for your hands and and feet. The  bones there are part of your  skeleston the fromenework that support your body gives it  a shape and protects your organs you were born  with  with 300 bones they fuse thogether as you grow into 206 bones. more than half aare found in your hands and feet  there are 27 in each  hand and 26 in each  foot. form called book the ultimate  guide to alolst everything.

word of widows

 words of wisdom were it life to me decide  whether we should have movement without  newsapapers or newspaper without  a govement I should not hasitate a moment to prefer  the latter. Thomas Jefferson 

from called book national georaphic kids.

sly spies

 when  persuadent want the scoop on what  foreign  countries are up to tuen to the superslersleuths at the central ineligence agency (Cia ) its agents use technology  to gather  intelligence  or informatin from around the world other  times Cia go undercover meaning they pretend to be someone ele learn whats happening overseas. pssst l,ve got intel. surprosomg spies Cia agents have  included spy pigeons and some agency dogs have been trained to sniff out bombs. from called book national geographic kids.

lantern festival

 while the origina of lantern festival is unknown one theoy says that  it began tow thousand year ago with ham Magdi. Han migdi was chinese emperor who  wanted to spread buddhism throughout  china.buddism monks would hang  lantrnd in theie termples to honor buddha on the fifteenth day of  the first lunar moth emperor Han mingdi said poeple through the country should do some. today the lantern festival  chinese citizens light and admire lanterns watch fireworks shows eat tangyuan a rice ball with fillings and enjoy lion dance performances  decorate your own lantern for the lantern festival. often lanterns  will have a riddle written  on them whoevere solves the riddle gets a gift. form a called book almanac of fan.

Akiko

 aikido is Japanese martial art that help praciatitioners master  their mind body and ki life energy by not  flaring up into angeer and reaction the aikido master is able  to be the master of  all the energies  at play starting  with his her own. rather than matching firce with force he she blends  with the montion of  the attacker in order to redirect their momentum. this requires less energy and also helps to protect the atacker from injury for this reason aikido is a about mastering oneself not hearmin others. from called book ptoject happiness habdbook.

wh did statue of liberty change color

 you may know her for fer famous green hue but this symbol of freedom wasn't  always that color in fact when she was unveiled in 1886 lady liberty was a shiny brownsish red just like a penny that because both the statue and the coin are made out of copper  by 1906 here  metal had oxidized and covering the figuer in green pationa Oxidation occure oxide waater interaact with the  molecules in copper forming copper oxide and coating the surface with the blue green color this can also hannen with things like  watering cans bicycles  chains and barbecue grills which will turn a dark red or brown otherwise know as rust. form called book popular science kids 

Theens win 4 H leadership prize

The national 4 H  Council has named the 2025 recipient of its Youth Action award. The  four  students age 16 to 18 ware recignizeed for outstanding  laeaderspip in the their communities Each will receive $5,000 scholarships and  serve as a national youth 4 H spokesperson  for the next year The name 4 H stands Head Heart Hands and Health Founded in 1902 in Ohio it is the nation's largest youth  development organization  and seek to empower young people by taeching them skills in agriculture science technology and  leadership since its founding more than 6 million students have participated  in its programs in 2010 4  H began began recognizing teenagers who were involved in its programs with the youth in Action Awards A panel  of judges evaluates the application and chose the winners based on their leadership skills and  community involvement  as well as positive  impact of their 4 H projects. The year's winner demonstrate a broad array  of accomplishments kate Culbert age 18 of New jersey conducted research om native plants and  honeybees that pubkished in Harvard's journal of emeging investigators Kingston Ryals age 16 Georgia founded  a nonprofit organization The rock project  that  heal black students become future laeders Kaycie hollrah age 16 of missikuri was honored for bringing a youth leadership program to her country  to  engage young people  in  craeting change in their community  ronak suchindar age 17 pensylvainia  founded kids connect which offers more than 50 stem workshops  that have reached 3,000 student worldwide Jill bramble  president and CEO of the national 4 H council expressed pride in the winners achievement we are  excited to see them continue and inspire their fellow 4 H members and make an impact in their comunities she said.The 4 H logo  Katie culbert Ronak Suchindra Kaycie Hollreh Kingston royals Fun fat The. 4 H logo began as three leaf clover but was changed to four leaf clover in about 1908. from the called book the week junior.

flower

 most flower on an orchid (monopodial ) a  phalaenopsis orchid grows by Kevin  endlisch (can) bore 131 blooms on 30 mar 2023 a verified  in Waterloo  ontario Canada monopodial orchids grow single upright stems with one leaf following another on alternating  sides phalaenopsis species are commonly known as moth orchids and include the flowers that appear to be mimicked by h coronaturs (above) from book called Guinness  world records.

squashing the competition

 a giant pumpkin named  Hank the tank won the nsyionsl pumkin weigh off earning first place at 2,453 pounds grown in a greenhouse in Oregon  hank was 296 pounds shy of a new word record. from book called the week junior. https://www.utahpumpkingrowers.com/