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Current Events for June 3, 2014Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 3:34 pm
Zhengzhou City's Plans To Build Nature Park Turn Into A Sandy Mess
The plan had been to create a beautiful nature park complete with a large artificial lake on the outskirts of the city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province in north-central China. However thanks to a cruel trick played by nature, what the officials have ended up with, is an unsalvageable sandy mess!
Montana Fifth-Grader's Pet Pigeon Pays Her A Visit At School
While pigeons can be a nuisance, they tend to scatter away when humans get too close. However the one encountered by Central-Linc Elementary school principal Vanessa Nasset and teacher Rob Freistadt on May 22nd, was different.
Gloucestershire's Hilarious Cheese Rolling Event Attracts Thousands
The annual 'Cheese Rolling' in Gloucestershire, England, has to be amongst the most hilarious events in the world. As the name indicates, it involves contestants running or as is normally the case, tumbling down a steep 200-meter incline in pursuit of an 8lbs wheel of Double Gloucester cheese.
Ingenious Design Transforms Cardboard Boxes Into Backpacks And Desks
For most kids, the end of a school year means the opportunity to start creating a back-to-school shopping list that includes amongst other things, a new backpack. However for many students in rural India where parents can barely afford school fees, owning even one backpack is a luxury that very few can indulge in.
Video Of The Week - Smithsonian's National Zoo Residents Make Some Sweet Music
First there was the Milwaukee Zoo that provided their primates with iPads - complete with free apps and games and now, Smithsonian's National Zoo that has equipped their otters with a keyboard so that the animals can show off their musical talent.Join Class
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