Starting 14 July 2025: Here's What's Happening!
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Join us as we explore exciting places, meet historical figures, discover amazing animals, and learn about cool science. Each article is packed with fun facts that will expand your knowledge and spark your curiosity.
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History
🌍 Nelson Mandela wanted everyone to be treated equally
He was born in Africa, where unfair rules called apartheid treated Black people badly. He worked hard to stop this.
🧑🏽🏫 Nelson went to school, became a lawyer, and helped people fight for their rights peacefully. Later, he believed stronger actions were needed and got in trouble for it.
🚔 He spent 27 years in prison for standing up for justice
Even in jail, people around the world supported him. He became a symbol of hope & courage for everyone who wanted fairness.
🤝 He helped change the laws and became president
When he was released, he worked with others to end apartheid. In 1994, he became South Africa’s first Black president!
💖 He wanted the world to be kind and fair for everyone
Even after being president, he helped people by fighting poverty and sickness. Every July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day to celebrate his life and remind us to be kind and fair too!
He was born in Africa, where unfair rules called apartheid treated Black people badly. He worked hard to stop this.
🧑🏽🏫 Nelson went to school, became a lawyer, and helped people fight for their rights peacefully. Later, he believed stronger actions were needed and got in trouble for it.
🚔 He spent 27 years in prison for standing up for justice
Even in jail, people around the world supported him. He became a symbol of hope & courage for everyone who wanted fairness.
🤝 He helped change the laws and became president
When he was released, he worked with others to end apartheid. In 1994, he became South Africa’s first Black president!
💖 He wanted the world to be kind and fair for everyone
Even after being president, he helped people by fighting poverty and sickness. Every July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day to celebrate his life and remind us to be kind and fair too!
🎂 Long ago, birthday candles were magical!
People in ancient times used candles on cakes to talk to gods and ask for blessings, especially in Greece and Rome.
🕯️ Candles were for protection too!
In old Germany, people believed candles could keep bad spirits away from birthday kids and help their wishes reach the sky!
🎉 The cake and candle idea grew over time!
At first, only fancy families had cakes with candles, but later more people started using them to celebrate birthdays.
🌍 The tradition spread across the world!
Germans brought the birthday candle idea to America, and then it spread to other countries, including Japan after World War II.
🐭 Even Mickey Mouse helped!
Disney showed birthday candles in cartoons, and that made the tradition super popular with kids everywhere!
People in ancient times used candles on cakes to talk to gods and ask for blessings, especially in Greece and Rome.
🕯️ Candles were for protection too!
In old Germany, people believed candles could keep bad spirits away from birthday kids and help their wishes reach the sky!
🎉 The cake and candle idea grew over time!
At first, only fancy families had cakes with candles, but later more people started using them to celebrate birthdays.
🌍 The tradition spread across the world!
Germans brought the birthday candle idea to America, and then it spread to other countries, including Japan after World War II.
🐭 Even Mickey Mouse helped!
Disney showed birthday candles in cartoons, and that made the tradition super popular with kids everywhere!
Fun Facts
- Nelson Mandela's birth name was Rolihlahla, which means "troublemaker" in his native language. The name "Nelson" was given to him by a teacher on his first day of school!
- The Guinness World Record for the most candles on a birthday cake is 72,585! The cake was made in 2016 for the 72nd birthday of late Indian politician Chiranjeevi Sarja.
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Sports & Entertainment
🎨 A new tartan was made just for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games! It has blue, pink, and purple colors on a grey background, inspired by Glasgow's shipbuilding past.
👗 A fashion designer named Siobhan Mackenzie made the tartan. She will also design special tartan clothes for Team Scotland’s athletes and helpers.
🧵 Tartan is a colorful, checked fabric from Scotland.
People have used it for hundreds of years to make kilts and scarves. There are now about 7,000 different tartans!
🎭 The new tartan will be used for the Games’ mascot’s clothes.
We’ll find out who the mascot is later this month!
🏅 The Commonwealth Games will happen in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2, 2026. There will be 10 sports, like swimming, running, basketball, and gymnastics with about 3,000 athletes from 74 places!
👗 A fashion designer named Siobhan Mackenzie made the tartan. She will also design special tartan clothes for Team Scotland’s athletes and helpers.
🧵 Tartan is a colorful, checked fabric from Scotland.
People have used it for hundreds of years to make kilts and scarves. There are now about 7,000 different tartans!
🎭 The new tartan will be used for the Games’ mascot’s clothes.
We’ll find out who the mascot is later this month!
🏅 The Commonwealth Games will happen in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2, 2026. There will be 10 sports, like swimming, running, basketball, and gymnastics with about 3,000 athletes from 74 places!
🌳 A Magical Tree Story. A new movie is coming about The Magic Faraway Tree, where kids find a magical tree in an enchanted forest with amazing adventures at the top!
🎬 Famous People in the Movie. The movie stars Andrew Garfield as the dad, Claire Foy as the mum, and Nicola Coughlan as Silky the pixie.
🧚 Fun and Wacky Characters. The kids meet magical characters like Silky the pixie, Moonface, and Dame Washalot on their journey.
🏡 From City to Forest. The story shows how the kids move from the city to the countryside—and learn to love their new magical life!
📅 Coming Soon! The movie is coming out at the end of 2025 and has been worked on since 2014—it’s going to be full of magic and fun!
🎬 Famous People in the Movie. The movie stars Andrew Garfield as the dad, Claire Foy as the mum, and Nicola Coughlan as Silky the pixie.
🧚 Fun and Wacky Characters. The kids meet magical characters like Silky the pixie, Moonface, and Dame Washalot on their journey.
🏡 From City to Forest. The story shows how the kids move from the city to the countryside—and learn to love their new magical life!
📅 Coming Soon! The movie is coming out at the end of 2025 and has been worked on since 2014—it’s going to be full of magic and fun!
Fun Fact
- Each Scottish clan traditionally has its own unique tartan pattern. These patterns were once used to identify which family or region someone belonged to!
- The Magic Faraway Tree books were written by Enid Blyton, who wrote over 700 books in her lifetime! The first book in this series was published in 1939.
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Health
🧪 Methylene blue is a super old dye! It was made way back in 1876 to color clothes and it's very, very blue!
🦠 Doctors used it to fight germs and diseases. It helped treat malaria and is still used today to help with a rare blood problem.
💊 Some people take it now to feel smarter or happier. They say it gives them more energy and better thinking but scientists aren’t totally sure yet.
🫢 It can turn your tongue (and even your poop!) blue. That’s harmless but kind of funny and weird!
⚠️ Doctors say be careful! If you take too much, or mix it with certain medicines, it can make you very sick.
🏃♂️ Want a smart brain? Sleep well, eat healthy, move your body, and maybe skip the blue stuff for now!
🌙 Magnesium might help you relax before bed, but it doesn’t magically make you sleep better. It’s not a superpower mineral!
💊 Taking magnesium can help with small worries, like feeling a little nervous, but it won’t fix really big worries or panic. If you feel very sad or scared, it’s important to talk to a doctor.
🍫 You can get magnesium from yummy foods like spinach, dark chocolate, nuts, seeds, and avocados no need for a pill if you eat these!
🛌 Even though some people say magnesium helps with sleep, scientists aren’t totally sure yet. It might help some people fall asleep a little faster, but not everyone.
🚫 Too much magnesium from pills can upset your tummy and make you feel sleepy or dizzy so don’t take it without asking a doctor first!
Fun Fact
- Methylene blue is sometimes used by scientists to stain cells for viewing under a microscope. It helps them see parts of cells that would otherwise be invisible!
- Magnesium is the ninth most abundant element in the universe and makes up about 2% of the Earth's crust! It's also found in every cell in your body.
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Animals
🐍 There are too many big snakes called Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, and they are eating animals they shouldn’t. These snakes don’t belong there and are hurting the environment.
🚗 A lady named Elle goes out at night with her flashlight and her dad to find the snakes. They drive around looking for them because the snakes come out in the dark.
🎒 Instead of throwing the snakes away, Elle turns their skin into cool fashion items like bags and belts. That way, she helps nature and makes something beautiful too!
🎨 Elle used to work in fashion in New York, but she came back to Florida to help protect the Everglades. She wanted to make clothes without hurting the Earth.
🌿 Now, other designers are using snake skin too, so more people can learn about the Everglades and how to save it. It’s turning a big problem into a smart solution!
💬 People love Elle’s designs, and when they wear them, they talk about saving animals and nature. That makes her happy!
👜 Elle makes each item by hand and doesn’t make too many, so nothing goes to waste. Her bags and belts sell out super fast!
🌎 This idea is helping the planet by using materials from animals that are causing problems instead of harming new ones. It’s fashion that helps nature!
🚗 A lady named Elle goes out at night with her flashlight and her dad to find the snakes. They drive around looking for them because the snakes come out in the dark.
🎒 Instead of throwing the snakes away, Elle turns their skin into cool fashion items like bags and belts. That way, she helps nature and makes something beautiful too!
🎨 Elle used to work in fashion in New York, but she came back to Florida to help protect the Everglades. She wanted to make clothes without hurting the Earth.
🌿 Now, other designers are using snake skin too, so more people can learn about the Everglades and how to save it. It’s turning a big problem into a smart solution!
💬 People love Elle’s designs, and when they wear them, they talk about saving animals and nature. That makes her happy!
👜 Elle makes each item by hand and doesn’t make too many, so nothing goes to waste. Her bags and belts sell out super fast!
🌎 This idea is helping the planet by using materials from animals that are causing problems instead of harming new ones. It’s fashion that helps nature!
🦋 You can help butterflies just by counting them! From 18 July to 10 August, people in the UK are counting butterflies to help scientists understand how they’re doing.
🌼 Butterflies are in trouble. Last year, butterfly numbers were super low. Things like pollution, weather, and losing their homes are making life hard for them.
🌞 Sunny weather is good for butterflies! This summer’s warm sunshine is helping butterflies fly around more, but their baby caterpillars still need healthy plants to eat.
🧑🔬 Your butterfly count helps scientists! By counting butterflies, you help experts learn which types are doing well and which ones need more help.
⏲️ It’s easy to join the Big Butterfly Count! Just ask an adult to go to the Big Butterfly Count website, find a nice outdoor spot, and count butterflies for 15 minutes.
📝 Write down what you see! Try to spot different colours and kinds of butterflies, then share your results to help protect them.
🧒👧 Invite a friend or sibling to join! It’s more fun to count butterflies with someone else. You’re helping nature and having fun together!
🌍 Every little count makes a big difference! Even kids can be butterfly heroes by just looking, counting, and caring. 🦋
🌼 Butterflies are in trouble. Last year, butterfly numbers were super low. Things like pollution, weather, and losing their homes are making life hard for them.
🌞 Sunny weather is good for butterflies! This summer’s warm sunshine is helping butterflies fly around more, but their baby caterpillars still need healthy plants to eat.
🧑🔬 Your butterfly count helps scientists! By counting butterflies, you help experts learn which types are doing well and which ones need more help.
⏲️ It’s easy to join the Big Butterfly Count! Just ask an adult to go to the Big Butterfly Count website, find a nice outdoor spot, and count butterflies for 15 minutes.
📝 Write down what you see! Try to spot different colours and kinds of butterflies, then share your results to help protect them.
🧒👧 Invite a friend or sibling to join! It’s more fun to count butterflies with someone else. You’re helping nature and having fun together!
🌍 Every little count makes a big difference! Even kids can be butterfly heroes by just looking, counting, and caring. 🦋
Fun Fact
- Burmese pythons can grow up to 23 feet long and weigh up to 200 pounds! They are one of the largest snake species in the world.
- Butterflies taste with their feet! They have taste sensors on their feet that help them find food and decide where to lay their eggs.
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Space
🌕 A super rare rock from Mars was sold at an auction for $4.3 million that’s a lot of money!
🪨 The rock is called NWA 16788, and it was found in Niger, Africa, in 2023. It’s really big for a space rock about 54 pounds and nearly 15 inches long!
☄️ A meteorite is a space rock that survives its fall through Earth’s atmosphere and lands here.
🌍 Only about 400 rocks from Mars have ever been found on Earth that makes this one extra special! Nobody knows who bought the rock the new owner is keeping it a secret!
🌊 Most of Earth is water, so it’s super lucky that this rock landed where people could find it! Scientists say it’s the biggest piece of Mars on Earth pretty amazing, right?
🌟 Scientists saw a baby star starting to make planets! They spotted the very beginning of a new solar system far, far away in space.
🔭 The star is called HOPS-315. It’s like a baby version of our Sun and lives 1,300 light years away in a place called the Orion Nebula.
🪐 They saw tiny bits of rock forming planets. These little specks are super hot and are just starting to become solid.
🛰️ Big space telescopes helped find it. They used the James Webb Space Telescope & another big one in Chile called ALMA.
🌌 This helps us learn how our own solar system was born. It’s like looking back in time to see how Earth and the other planets started to form!
Fun Fact
- Scientists can tell that meteorites come from Mars by analyzing the tiny bubbles of gas trapped inside them. These gases match the unique atmosphere of Mars!
- The James Webb Space Telescope that helped discover HOPS-315 is the most powerful space telescope ever built. Its main mirror is 6.5 meters across - that's bigger than a school bus!
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Quiz Time!
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How many years did Nelson Mandela spend in prison?
- 10 years
- 27 years
- 15 years
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Which country brought the birthday candle tradition to America?
- Greece
- Germany
- Japan
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How many different tartans exist today?
- About 700
- About 7,000
- About 70,000
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What year was methylene blue first made?
- 1776
- 1876
- 1976
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What is the name of the invasive snake in the Florida Everglades?
- Burmese python
- Anaconda
- Cobra
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How much did the Mars meteorite sell for at auction?
- $1.2 million
- $4.3 million
- $8.7 million
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How far away is the baby star HOPS-315?
- 130 light years
- 1,300 light years
- 13,000 light years
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When will the Magic Faraway Tree movie be released?
- End of 2024
- End of 2025
- End of 2026
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Which foods contain magnesium?
- Spinach, dark chocolate, and avocados
- Oranges, milk, and bread
- Rice, chicken, and apples
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When is the Big Butterfly Count in the UK?
- January 18 to February 10
- July 18 to August 10
- September 18 to October 10
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When will the Commonwealth Games be held in Glasgow?
- 2025
- 2026
- 2027
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What is celebrated every July 18?
- World Butterfly Day
- Nelson Mandela Day
- Space Exploration Day
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Extra Fun Facts!
Space Fact!
Did you know the hottest planet in our solar system isn't Mercury (the closest to the Sun) but Venus? That's because Venus has a super thick atmosphere that traps heat like a giant blanket!
Health Fact!
Your nose and ears never stop growing! They keep slowly getting bigger throughout your entire life, even when the rest of your body stops growing taller.
Sports Fact!
The longest tennis match ever recorded lasted for an incredible 11 hours and 5 minutes! It happened at Wimbledon in 2010, and the players had to take breaks over three days to finish it!
Movie Fact!
The very first full-length animated movie ever made was Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," which premiered way back in 1937! It took hundreds of artists to draw every single frame.
Animal Fact!
A group of owls is called a "parliament"! It's thought they got this name because owls are often seen as wise, and parliaments are places where important decisions are made.
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Quiz Answers!
1- 27 years
2- Germany
3- About 7,000
4- 1876
5- Burmese python
6- $4.3 million
7- 1,300 light years
8- End of 2025
9- Spinach, dark chocolate & avocados
10- July 18 to August 10
11- 2026
- 12- Nelson Mandela Day
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