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Today’snthe day to travel to the nearest giant pillow fight, if you can. Thenofficial website has details on many different pillow fights plannednaround the world, plus pictures of pillow fights of years past.
Today’snthe day to travel to the nearest giant pillow fight, if you can. Thenofficial website has details on many different pillow fights plannednaround the world, plus pictures of pillow fights of years past.n
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nOfncourse, if you can’t join a huge fight, you can always host your ownnsmall-scale pillow fight. Take pictures and share the fun!
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Inna different vein…
Inna different vein…n
nTodaynis also International Beaver Day!
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nBeaversndon’t fight with pillows, but they do build awesome dams! These largenrodents actually help the environment (without knowing or meaning to)nby restoring wetlands, which are typical very diverse and livelynhabitats. n
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nSadly,nin the U.S., there is only 10% or less of the beaver population fromnthe time that Columbus arrived in the Americas. The beavernpopulations in Europe and Asia are even more depleted. In the past,nbeaver fur was very popular for clothing and especially top hats, andntrapping killed so many beaver that the species became endangered.nWith the beaver populations so depleted, there were of course far fewnbeaver dams, and the majority of wetlands drained. According ton“Beavers: Wetlands and Wildlife,” “Rivers became more likencanals or sewers, leading to today’s problems with water pollution,nerosion, and escalating damage from regional floods and droughts.”nCheck out the website and notice the free DVD offer.
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nBynthe way, you might be wondering why today is International BeavernDay. It is because today is the birthday of “Beaver Woman”nDorothy Richards, who started Beaversprite, a nonprofit organizationnto help beaver populations recover.
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nCelebratenBeavers!
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nNational Geographic Kids has a page about beavers and a silly game callednBeaver Badminton!
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nDLTKnhas beaver-themed crafts.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nWorld Health Day
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nMotherhood and Beauty Day in Armenia
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