Have your ever had a goldfish for a pet? Usually the average goldfish is just about 2 inches long but some whoppers have recently. been recently found in the Keller Lake in Minnesota. The giant goldfish are about the size of a football and are about 12 inches long. One found last year weighed nine pounds! Seems that as long as the fish have enough food and water, they will grow…and grow. These giant-sized goldfish living in the lake make look awesome but they are an "invasive species".That means they compete with the native species and harm their habitat. Authorities ask people NOT to release their goldfish into bodies of water.

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Do you wear eyeglasses? If you do, you are in the majority, as 6 in every 10 people do wear eyeglasses! However, no main character of a Disney movie has every worn glasses, until now. In Disney's Encanto, Mirabel, wears eyeglasses! In 2019, Lowri Moore,11, from Great Britain, wrote Disney. She asked that Disney consider making a character who wore eyeglasses.Seems Lowri's letter made a difference!

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The new 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee champ is 14 year old Zaila Avant-garde. She won with the correct spelling of the word, murraya(a genus of Australian and Asiatic tropical trees) being crowned the winner out of 11 finalists. Zaila made history becoming the first African American to win the spelling championship in its 96 year history. Zaila says that spelling is a "side hobby".In addition to being a spelling whiz, Zaila, who wants to play professional basketball, has also several Guiness World Records including the most bounce juggles in one minute(255 with four basketballs), the most dribbled basketballs at one time(six for 30 seconds) and the most basketballs bounced in 30 seconds(307). Congrats to Zaila!

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A world record sandcastle was recently built in the country of Denmark. Reaching 69.4 ft. high, and using over 5000 tons of sand, the sandcastle, was the creation of Wilfred Stijger and 30 other sand sculptors. Some glue was added when it was completed so it could hopefully last until the winter months. You can see the sandcastle in Blokhus, Denmark.

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As the Tour de France gets underway, it was announced that a WOMEN'S Tour de France ( Tour de France Femmes )will resume in 2022. It was in the 1980s when the last Women's Tour de France took place. The eight day race will begin at the conclusion of the men's Tour de France.

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LEGO plastic bricks are making a change. The company has announced that they will be using recycled bottles to make their colorful plastic bricks. The company said that in addition to play, LEGO wants to have a "positive impact on the planet". A one-liter plastic soda bottle will produce about 10 LEGO bricks. The eco-friendly bricks should be available in less than two years.

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