As an invention, it didn’t work. As a toy, it did. It happened like this. In the 1940s, scientists invented a funny-feeling substance that bounced, stretched, and lifted pictures off of newspapers. The stuff was fun to play with, but the scientists couldn’t figure out what to do with it.
Eventually, a businessman named Peter Hodgson began buying the goop in large batches and selling it in little egg-shaped containers. He named his toy Silly Putty, and he sold millions of eggs.
Peter Hodgson proved that no idea is too silly if it works. So keep your eyes wide open. You may have a bright idea that makes your world a happier place. And if you can discover something that improves your corner of the world, that’s not silly; that’s good.
Today’s Video: Make the World a Better Place
Make the World a Better Place!
It is up to each of us to contribute something to this sad and wonderful world.
Eve Arden
Enter school to learn; leave school to serve.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.
Danny Thomas
About California
It’s a Fact: The capital of California is Sacramento.
It’s a Fact: The biggest city in California is Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the second biggest city in the United States. Only New York City has more people.
It’s a Fact: More people live in California than any other state. In fact, one out of every eight Americans is a Californian.
It’s a Fact: Palo Alto, California is the home of Stanford University. It’s also the town in which the first Mystery Ryders story takes place.
It’s a Fact: California is home to the world’s largest tree, the General Sherman Tree, in Sequoia National Park. The tree is 275 feet tall and weighs over 4 million pounds!
Fun Fact: Our sun is part of a huge collection of stars called the Milky Way Galaxy. A beam of light takes 100,000 years to travel from one side of the Milky Way to the other.
Fun Fact: Australia is the smallest continent, but it’s one of the largest countries in the world.
Fun Fact: The U. S. president during the Civil War was Abraham Lincoln.
Fun Fact: The Indian Ocean is the smallest of the earth’s three major oceans. The Atlantic Ocean is bigger than the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean is the biggest of all.
Fun Fact: In The Mystery of the Disappearing Dogs, the Ryder family takes their train to California. To get there, the train must go over the Rocky Mountains. The Rocky Mountain range is located in the western United States and in Canada.
Just for fun,
What's the capital of California?
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Which is smaller: the Atlantic Ocean or the Indian Ocean?
Which city has more people: Los Angeles or Sacramento?
Here's a riddle for you:
How to bees get to school?
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