Our 40th Issue: New Year Resolutions 10.01.25
Happy New Year! In this week's issue, we discuss New Year traditions and resolutions! Do you have some? New Year's traditions have deep historical roots, starting with Julius Caesar, who established January 1st as the first day of the year in 45 BCE, to ensure the Roman Empire would have a common calendar to follow (avoiding lots of confusion!).
Here's an extract about Interesting Places from Mama 4RR: Cave Pearls
Cave pearls (Gruta Las Canicas) are formed by a concentration of calcium salts that form concentric layers around a nucleus. Exposure to moving water polishes the surface of cave pearls, making them glossy; if exposed to the air, cave pearls can degrade and appear rough.
Here's an extract from Emily on Child Heroes:
Elliot Hillary Dogbe, an 11-year-old, from Ghana, started peaceful marches to end violence that eventually involved over 15000 children in 2017 and he became his country’s peace ambassador.