Scientists have uncovered what is considered the remains of the world's biggest T-Rex ever found. The discovery was made in the country of Canada. The remains of the T-Rex, called "Scotty" are 42.7 ft. Long. Scotty is estimated to have roamed the earth about 66 million years ago. Based on the weight of its leg bones, paleontologists believe Scotty may have tipped the scales at 19,400 pounds. Originally discovered in 1991, it took ten years just to remove the dinosaur's skeleton from the very hard sandstone. The T-Rex discovery will be on exhibit in May, at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.

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Imagine being just 16 years old and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. That's exactly what has happened to Greta Thunberg, of Sweden. She has received THREE nominations by lawmakers from the country of Norway. Although just a teen, Greta has been working hard for the world to address climate change. Greta is part of a movement called Youth Strike for Climate. She also created Fridays for Future, encouraging young people to use Fridays to march for the environment. Greta has spoken at the Climate Change Conference at the United Nations and also the World Economic Forum. Should Greta win the prestigious award, she will be the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace prize. Currently, Malala Yousafzai, at 17, won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to call attention to the rights of children around the world to get an education, especially girls.

Only eight, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, has won the New York State chess championship for his age group beating out 73 other chess players. That alone is an amazing accomplishment, especially when he just started playing chess only last year. However, Tanitoluwa, originally born in Nigeria, currently lives with his family at a homeless shelter in New York City. Each of Tani's seven trophies are next to his bed. Tani said that his goal is to become the youngest grand master in the world.

>The Sehuencas water frog was considered to be extinct except for one named Romeo. No other of the species of frog had been spotted since 2008. That all changed when five of the amphibians were recently discovered in a mountain forest in the country of Bolivia. Scientists who study amphibians and reptiles, herpetologists, say that the Sehuencas only live in mountain cloud regions of Bolivia. With a moist climate, their habitat also breeds a fungus that kills the frog. With this discovery of five Sehuencas, it is hoped that others are hopping around, yet to be found. Because of their rareness, the five discovered croakers were taken to a lab where it is hoped they will breed more Sehuencas. Scientists also plan to study ways to stop the fungus from killing off the frogs and the eventual goal is to return the frogs back into their own habitat.

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About Gail:

I have retired from teaching after 33 1/2 years in the classroom. Of that time, I taught Grade 6 Social Studies teacher for 31 1/2 years.I earned my BA in early secondary education with a concentration in social studies from SUNY Oneonta, New York, and my MST in social studies education from Binghamton University in New York. In 1988, I was awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Classroom Teacher of the Year Award from the New York State Council for the Social Studies. Additionally, in 1988, I was also awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award by the National Council for the Social Studies. I am the author of 8 books for teachers and over 30 books for children(Purple Turtle Series by Aadarsh Publishing). In 2019, my new series of three books, "Odd History" will be published by Red Chair Press.

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