Friday, March 17 - Why people are wearing green; Belgian farmers cry wolf; NASA’s new suit; and a bizarre world record.

Squiz Kids is an award-winning, free daily news podcast just for kids. Give us ten minutes, and we’ll give you the world. A short podcast that gives kids the lowdown on the big news stories of the day, delivered without opinion, and with positivity and humour.

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LINKS

Today’s Quick Links: 

The Squiz Kids Book Club: https://www.squizkids.com.au/book_club/ 

Timelapse of the Chicago River dyed green: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz5BtNU-T3w 

NASA’s new moon suit: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/spacesuit-for-nasa-s-artemis-iii-moon-surface-mission-debuts 

The Boy who Cried Wolf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntswPN4Ed4A 

Wolves on patrol: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64940584 

Oscar Lynagh’s shaving cream/ping pong record: https://twitter.com/GWR/status/1633815145842618375 

Can’t access Twitter? Try here: https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/man-makes-unusual-world-record-with-table-tennis-balls-shaving-foam-3853030 

Dig Deeper:

The truth behind 5 St Patricks Day symbols: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-truth-behind-st-patricks-day-symbols 

The real St Patrick: https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/2008/august/real-st-patrick.html 

Corned beef and cabbage recipe: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/favorite-corned-beef-and-cabbage/

Irish soda bread: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/grandmas-irish-soda-bread/ 

Wolf controversy within EU https://euobserver.com/opinion/154018 

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