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It’s the tiniest country in the world and it fits inside a city! Home of the Pope, jaw-dropping art, and more Ready for a mini tour ?
World Watch
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Science
June’s full moon has a delicious secret Say hello to the Strawberry Moon! No its not made of jam but it’s got a story that’s berry- cool!
Technology
Meet the guy who made it way too easy to scroll forever Aza Raskin! Yep infinite scrolling, that thing that keeps loading more videos and posts as you swipe
Our mascot, Blurt will follow us along the way.
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Tensions have been heating up between two countries Israel and Iran. They’ve had a rocky relationship for years, but things got extra serious recently Catch up with our scoops to know what’s going on ...
Fun Corner
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Let’s see how history and humor collide! You don’t want to miss this one You’re in for a treat !!!
Alright moon munchkins, gather 'round it’s time for a berry important announcement! The June 2025 Strawberry Full moon just happened!! Squeeeeaaal!! ...wait, you don't know what that is? Oh crater chaos we ’ ve got some catching up to do!
So, what’s the big fleshy deal about the June 2025 Strawberry Full Moon?! She’s back after Back in time... waaaay before clocks, calendars, or phones, people looked to the sun, moon and stars to figure out the time and seasons. Each full moon got a cool nickname, based on what was happening down here on good ol’ Earth...
January’s full Moon was the Wolf Moon, named for howling wolves in midwinter.
July’s full Moon was the Buck Moon, when buck (deer) grow their shiny new antlers.
November’s the Beaver Moon when beavers get busy building cozy dams!
And June? Oh, that Moon was the tastiest of all, yum yum it popped up just as strawberries were ripe, so they called it the Strawberry Moon!
18.6 Years !
On June 10 and 11, 2025, the full Moon rose from the southeast instead of the usual east—a rare event when it appears in extreme spots near the horizon, almost like it’s peeking from the ground.
Andifyoumisseditthis time?Uh-oh—you’llhave towaittill2043 forthe Moon’snextbigmove!
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I’m Aza Raskin. You might not know me, but I'm sure you know my INVENTION !
Before Infinite Scroll, websites were paginated:
Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4
Booooring....
One day in 2006, I was messing around with Google Maps. I loved how you could just drag the map and it kept loading on and on and on ... No "Next Page," no "Click Here." Just smooooth, infinite motion...
Soon, all the big tech giants jumped on board Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok everyone wanted it
And that’s when things started to get... weird
To warn the world, I made The Social Dilemma on Netflix. In it, tech experts and I reveal how social media is built to grab—and hold— your attention
I’m the one who came up with the INFINITE SCROLL you know, that thing on social media where new stuff pops up as you swipe. No next page, just endless content Yep, that was my idea.
Then it hit me Why can’t websites work the same way? What if scrolling never had to stop? And just like that BOOM��
Infinite Scroll was born!
Suddenly, everyone was glued to their screens Kids, adults no one could stop scrolling. I hadn’t just built a feature...
I’d created an attention trap.
Now I use AI to study how animals communicate—and I learn something new every day! To know more about me click here !
Oh, and keep a watch on that scrolling...
Location
Europe — completely surrounded by Rome, Italy!
It’s the world’s smallest independent country by both area and population.
Fun Fact
It’s the smallest country in the world. You could walk across Vatican City in 20 minutes or less.
Famous For
St. Peter’s Basilica – one of the largest and most famous churches in the world
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling – he painted by hand, lying on scaffolding for years! Ouch!
Home of the Pope – the leader of the Roman Catholic Church and a pretty important figure in world
Capital
Vatican City (yep, it's a city and a country!)
Population
About 800
Language(s)
Italian, Latin
Currency
Euro (€)
Bonus Explorer Tip
Don’t forget to look up when you ’ re inside the Sistine Chapel the ceiling is a masterpiece that took four years to hand-paint!
June 2025, Israel | Iran
Blurt Explains
Time for some ‘Clash’room History
Blurt! What’s going on with Israel and Iran? Why do we hear they are fighting all the time?
Missiles. Big ones.
In June 2025, Israel hit Iranian military sites.
Iran fired back with hundreds of missiles and drones across major cities.
Over 40 years later, they're still not friends; the conflict continues and it’s still complicated.
Wait — CONFLICT? as in, arguing or...missiles??
Your parents (or you, depending on how ahem...young you are) probably loved this one...
Hägar the Horrible burst onto the scene in 1973 and became the fastest-growing comic strip ever!
Thor-tally Awesome: Who were the Vikings?
Created by cartoonist Dik Browne in his laundry room (!), Hägar is a clumsy but lovable Viking who gets into all kinds of trouble.
Fun fact: “Hägar” was actually his nickname at home!
Today, it’s still making people laugh in 1,900 newspapers, 56 countries, and 12 languages now drawn by his son, Chris Browne
Hägar might be hilarious, but real Vikings were a little less goofy and a lot more fierce... They were wild adventurers from Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark) about 1,200 years ago.
They didn’t actually wear horned helmets (sorry, cartoons lied)
They built awesome longships, believed in gods like Thor (yes, the hammer guy!), and sailed everywhere even to Canada
At home, Vikings were regular Scandinavian farmers but once they hit the sea, they turned into raiders and pillagers so fierce, they earned the name víkingr old Scandinavian for “pirate” all while rocking some serious beards
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