Americans eat 15 pounds of watermelon every year.
The Eiffel Tower gets taller each summer. The monument experiences thermal expansion that causes the structure to grow due to the summer heat. It gets gets inches taller in the summer.
September is the month with the most birthdays.
The phrase “dog days of summer” comes from the constellation Sirius that looks like a dog in the sky. These are usually the hottest weeks of summer.
Animals are “better protected” in the summer, as there isn’t as much od a chance for floods or snow.
Most animals raise their babies during the summer.
Lightning bugs only glow in the summer. For the other seasons of the year, they actually hide underground.
Around 100,000 thunderstorms happen in the U.S. each year, and most during
the summer. This is a fun summer activity.
Americans eat enough hot dogs during 4th of July to stretch from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles. Five times.
Humans are scientifically proven to be happier in the summer.
The biggest bonfire was almost 200 feet tall.
The number of sea turtle nests in Florida has experienced an eightyfold increase over the past 40 years.
A midnight baseball game is played every year in Alaska on the summer solstice. It’s called the Midnight Sun Game.
Each summer, movie companies release “blockbuster” movies. These are popular movies that cost a lot of money to make. The movies released in the summer are “blockbuster” movies. These are popular movies that cost a lot of money to make.
Some unusual summer camps include spy camp, circus camp, space camp, live action role play camp, and comedy camp. What a fun summer for a kid!
The World Margarita Championship is held each August in Arizona.
Midsummer happens each year near the summer solstice. It’s considered a holiday and celebration of summer, mostly celebrated in Scandinavia.
June is Pride Month and a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. The first Pride celebration was on June 28, 1970.
The Summer Olympic Games happen around the world during the summer every four years.
Stonehenge is an ancient structure made of giant stones and many people travel there on the first day of summer. During the first day of summer, it shines in a special way through the stones and only happens again during the winter solstice.
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year with the most light. (Making the night on the summer solstice the shortest of the year.)
The name summer solstice means “stilled,” “standing,” or “stopped” sun.
If it’s summer in the northern hemisphere, it’s winter in the southern
hemisphere.
The sun looks higher in the sky in the summertime.
July is the hottest month of the year.
The hottest part of the day is between the hours of 11:00 am and 3:00 pm.
A lot of places are very humid in the summer, meaning there’s lots of moisture in the air.
A ghost firefly is a special type of lightning bug that glows blue-green. What a fun summer fact!
The chirping crickets make different noises depending on the temperature, the hotter it is, the faster they chirp.
Baby sea turtles hatch in June and July. Once a nighttime hits, they ;leave their nest to go to the water.
During the hot months of summer, dragonflies do handstands to turn their body away from the sun to stay cool.
Elephants, hippos, and pigs use mud to stay cool. They dig into the mud and climb in to cover their bodies. When animals do this, it’s called wallowing.
Dogs, coyotes, and foxes pant to cool off.
The World Margarita Championship is held each August in Arizona. Let’s do it! This is the key to a fun summer?
During the summer solstice, the full moon is the lowest.
It’s possible to fry eggs on a sidewalk.
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