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The Johnson Herald
Brighton · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · All the news that's fit for breakfast
Wakey wakey, Ava and Leo!
Happy Wednesday! Grab your breakfast, the news is in.
The Johnson HeraldWednesday, October 7, 2026 · Page 2
Answers (no peeking!)
1. Joke of the day: Guilty
2. Riddle of the day: A bottle.
3. Word scramble: panda · lantern · orchestra
4. Trivia question: blue and black
5. Maths puzzle: Ava: 6 · Leo: 35
6. Emoji riddle: Teddy bear / Bedtime
And that's a wrap. Go forth and be legendary (and remember your lunchbox).
Today's forecast
🌦️ 16°C
Light rain in Brighton today, with a high of 16°C and a low of 10°C.
100% chance of rain · wind up to 16 mph · feels like 15°C right now.
Open-Meteo
Sunrise & sunset
🌅 7:10am · 🌇 6:25pm
That's 11h 15m of daylight today.
Moon phase
🌘 Waning Crescent
The Moon is 13% lit. Next new moon: October 10.
What to wear
- 🧶 Long sleeves and a light jacket
- ☔ Raincoat or umbrella
Joke of the day
Do I enjoy making courthouse puns?
Answer 1 on the back, upside down
Riddle of the day
What has a neck but no head?
Answer 2 on the back, upside down
Knock-knock joke
- Knock, knock!
- Who's there?
- Woo.
- Woo who?
- Don't get so excited, it's just a joke.
Fun fact of the day
A jiffy is a real unit of time used in physics and computing.
Animal fact
Axolotls can regrow their legs, hearts and even parts of their brains.
Today's quirky holiday
🎉 Silly Walk Day
A Herald original. Celebrate it your way!
Countdown to next public holiday
54 days
until Saint Andrew's Day (in some regions) on Monday 30 November.
Nager.Date
Family birthday countdown
- 🎈 Leo turns 11 in 26 days
- 🎈 Ava turns 9 in 219 days
Word of the day
Meander
verb: To wander slowly with no fixed direction.
“The river meanders through the valley.”
Chore reminder
- Leo: Feed the cat
- Ava: Set the table
- Leo: Water the tomatoes
Sibling trivia
Who is the best at keeping secrets?
Everyone point on the count of three!
On this day in history
2002
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
- 2008: 2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior to atmospheric entry.
- 1988: Near Point Barrow in Alaska, an Iñupiat hunter discovered three gray whales trapped in pack ice, which resulted in an international effort to free them.
Wikipedia
Word scramble
- ★ DAANP
- ★★ RNETLAN
- ★★★ ESHRROTAC
Answer 3 on the back, upside down
Trivia question
Leo, can you get this one?
What color is a Steller's Jay?
- A. blue and black
- B. blue and grey
- C. blue and white
- D. grey and black
Answer 4 on the back, upside down
Maths puzzle
- Ava: 12 ÷ 2 = ?
- Leo: What comes next? 7, 14, 21, 28, …
Answer 5 on the back, upside down
Emoji riddle
🧸 + 🛏️
What does this mean?
Answer 6 on the back, upside down
Breakfast gratitude prompt
What's a sound you love?
Everyone answers before the last bite of breakfast!
ISS overhead tonight
No good ISS sightings from here in the next 24 hours. It zooms round the Earth every 90 minutes, so check again tomorrow!
Planets visible tonight
Around 7:43pm tonight, look for Saturn.
Recipe idea
Build-your-own noodle bowls
Cook noodles; set out broth, veg, egg, tofu or chicken for everyone to make their own bowl.
Quote of the day
“Be happy now, without reason - or you never will be at all.”
Dan Millman
Kids' affirmation
Today is going to be a great day.
Say it out loud together, extra loud!