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Saving energy is easy at home. Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Unplug chargers when you are not using them. Take shorter showers to save hot water. These small habits can save a lot of energy every day.

Paper comes from trees. When we recycle paper, fewer trees need to be cut down. Recycling one ton of paper can save about seventeen trees. It also uses less water and energy than making new paper. So recycling paper is a simple way to help protect our forests.

The pyramids of Egypt are very old and famous. Ancient Egyptians built them thousands of years ago as tombs for their kings. The largest pyramid is called the Great Pyramid of Giza. Today, millions of tourists visit Egypt every year to see these amazing buildings.

The Netherlands is famous for its bicycle culture. There are more bicycles than people in the country. Most cities have wide bike lanes that are separate from car roads. Many Dutch children learn to ride a bicycle before they learn to swim. Riding a bike is not only good exercise but also good for the environment.

A Repair Cafe is a free event where volunteers help people fix broken items instead of throwing them away. People bring in broken toasters, torn clothes, or wobbly chairs, and volunteers with repair skills work together with the owners to fix them. The goal is not just to fix the item for the owner, but to teach the owner how to repair it themselves next time. Because the volunteers do not charge any money, the only cost to visitors is sometimes a small donation for spare parts. Many broken items are thrown away simply because people do not know how to fix them or think repairs cost too much. Repair Cafes have spread to many towns, and organizers say that most items brought to the events are successfully repaired on the same day.

The Maasai people live in Kenya and Tanzania. They are known for their bright red clothing called shuka. Maasai men traditionally jump very high during a special dance to show their strength. Many Maasai families still raise cattle and move from place to place to find fresh grass. Their culture has stayed strong for hundreds of years.

At a tool library, neighbors can borrow tools instead of buying their own. Members pay a small yearly fee, and in return they can check out drills, ladders, or garden tools for free, just like borrowing a book from a regular library. Most people only use a power drill a few times a year, so owning one and letting it sit in a closet wastes money and resources. By sharing tools, a neighborhood needs far fewer tools in total, which means less metal and plastic are used to make them. Tool libraries also bring neighbors together, since people often chat with the staff or other members while picking up equipment. Several cities have opened tool libraries in the last few years, and many report that the same set of tools gets used by dozens of different families.

Plastic straws can hurt sea animals. Sea turtles sometimes eat small pieces of plastic in the ocean. This plastic can make them very sick. Many people now use paper straws or metal straws instead. This small change can help protect turtles and other sea animals.