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And here’s some school-related trivia and reader-submitted good news to start your day:

School buses are yellow because of tradition and safety.

According to the Smithsonian Magazine and the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, members of a 1939 conference settled on “National School Bus Chrome” as an industry standard.

The trend has continued as the shade is easy to see in any weather condition and yellow is also detected 1.24 times more quickly than red by our lateral peripheral vision.

This week’s reader submission states as follows: