Like the US and many other countries, Britain has a childhood obesity problem. One teacher witnessed the issue firsthand when she watched a group of 11 year-olds struggle to complete a lap. So she came up with a simple idea. And it’s going viral. Every day, students across the country leave their classrooms and start running or walking. “They don’t change clothes. They don’t compete. They don’t know when their teacher will give the green light to rush outside. But at some point during the day, come (non-torrential) rain or shine, children complete a mile.” Here’s WaPo’s Karla Adam on Britain’s daily mile craze. (When I was about this age, my PE teacher described a race between me and the school’s second-slowest kid as the battle of the bulge. I wish that teacher could see me now. I can type ten thousand words without breaking a sweat.)

+ In Japan, older drivers are causing more accidents. So the country is offering them a deal. Stop driving and you get a discount on ramen.