If dogs could read, I’d be Alpo in shoes. It’s a painful subject to them, but neutering your pet is the responsible thing to do on INTERNATIONAL SPAY DAY! There are too many pets and not enough pet owners to give them the loving homes they deserve, so the International Humane Society and The Humane …
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Oh say can you see? As (temporarily) nuts as it may seem, this holiday is directly related to America’s national anthem, “The Star Spangled Banner,” and to official corruption. Today is NATIONAL TEMPORARY INSANITY DAY! If you have to be insane, temporary is the way to go, especially if it gets you acquitted of a murder …
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He was in many ways the Voice of America, although few heard him speak. His paintings, however, were snapshots of our history, and so we celebrate NATIONAL NORMAN ROCKWELL DAY! Born February 3, 1894 in New York City, professional illustrator Norman Rockwell transcended the boundary between popular illustration and fine art. His magazine covers for …
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It really is all about the Benjamins today, or at least one of them on NATIONAL BENJAMIN FRANKLIN DAY! We know him, we love him, we learned all about him in school, and we covet his portrait on the hundred dollar bill. The oldest Founding Founder was the one with the youngest mind. In his long life, Ben …
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People just walked down the middle of street before February 24, 1868, when someone in New Orleans had the brainstorm to build a rolling stage for the Mardi Gras Parade, making today NATIONAL PARADE FLOAT DAY! Leave it to New Orleans, our most colorful and imaginative city, to invent a joyful spectacle to mark our …
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Well men, it’s the Sunday before Valentine’s Day, that syrupy sweet confection of a holiday revolving around pleasing women (which you will celebrate with all your might if you know what’s good for you), but today is your day, INTERNATIONAL MAN DAY! You will read no sappy greeting cards and nibble no bonbons, nor will …
Like a great many things in the modern world, this holiday comes to us courtesy of Rome, NATIONAL BANISH EVIL SPIRITS DAY! Who can argue with avoiding evil spirits? Called “Lupercalia” by ancient Romans, this holiday is designed to avert evil, purify our surroundings and release health and fertility for all. The name Lupercalia …
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First Wednesday in February. That can mean only only thing! That’s right, folks, it’s NATIONAL SINGING DAY! Mi mi mi mi… ahem! Stretch out the pipes gang, and sing it loud and proud! Sing what, you ask? Whatever you feel like singing, that’s what. Sing why, you ask again? Because singing is good for …
Who knew? Rudolph Diesel (1858 – 1913), inventor of the Diesel engine, meant for it to run on vegetable oil, not the petroleum-derived diesel fuel used today, so we celebrate NATIONAL BIODIESEL DAY! Diesel noticed how steam engines waste 90% of their fuel, while internal combustion engines waste up to 75%, and designed his engine to …
March 14, 44 BCE was Julius Caesar’s second-worst day, but for his Co-Consul and best friend, it was one of his best days, making today INTERNATIONAL MARK ANTONY GETS LUCKY DAY! It was the day before the Ides of March, and Caesar’s assassins were holding their last meeting before making Julius Kabob of Caesar …
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