Why is today different from other days? Everyone knows it’s NATIONAL PIZZA DAY! We know it, we love it, we inhale it as a nation to the tune of 350 slices per second. Considered a lowly peasant food by Italians in the 1800s, pizza (“pie” in Italian) is now among the most popular foods on earth. […]
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Who remembers the big canvas sack strapped to the handlebars of your bicycle with your local newspaper’s name stenciled across the front? If you do, you once had a Paper Route, and we salute you on NATIONAL NEWSPAPER CARRIERS DAY! Once upon a time for a lot of kids, being a Paper Boy or Paper Girl
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They took their time ending wars in the 18th century, when all they had was dial-up, and cell phone service was worse than AT&T’s. British Major General Cornwallis had surrendered to George Washington almost 2 years before, ending the American Revolution, but it took that long to give us a reason to celebrate NATIONAL TREATY
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We all know the single name for the pink rubber balls once sold in every candy store in America for a dime, reason enough to celebrate NATIONAL SPALDING DAY! Pronounced “spaldeen” by young boys, the Spalding High-Bounce Ball is the perfect ball for every urban sport from stickball to stoop ball, handball, catch-a-fly, or just
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You’re not the only one who wishes you could tap dance. The United States Congress does too, and set this day aside in 1989 as NATIONAL TAP DANCING DAY! Who’s your favorite? Fred Astaire, the Nicholas Brothers, Ginger Rogers, Gregory Hines, Gene Kelly, the Rockettes or Mr. Bojangles himself, Bill Robinson? Not only do you
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Can’t say I know many guys named Herbert with high blood pressure, but a holiday’s a holiday, so let’s get festive for NATIONAL MORE HERBS, LESS SALT DAY! You can call me Herb, you can call me Herbie, but whatever you do, don’t call me your Salty Dog! The origins of National More Herbs, Less
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Today, if you think something is funny, you’re going to have to say “I laughed out loud” or, if something strikes you as especially hilarious, “I rolled on the floor laughing my ass off” instead the digital shorthand plaguing our language and setting our communication skills back to Neanderthal levels on NATIONAL SPEAK IN COMPLETE
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If you have a control freak in your life, change all the clocks in the house to different times. It won’t help their problem, but it gives them something else to do besides annoying you.
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This doesn’t happen very often, but when it does, it’s your cue to stock up on extra Peeps and chocolate on NATIONAL EASTER FUNDAY! That’s right, another Two’Fer holiday, when Easter Sunday and Pot Smoker’s Day collide. He is risen, all right, and she’s pretty high too, so don’t Bogart that chocolate bunny on 4/20.
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So, you’re feeling like Romeo today? Call yourself Romeo Smith, or Lance Hardwick if you like, it’s okay. Seeking your inner songbird? Diva MacMelody is as good as any on NATIONAL NAME YOURSELF DAY! We’re not talking about using an alias and taking it on the lam, just asking why should showbiz types be the only
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