National Day Calendar
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July 20, 2022 - National Fortune Cookie Day | National Hot Dog Day
July 20, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 20th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a sweet ending and a royal dog. One of the staples of Chinese takeout didn’t come from China at all, but rather from Japan. In the late 1800s, Japanese bakers began making crackers with small notes inside. Japanese immigrants to America opened up Chinese restaurants to capitalize on the growing popularity of Chinese food. They served these fortune cookies as dessert and the treats caught on. During World War II, Chin...
July 19, 2022 - National Daiquiri Day | National Words With Friends Day
July 19, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 19th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate friendly competition and cooling off. Today is National Words With Friends Day and I have a few choice words for you guys! Marlo: Don’t say french fries. John: Marlo hates fries! Anna: That is so yesterday’s news! I had my seasoned fries on a Friday and I am just glad Marlo came to his senses. Anyway this game looks really fun, it’s like a scrabble game you can play with your friends in an app form. On National Words...
July 18, 2022 - National Caviar Day | National Sour Candy Day
July 18, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 18th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a splurge from the sea and our obsession with sweet tart flavor. Caviar is a delicacy that is typically served at only the most elegant of events, being that it’s so expensive. Beluga caviar is widely considered to be the best that money can buy, but it might as well be plain old scrambled eggs when compared to almas caviar. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this delicacy isn’t just the priciest caviar...
July 17, 2022 - World Emoji Day | National Ice Cream Day
July 17, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 17th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate emotional icons and a dessert that makes us cheer. Like it or not, our teenagers are influencers. That’s why a Japanese programmer created emoticons in 1990 to appeal to teens. When Apple released the first iPhone in 2007, they added the emoji keyboard to grab the attention of the Japanese market. But the picture words took off around the globe. Who knew that a simple text could become so misinterpreted out of contex...
July 16, 2022 - World Water Color Month | National Corn Fritters Day
July 16, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 16th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate coloring outside the lines and a Southern staple. Before the invention of the printing press, books were copied by hand. This tedious work was carried out by monks, who labored day and night to replicate the pages. To break up the routine, some monks began doodling in the margins of the books. They drew everything from flowers and dragons to rabbits with swords. While the illustrations did not always come from the te...
July 15, 2022 - National I Love Horses Day | National Gummi Worm Day
July 15, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 15th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate Triple Crown winners and super sour sweets. For a horse to win the Triple Crown, they must win 3 big races—the Belmont Stakes, the Kentucky Derby, and the Preakness. And in the 100-year history of American horse racing, only 13 horses have accomplished this feat. But none of them could compare to Secretariat. The speeds he posted for each Triple Crown race are records that stand to this day. The longest race of the s...
July 14, 2022 - National Mac And Cheese Day | National Grand Marnier Day
July 14, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 14th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a classic comfort food and the spirit of class. Macaroni and cheese has become a staple food for kids everywhere. If you’re a parent, you’re probably sick of being asked to make this dish, but you gotta know you’re not alone. Kraft sells one million boxes of mac and cheese. Per day. And Canada buys almost 24% of that total. Up there, it’s referred to as Kraft Dinner and some have unofficially called it the country’s ...
July 13, 2022 - National French Fry Day
July 13, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 13th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate almost everyone’s favorite veggie and their rightful place in history. Fries are pretty much everyone’s favorite vegetable, but depending on where you live they may be called something else. The recipe for French fried potatoes first appeared in an English cookbook in 1856, but some believe the name became popular during World War I. When American soldiers discovered the fried potatoes served in French speaking Belgi...
July 12, 2022 - National Pecan Pie Day | Eat Your Jello Day
July 12, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 12th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate satisfying your sweet tooth and playing with your food. Pecan pie has been a Southern favorite since the 1800s, though its origins are a bit of a mystery. It all began with a simple custard of sugar, eggs, nuts, sweet milk and flour in a recipe that was published as Texas Pecan Pie. A version of this pie can be traced to Louisiana in the early 1800s but the Texas version was published in 1897 and folks began copying ...
July 11, 2022 - National Rainier Cherry Day | National 7-Eleven Day
July 11, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 11th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the gold standard of Summer fruits and a convenient Summer sip. Some people look forward to crops that are seasonal, and if you’re a fan of cherries then you’re most likely celebrating this one today. Named after Mount Rainier, this golden variety is a cross between Bing and Van cherries. Harry Fogle developed them at Washington State University in 1952 and folks have been gobbling them up ever since. The creamy yello...
July 10, 2022 - National Kitten Day | National Pina Colada Day
July 10, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 10th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate picture perfect pets and pineapples in paradise. When it comes to Instagram petfluencers, there are only a few animals in the same league as Nala Cat. And yes, a “petfluencer” is a real thing. With approximately 4.4 million followers, Nala Cat is the most famous feline on Instagram and possibly in the world. This adorable gray, Siamese-Persian mix with gorgeous blue eyes has captured the hearts of Social Media fans ...
July 9, 2022 - National Sugar Cookie Day | Collector Car Appreciation Day
July 09, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 9th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today We celebrate a classic sugar rush and cars that make our hearts beat faster. It's believed that sugar cookies originated in the mid 1700s in Nazareth, Pennsylvania when German Protestant settlers created a round, crumbly butter cookie known as the Nazareth Cookie. During the Victorian era people thought that spices would overly excite children and thus tea cookies were made purposefully plain. They evolved into the perfect medium f...
July 8, 2022 - National Blueberry Month | National Freezer Pop Day
July 08, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 8th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate mighty fruits and staying cool. They say good things come in small packages and this is especially true of blueberries. Not only are they a popular fruit, blueberries are one of the healthiest things you can eat. This superfood provides more antioxidants than almost any other fruit or vegetable, and has been linked to reducing cholesterol. And while you could go on and on, the fact is blueberries are just plain delic...
July 7, 2022 - National Macaroni Day | National Dive Bar Day
July 07, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 7th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a Founding Father’s favorite and the old watering hole. Thomas Jefferson was a true renaissance man. The third United States President completed the Louisiana Purchase, founded the University of Virginia, and even invented the swivel chair. But one thing you may not know is that Jefferson introduced us to macaroni and cheese. He first tasted the dish while visiting France. Once Jefferson got home, he experimented with ...
July 6, 2022 - National Hand Roll Day | National Fried Chicken Day
July 06, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 6th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate rolling out the good stuff and not getting fried over chicken. Before it was a delicacy, sushi was a staple food in the diets of poor fishermen. In the days before refrigeration, people discovered that they could preserve the fish by packing it in fermented rice. But unlike modern sushi, the rice was not eaten, as it was only meant to keep the fish from spoiling. Eventually, rice vinegar replaced the fermented rice. Si...
July 5, 2022 - National Graham Cracker Day | National Bikini Day
July 05, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 5th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate making a splash and plain and simple treats. You may find it ironic that the guy who made graham crackers plain on purpose also preached against decadent desserts. Reverend Graham imagined the slightly sweetened cracker as a health food with whole wheat graham flour and added bran. The Presbyterian minister developed his cracker as part of the Graham Diet to curb sinful cravings. Little did he know that he had built ...
July 4, 2022 - Independence Day | National Barbecued Spareribs Day
July 04, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 4th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate slow cooking by day and lighting up the night. While Independence Day is celebrated across the country today, one town holds the record for the longest running parade. Since 1785, Bristol, Rhode Island has boasted this unbroken tradition, with nearly 200,000 attendees from all over the world. The festivities begin on Flag Day or June 14th with soapbox races and outdoor concerts that continue throughout the month of J...
July 3, 2022 - National Fried Clam Day | National Eat Your Beans Day
July 03, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 3rd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate having the last laugh and slaying superstition. Sometimes a wisecrack can pay off big. For Chubby and Bessie Woodman it all started on July 3, 1916 in Essex, Massachusetts. The Woodmans sold groceries, fresh clams and potato chips from a small roadside stand. On this particular day, business was slow and a wise cracking fisherman suggested they fry up some clams. What started as a joke got the Woodmans thinking. Their...
July 2, 2022 - National Anisette Day | National Hot Dog Month
July 02, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 2nd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a special sip and doggone good bite. If you enjoy the taste of licorice, then you’re in for a treat. The anise plant is part of the carrot family and is primarily used in licorice-flavored sweets and baking. But it’s also used to make a popular Mediterranean drink known as anisette. This liqueur is known by different names depending on where you are. In Spain, it’s anís. In France, they have pastis. And the Greeks ca...
July 1, 2022 - National U.S. Postage Stamp Day | National Postal Worker Day
July 01, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 1st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate special deliveries come rain or shine. The United States issued its first postage stamps on July 1, 1847. They were not, however, the first of their kind. In the United Kingdom, the Penny Black stamp attempted to fix a broken system. Before then, mail recipients were good at dodging payment for this service. Here in America, a letter could be mailed without prepayment until 1855. Despite new regulations, people conti...
June 30, 2022 - National Meteor Watch Day | National Bomb Pop Day
June 30, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 30th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a show that’s outta this world and a rocket that keeps us cool here on Earth. The Comet Swift-Tuttle is one of the largest extra-planetary objects in the solar system. Each year, this giant ball of ice and rock gives the people of Earth quite a show. Debris from the comet’s long tail plunges into our atmosphere at 37 miles per second and burns up. This creates spectacular meteor showers known as the Perseids, which ...
June 29, 2022 - National Camera Day | National Waffle Iron Day
June 29, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 29th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate capturing the moment and a breakfast favorite that inspired a shoe. In 1838, Louis Daguerre set up his camera near the Boulevard du Temple in Paris. Then he took a picture. Today we are used to instant photos. Touch the button on your phone or camera and the picture is taken. But for Daguerre, the exposure time was nearly 10 minutes. This meant that if the subject wasn’t standing perfectly still it wouldn’t appear in...
June 28, 2022 - National Insurance Awareness Day | National Paul Bunyan Day
June 28, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 28th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate peace of mind and tall tales. Just about everyone buys insurance in one form or another, most likely it’s for their cars or homes. But there’s one insurance company that does things a bit differently. Lloyd’s of London offers policies for things most of us wouldn’t even think to insure. For example, Bruce Springsteen insured his voice for $6 million. Keith Richards has his hands insured in case he’s no longer able t...
June 27, 2022 - National Ice Cream Cake Day | National Sunglasses Day
June 27, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 27th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate staying cool under pressure and looking cool while you’re at it. On Memorial Day weekend of 1929, Tom Carvel was driving his ice cream truck around when he got a flat tire. He pulled into the parking lot of a local shop and watched helplessly as the ice cream began to melt. Staying cool under pressure, he decided to sell the slightly melted ice cream to passersby. The softer texture was a big hit and he quickly sold ...
June 26, 2022 - National Beautician's Day | National Coconut Day
June 26, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 26th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate our best friends in beauty and adventurous fruits. They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. With nearly 100 billion dollars spent each year on cosmetic and personal care products in the United States alone, that’s a market that depends heavily on how we see ourselves. Regardless of economic downturns, these self-esteem boosters are high on our list. Products like lipstick trended upwards, even while folks ...
June 25, 2022 - Summersgiving | National Leon Day
June 25, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 25th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate two winter holidays in the Dog Days of Summer. The Saturday after the Summer Solstice, gather your friends and family to celebrate Summersgiving! This day is designed to combine all the fun of Summer with America’s favorite Thanksgiving foods. It’s a celebration of life rooted in gratitude, to be shared with the friends that make life fun. Everyone has a favorite holiday food or tradition, and Summersgiving lets you...
June 24 - National Take Your Dog To Work Day | National Pralines Day
June 24, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 24th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate furry interns and sweet “nut-things.” For those of us who work at home, every day is National Take Your Dog To Work Day. And these pups are truly lucky to be around their favorite person all day - you! There’s the added benefit of playtime, treats, and tummy rubs which can break up work nicely. But if you work in an office, consider this: dogs at work can relieve stress and increase productivity, not just for you but...
June 23, 2022 - National Pink Day | National Detroit-Style Pizza Day
June 23, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 23rd, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate being in the pink and Motown pizza. Some people have streets named after them. Others have landmarks. But not many people can say they have a color named in their honor. Madame du Pompadour, a mistress of Louis XV loved pink so much that a designer created a shade just for her. The color Rose Pompadour became very fashionable with European royalty during this time, and was used for clothing and fine china. While it ...
June 22, 2022 - National Chocolate Eclair Day | National Onion Rings Day
June 22, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 22nd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate carbs fit for a king and great moments in greasy spoon history. Not much is known about the origin of eclairs, but we do know they became famous in nineteenth century France. Chef Careme is thought to be their creator, as he baked them at the Court of King Louis the 18th. The word eclair means flash of lightning, which may be a nod to its shiny frosting. Or it could be the speed at which Louis devoured his favorite p...
June 21, 2022 - Go Skateboarding Day | National Selfie Day
June 21, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 21st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate shredding the half pipe and the need to overshare. The Z-boys were a group of Los Angeles teenagers who rode the waves near the Santa Monica pier. On days when the ocean was too calm for surfing, they would go skateboarding. In the early 1970s, there was a major drought in Southern California and when pools began to dry up, the teens found a silver lining to the situation. They skated the walls of empty pools, which...
June 20, 2022 - National Turkey Lovers Month | National American Eagle Day
June 20, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 20th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate great birds in history. Benjamin Franklin once said that the turkey was “a Bird of Courage… '' that would not hesitate to attack any British soldiers who dared to step foot onto their farm. This argument did not win the day when choosing our Nation’s mascot and unfortunately for the bird is loved today for very different reasons. June is National Turkey Lovers Month and while the bird was passed over as a mascot, it’...
June 19, 2022 - National Watch Day | Father's Day
June 19, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 19th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate timeless timepieces and the guys we look up to. For hundreds of years after their invention in the 1500s, watches were carried in pockets or worn on chains around one’s neck. Wristwatches didn’t become popular with men until the early 1900s, and then only out of necessity. During World War I, soldiers wore timepieces on their wrists in order to keep both hands free to load and fire weapons. Soldiers grew so accustom...
June 18, 2022 - National Splurge Day | National Go Fishing Day
June 18, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 18th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate side splitting self care and relaxing hobbies. Today is about the ultimate in self care - “the splurge!” Splurging is that “certain something” that makes you feel spoiled in your own special way. It might be extra whipped cream on your latte, a great bottle of wine or a gadget that would make your life easier. But if you’re like me, splurging means ordering whatever you please from the menu. And if you happen to be ...
June 17, 2022 - National Apple Strudel Day | National Mascot Day
June 17, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 17th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a dessert that keeps on rolling and a mascot who keeps us laughing. The German word “strudel” literally means “swirl,” which makes sense if you think of its whirlpool shape. This flaky, fruit-filled pastry was created in 1696 and became very popular during the Habsburg Dynasty. Today apple strudel is still one of Austria’s most famous dishes, but you may not know that at one time it was also the official state pastry...
June 16, 2022 - National DJ Month | National Fudge Day
June 16, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 16th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate profitable pastimes and candies. There was a time that if you wanted to listen to music in public, there needed to be a live band. But Jimmy Savile changed all that in 1943, when he threw the world’s first DJ dance party in Otley, England. He played jazz records at the Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds and was the first DJ to use twin turntables, a setup DJs still use to this day. Later that decade, the first disco c...
June 15, 2022 - National Megalodon Day | Nature Photography Day
June 15, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 15th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate deadly creatures and amazing views. The Great White Shark is one of the most deadly predators on Earth. But it looks positively tame when compared to its great great great granddaddy—the Megalodon. This prehistoric fish hunted throughout the world’s oceans until about 3.5 million years ago when it went extinct. Based on fossils, the Megalodon was about 50 feet in length, making it not just the biggest shark ever, bu...
June 14, 2022 - National New Mexico Day | National Bourbon Day
June 14, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 14th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate inspirational bears and distinctly American tastes. In 1950, a large and destructive wildfire tore through the mountains of south-central New Mexico. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, they found a tiny bear cub hanging on to the top of a charred tree. Rangers took him in and nursed him back to health and gave him a name—Smokey Bear. This little guy became a mascot for the United States Forest Service as well ...
June 13, 2022 - National Sewing Machine Day | National Weed Your Garden Day
June 13, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 13th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a persistent inventor and persistent weeds. Elias Howe patented the sewing machine in 1838, but didn’t make any money selling it. In fact, he was living in poverty until he realized that other manufacturers had been ripping him off and selling lots of sewing machines in the process. So he sued them. All of them. And he won each lawsuit, earning himself millions of dollars. But what really brought the machine to the ...
June 12, 2022 - National Red Rose Day | National Jerky Day
June 12, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 12th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate floriography and tasty health food. Floriography, the process of communicating via flowers and their arrangements, was developed during the Victorian era. For example, a bouquet containing verbena is asking for your prayers. A bouquet with yellow tulips is saying that the sender loves your smile. And birdsfoot trefoil means that someone is looking for revenge. But the most timeless symbol of floriography is the red r...
June 11, 2022 - National Corn On The Cob Day | National German Chocolate Cake Day
June 11, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 11th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate Summer’s best veggie and a confusing cake. Americans love fresh corn and, on average, eat about six pounds per person each year. During summer cookouts, it’s arguably the most popular food other than burgers and hotdogs. But some people take their love of corn to the extreme. The National Sweet Corn Eating Championship is held each year in West Palm Beach, Florida and attracts corn aficionados from around the world....
June 10, 2022 - National Movie Night | National Ballpoint Pen Day
June 10, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 10th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate movie classics and disappearing ink. It’s estimated that since the beginning of film, there have been about 500,000 feature-length movies made. And although it fluctuates from year to year, the genre that has earned the most money worldwide is Action. The all-time highest-grossing film is Avatar, with over $2.8 billion in ticket sales. Unless you adjust for inflation. Then the top film ever is Gone With The Wind, wh...
June 9, 2022 - National Donald Duck Day | National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day
June 09, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 9th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the bird that still quacks us up and Summer’s best sweet tart duo. Donald Duck was first introduced to the world in 1931 in a book called The Adventures of Mickey Mouse. In the story, he and several other animals join Mickey and Minnie for a hoedown at a local barn. The story isn’t that significant, but something in the book is—it’s the first and only time that Donald ever wore pants. Plus, the pants and matching hat...
June 8, 2022 - National Accordion Awareness Month | National Best Friends Day
June 08, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 8th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate polka paradise and pals who are the perfect fit. Not many people have made a career out of playing an accordion. But then again, most people aren’t Weird Al Yankovic. Since he burst onto the music scene in the early 1980s, Yankovic has been poking fun at other musicians. And while they made names for themselves with electric guitars and drums, Al did it his way—with kooky lyrics and his trusty accordion. The instrume...
June 7, 2022 - National Oklahoma Day | National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
June 07, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 7th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate feathered heroes and a frozen favorite. In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, you can visit a museum that pays tribute to some of the lesser-known heroes of the American armed forces—the winged kind. Specifically pigeons. During World War II, over 55,000 of these winged messengers carried notes high above battlefields, delivering information that might otherwise be intercepted over radio or phone lines. The American Pigeon Mus...
June 6, 2022 - National Yo-Yo Day | National Drive-In Movie Day
June 06, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 6th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a toy that distracts us from life’s ups and downs and a blast from the past. Yo-yos were all the rage in the United States during the mid 1900s, but the toy has been around since ancient times. Pottery from Ancient Greece depicts children playing with yo-yos and images of the toy have been found in Egyptian art. In 18th Century France, the aristocracy found yo-yos very fashionable and royalty had them made of ivory a...
June 5, 2022 - National Moonshine Day | National Veggie Burger Day
June 05, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 5th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate potent potables and primal plant protein. If you’ve ever seen someone in a movie pick up a jug with three Xs on the label, you know that it’s moonshine. Everyone assumes that the X is just a mark invented by Hollywood, but it’s not. In fact, the marks are used as a way to track moonshine’s production. An X is added to the jug after each round of distillation. The first round produces some strong but nasty-tasting alco...
June 4, 2022 - National Black Bear Day | National Cheese Day
June 04, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 4th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the teens of the animal world and the world’s rarest cheese. Black bears are pretty cool animals, but they act like moody teenagers. These bears are introverts, choosing to spend a great deal of their lives alone. But each summer, they get social, meet up with other bears just long enough to find a mate, then retreat back to solitude. And of course they hibernate—sometimes for up to 7 months out of the year. If and w...
June 3, 2022 - National Repeat Day | National Doughnut Day
June 03, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 3rd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate life “on repeat” and our favorite comfort food. Everyone has found themselves in a conversation with someone who talks too much. According to Greek mythology, it even happened to the goddess Hera. A nymph named Echo started talking to Hera and just. wouldn’t. stop. The goddess became so annoyed that she put a curse on Echo—from that day on, the nymph could only repeat the last word that someone else said. Over the ye...
June 2, 2022 - National Leave The Office Early Day | National Rocky Road Day
June 02, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 2nd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate taking a break and smoothing the rocky road. In the film Office Space, the main character Peter beautifully sums up office life: “Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to bosses drone on about mission statements!” Amen, brother. And yet here we are. Doing exactly that. But guess what? It’s June. The weather is nice. And it’s a...
June 1, 2022 - National Running Day | National Pen Pal Day
June 01, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to June 1st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate going the distance and bridging the miles with words. Centuries before the Pony Express delivered messages across the American West, the chaskis connected cities across the Incan Empire. The difference is that the chaskis did it on foot. Using a series of relays, these messengers sprinted through what is now Peru and Chile carrying messages from one end of the empire to the other. Some days, runners could cover up to ...