February 21st 2022 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Armed Forces Day (South Africa)
• Birthday of King Harald V (Norway)
• Christian feast day:
  • Felix of Hadrumetum
  • Pepin of Landen
  • Peter Damian
  • Randoald of Grandval
  • February 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Father Lini Day (Vanuatu)
• Language Movement Day (Bangladesh)
  • International Mother Language Day (UNESCO)^[38]
• The first day of the Birth Anniversary of Fifth Druk Gyalpo, celebrated until February 23. (Bhutan)
• The first day of the Musikahan Festival, celebrated until February 27. (Tagum City, Philippines)
• Feralia (Ancient Rome)

 

Observances (click on the day or week for details)

National Sticky Bun Day

Daisy Gatson Bates Day

Family Day

Islander Day

Nova Scotia Heritage Day

Presidents' Day

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National Engineers Week

 

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Which windshield wiper blade always quits first? That's right—the driver's side. This happened to me one day while driving home in the middle of a blinding storm. Unable to see, I pulled over and tried to figure out a quick fix. I found it in a yellow cotton work glove that was lying on the floor. I wedged the cloth hand under the wiper arm. It did a great job keeping my windshield clear. Not only that— you'd be surprised at how many people waved back.

 

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Our Lamaze class included a tour of the pediatric wing at the hospital. When a new baby was brought into the nursery, all the women tried to guess its weight, but the guy standing next to me was the only male to venture a number. "Looks like 9 1⁄2 pounds," he offered confidently.

"This must not be your first," I said.

"Oh, yes, it's my first."

"Then how would you know the weight of a baby?"

He shrugged. "I'm a fisherman."

 

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We purchased an old home in northern New York State from two elderly sisters. Winter was fast approaching, and I was concerned about the house's lack of insulation. "If they could live here all those years, so can we!" my husband confidently declared. One November night the temperature plunged to below zero, and we woke up to find interior walls covered with frost.

My husband called the sisters to ask how they had kept the house warm. After a brief conversation, he hung up.

"For the past 30 years," he muttered, "they've gone to Florida for the winter."

 

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A brief history of the Molotov cocktail

 

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How a British Officer Disabled A German Armored Vehicle With An Umbrella in the Heat of Battle

 

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