May 27th 2022 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Armed Forces Day (Nicaragua)
• Children's Day (Nigeria)
• Christian feast day:
  • Augustine of Canterbury
  • Blessed Lojze Grozde
  • Bruno of Würzburg
  • Eutropius of Orange
  • Hildebert
  • Julius the Veteran
  • May 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Mother's Day (Bolivia)
• Navy Day (Japan)
• Slavery Abolition Day (Guadeloupe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin)
• Start of National Reconciliation Week (Australia)

 

Observances

National Hairstylist Mental Health Awareness Day

National Grape Popsicle Day

National Heat Awareness Day

National Road Trip Day

Ryan Henry

Royalty Brown

 

Fun Observances

Sun Screen Day

Get ready for the summer (if you live in the Northern Hemisphere) by learning more about sunscreen and its advantages on May 27, Sunscreen Day.

Sunscreen, also known as suntan lotion, sun screen, or sun block is usually a cream or spray that is applied to bare skin in order to protect it from the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, and from sun burn.

Medical professionals recommend that people apply sunscreen to skin exposed to sunlight to prevent skin cancer.

There are many types of sunscreens available in the market these days - some only prevent sunburns while others prevent both sunburns and the Sun's harmful UV rays from entering the skin. Use this unofficial, but important, holiday to understand which type of sunscreen to use when going out to enjoy the summer sun.

How to Celebrate?

• Stock up on sunscreen for the summer.
• Learn more about the different kinds of sunscreens and how they protect you.
• Listen to the Sunscreen song. The song is a spoken word song by Baz Luhrmann that features an essay titled Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young, written by columnist Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune on June 1, 1997.

Did You Know…

...that even though long-term exposure to UV rays is harmful to our bodies, the human body needs UV rays to form Vitamin D?

 

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As a salesperson, I do a lot of business over the phone. One man who called to place an order had a nice voice, so when he asked if I wanted his number, I took the opportunity to offer mine as well.

"Um," he stammered, "I was talking about my purchase-order number."

 

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In these tough times, there are certain things we must all learn to stint on. Toilet paper, though, is not one of them. Waitrose, a high-end British supermarket, wants to turn your toilet into a throne with toilet paper made from cashmere. And the store is selling it for the unprincely sum of $3.60 for a four-pack.

"It's the little luxuries that put a smile on your face," says a company spokesman.

 

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A coworker stormed into my friend's office, yelling, "Did you tell Joan I was a witch?!"

Stunned, my friend sputtered, "No! I don't know how she found out."

 

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This job requires a specialist: "A local corporation is seeking a medical billing specialist. 2 years exp. bilking Medicare."

 

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You Mean That Wasn't Vegemite?

 

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Giant snake flees Mississippi floods

 

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