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Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England)
Christian feast day:
Our Lady of Fátima
Gerard of Villamagna
Glyceria
John the Silent (Roman Catholic)
Julian of Norwich (Roman Catholic)
Frances Perkins (Episcopal Church (USA))
Servatius
May 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Rotuma Day (Rotuma)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Children of Fallen Patriots Day
Cough Drop Day
Fair Trade Day
IEEE Global Engineering Day
International Hummus Day
Israel Independence Day
Israel Memorial Day
National Anita Day
National Apple Pie Day
National Crouton Day
National Drew Day
National Fruit Cocktail Day - 1
World Cocktail Day - 2
National Leprechaun Day
National Women's Check-up Day - 1
National Women’s Checkup Day - 2
Top Gun Day
Tulip Day
Stephen Colbert’s Birthday
Robert Pattinson’s Birthday
Quad Webb’s Birthday
Morgan Wallen’s Birthday
Haru Frenchie’s Birthday
Falynn Guobadia’s Birthday
Debby Ryan’s Birthday
Candice King’s Birthday
Zen Shimada’s Birthday
Stevie Wonder’s Birthday
Sunny Leone
Jim Jones
Dennis Rodman
Bea Arthur
Harvey Keitel
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Mon May 13th, 2024 - Fri May 17th, 2024
Water Saving Week
Mon May 13th, 2024 - Sun May 19th, 2024
American Craft Beer Week
National Stationery Week
Bike to Work Week
Coeliac Awareness Week
Dementia Awareness Week
National Salvation Army Week
National Volunteering Week
Mon May 13th, 2024 - Sun May 26th, 2024
Foster Care Fortnight
Mon May 13th, 2024 - Thu Jun 13th, 2024
National Smile Month
Fun Observances
Frog Jumping Day
May 13 is Frog Jumping Day, a fun day to jump like a frog.
According to several sources, the unofficial holiday celebrates a short story named Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog by Mark Twain. In the story, a compulsive better named Jim Smiley trains a frog to jump and bets with a man that his frog can jump higher than any other frog in the town. The man dupes Jim Smiley and wins the bet. It is, however, unclear why the inventor of this day chose May 13 as the date for this “hoppy” holiday.
Frogs have great jumping capabilities and are the best jumpers among all vertebrates given their size.
How to Celebrate?
Jump around like a frog. Make sure you do not do this in a heavily crowded or trafficked area.
Go see frogs jump at your local aquarium or pond. And learn more about frogs and their habitats.
Read Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog and other works by Mark Twain.
Did You Know…
…that a group of frogs is called an army?
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Years of smoking finally caught up with my friend John one morning when he keeled over at work, clutching his heart. He was rushed to a hospital and peppered with questions.
"Do you smoke?" asked a paramedic.
"No," John whispered. "I quit."
"That"s good. When did you quit?"
"Around 9:30 this morning."
***
During Sunday school, the substitute teacher asked my four-year-old what his name was. "Spider-Man," said my son.
"No, I mean your real name," pressed the teacher.
My son apologized. "Oh, I"m sorry. It"s Peter Parker."
***
"As another year rolls in," read an ad in our paper, "we"d like to offer our best wishes to all of you who have given us reason to celebrate." It was signed "Gunter"s Funeral Homes."
***
Driving in Ohio, we spotted a sign that said "Wildlife Refuge." Seeing a dead deer lying in front of it, my husband shook his head.
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Christian feast day:
Blessed Imelda
Blessed Joan of Portugal
Crispoldus
Dominic de la Calzada
Epiphanius of Salamis
Gregory Dix (Church of England)
Modoald
Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras
Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople (Eastern Church)
Philip of Agira
International ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
International Nurses Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases
International Day of Plant Health
Mother's Day
Mothers at the Wall Day
National Anthony Day
National Hospital Day
National Mental Health Provider Appreciation Day
National Nutty Fudge Day
National Odometer Day
National Tampon Day
National Veal Ban Action Day
National YA DIG Day
World Topiary Day
Vinny Vinesauce’s Birthday
Tony Hawk’s Birthday
George Carlin’s Birthday
Drumsy’s Birthday
DraconiteDragon’s Birthday
Rami Malek
Emilio Estevez
Stephen Baldwin
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Sun May 12th, 2024 - Sun May 13th, 2024
Yom HaAtzmaut
Yom HaZikaron
Sun May 12th, 2024 - Sat May 18th, 2024
Christian Aid Week
National Hospital Week
National Women's Health Week
Fun Observances
Limerick Day
May 12 is Limerick Day. It is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to read and write limericks, a genre of humorous poetry that first originated in England in the 18th century.
Book of Nonsense
Limerick Day, also sometimes called National Limerick Day honors the birthday of Edward Lear, English poet, and author. Born in 1812, Lear popularized this form of poetry in his 1846 book called A Book of Nonsense.
It is believed that the term limerick refers to this specific genre of poetry which comes from the city of Limerick, Ireland.
5 Lines & AABBA Scheme
Limerick is a genre of poetry that traditionally has 5 lines and has an AABBA rhyme scheme. A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes in a poem. To identify a poem's rhyme scheme, each line is designated with a letter. Lines that share a letter rhyme have words at the end that rhyme with each other. This means that in a limerick, which has an AABBA rhyme scheme, the words at the end of the first, second and fifth sentences rhyme, while the words at the end of the third and fourth sentence rhyme with each other.
Humorous Situations
Traditionally, the first line of a limerick introduced a person and a place and the rest of the poem described a humorous and often times obscene situation involving the subject or the place.
How to Celebrate?
Celebrate Limerick Day by reading some of Lear's limericks. Also, check out other poets' limericks as well.
Write your own limericks and share them with your family and friends.
Did You Know…
...that the oldest surviving poem, The Epic of Gilgamesh, is from about 2100 BCE?
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Overheard at the dinosaur exhibit in Disney's Animal Kingdom park: a confused woman complaining to her friend, "How could they possibly know the names of all those dinosaurs if they died 75 million years ago? And another thing, how do we even know they were called dinosaurs?"
***
During a visit to our friend's home in Canada, we were feted with a wonderful breakfast. But my six-year-old daughter was not impressed.
"Your pancakes are smaller than my mom's," she told him.
He replied, "That's because of the exchange rate."
***
The highlight of our zoo trip was a peacock showing off its plumage. My four-year-old son was particularly taken with it. That evening, he couldn't wait to tell his father:
"Dad, guess what! I saw a Christmas tree come out of a chicken!"
***
While I was working security at a football game, a fan spilled beer on a cheerleader's pop-poms. As a favor, I rinsed them off in the men's room. As I shook off the water, someone came out of a stall. Stunned, he announced, "That's the first time anyone's cheered me on while going to the bathroom."
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Christian feast day:
Anthimus of Rome
Gangulphus of Burgundy
Majolus of Cluny
Mamertus, the first of the Ice Saints
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Archery Day
Birth Mother’s Day
Brunch for Lunch Day
Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
Dog Mom Day
Hostess CupCake Day
Martin Z. Mollusk Day
National Babysitter Day
National Foam Rolling Day
National Mini Golf Day
National Technology Day
National Train Day
National Windmill Day
O. Henry Pun-off Day
Somerset Day
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day
Stay Up All Night Day
World Belly Dance Day
World Buckfast Day
World Ego Awareness Day
World Fair Trade Day
World Migratory Bird Day
World Collage Day
Prince Royce’s Birthday
Sabrina Carpenter’s Birthday
Cam Newton’s Birthday
Blac Chyna’s Birthday
Arlene MC’s Birthday
Richard Feynman
Kamaru Usman
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Sat May 11th, 2024 - Sun May 12th, 2024
Data Innovation Day (Data Innovation Summit)
National Mills Weekend
Sat May 11th, 2024 - Tue May 14th, 2024
Westminster Dog Show
Sat May 11th, 2024 - Fri May 17th, 2024
Brain Injury Awareness Week
Huntington's Disease Awareness Week
M.E. Awareness Week
Sat May 11th, 2024 - Sun May 19th, 2024
National Bike Week
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Twilight Zone Day
May 11 is Twilight Zone Day, an unofficial holiday that honors and celebrates the Twilight Zone, an iconic and thrilling television show.
Nothing Is as It Seems
Twilight Zone was created by Rod Serling, who was also the show's host and narrator. The show is a collection of unrelated stories where nothing is as it seems and the end is usually always bizarre and unexpected. The stories on the show combined the features of science fiction, psychological thrillers, drama, horror, and fantasy and were based in the twilight zone.
The Fifth Dimension
The twilight zone according to the narrator at the beginning of each episode of the show is a “...fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge...”
Most Watched TV Show
The show made its debut in the United States in October 1959, to immediate critical acclaim, though it took a few years for it to gain popular success. Today, the Twilight Zone is considered to be one of the best and one of the most watched TV shows of all times.
No one knows who created this holiday or why they chose May 11 to honor this creepy, but fun holiday.
How to Celebrate?
Do a Twilight Zone marathon. It is also Eat What You Want Day, so get all the fun food you can eat, and park yourself in front of the TV and spend the day watching episodes of the Twilight Zone back to back.
Gather your friends and have a Twilight Zone themed party.
Fancy yourself as a sci-fi writer? Why not spend the day writing some Twilight Zone inspired fan fiction?
Did You Know…
...that Rod Serling was not the first choice for the narrator? Orson Welles was initially approached by Serling to play the role, but wasn't able to get him.
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Eat What You Want Day
Break all, but one of your dietary rules on May 11 or Eat What You Want Day. The only rule you must obey is, of course, eat what you want, however you want it, how much you want it!
In today's fast-paced world, where time is premium, diets have taken control of people to wish to live a healthy life. All of us have some kind of dish or food that they love but have to stay away from because it is not very healthy. This unofficial holiday allows people to take one day from the year and guiltlessly indulge in their favorite foods.
How to Celebrate?
Eat whatever you want. Pig out on decadent desserts, stuff yourself with delicious food, go into a food coma feasting on rich, yummy dishes.
Ever wondered what ice cream would taste with ketchup? Today is your day to try it! Try out all the oddest combinations of food you can think of.
Did You Know…
…that the word buffet originates from the French word for the piece of furniture food was served on?
***
A patient at the dental office where I work stopped by my desk to pay her bill. She began rummaging through her purse, as so many patients do when they have a check to write. "Do you need a pen?" I asked, offering her mine.
"Yes, thank you," she replied. She took it, put it in her handbag, and proceeded to pay in cash.
***
After someone stole my brown-bag lunch at work, I complained about it to my wife, who offered to make me something wonderful the next day. But as I pulled into the plant's parking lot, I noticed a guy clearly down on his luck, so I gave him my lunch. I didn't know there was a note from my wife in the bag:
"I know who you are, and I know where you live!"
***
Playing around with my new iTouch, I decided to get directions to my son's base from my home in Maryland. So I typed "Wahiawa, Hawaii." I got turn-by-turn directions until I hit the coast. Then I was told, "Kayak across the Pacific Ocean entering Hawaii."
***
My nine-year-old daughter walked in while I was getting ready for work. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"Putting on my wrinkle cream," I answered.
"Oh," she said, walking away. "I thought they were natural."
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Children's Day (Maldives)
Christian feast day:
Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus
Calepodius
Catald
Comgall
Damien of Molokai
Gordianus and Epimachus
Job (Roman Catholic Church, pre-1969 calendar)
John of Ávila
May 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Confederate Memorial Day (North Carolina and South Carolina)
Constitution Day (Micronesia)
Earliest possible day on which Pentecost can fall, while June 13 is the latest; celebrated 50 days after Easter Day.(Christianity)
Golden Spike Day (Promontory, Utah)
Mother's Day (Guatemala, and Mexico
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Child Care Provider Day
Fintastic Friday
International Day of Argania
Mother Ocean Day
National Lipid Day
National Military Spouse Appreciation Day
National Provider Appreciation Day
National Public Gardens Day
National Ship Via Rail Day
National Shrimp Day
National Small Business Day
National Washington Day
One Day Without Shoes
Trust Your Intuition Day
World Lupus Day
National Golf Lovers Day
Stay Up All Night Night
Bono’s Birthday
Corey La Barrie’s Birthday
Mark David Chapman
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Fri May 10th, 2024 - Tue May 14th, 2024
Biggest Week in American Birding
UN Global Road Safety Week
Fri May 10th, 2024 - Thu May 16th, 2024
National Mental Health Awareness Week
Fri May 10th, 2024 - Sun May 19th, 2024
National Public Gardens Week
Fun Observances
Clean Up Your Room Day
May 10 is Clean Your Room Day - an unofficial holiday that is bound to be any parent's or roommate's favorite holiday and perhaps every child's, teenager's and lazy person's nightmare.
Trash the Trash
Also sometimes called the National Clean Up Your Room Day, this holiday of unknown origins aims at keeping the dust bunnies where they belong - the trash. The holiday promotes clean rooms and homes and encourages people to collect their cleaning supplies, don their cleaning clothes and gloves, and spend the day spring cleaning.
Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning is a practice in many cultures where people clean their homes thoroughly once a year on the first warm day of spring. It is thought that this practice dates back to the days when people lit fires to keep warm during cold winter months. The first warm day of spring allowed people to open their windows and doors and to get rid of all the soot and ash that collected over the winter.
Even though Clean Your Room Day falls towards the end of the Spring season in the Northern Hemisphere, and Fall (Autumn) in the Southern Hemisphere, it is a good day as any to get cracking on the dusting, scrubbing, and organizing. And who knows, you may just find that thing you were looking for forever hiding in some dusty corner of your room.
How to Celebrate?
Clean up your room and resolve to keep it clean every day.
Give away or throw any unwanted items or pieces of clothing that you no longer use.
If you have children, teach them about the virtues of a clean room. Help them organize their toys and books and reward them for keeping their room clean.
Get the family together and make cleaning a fun chore. Put on some fun music and dance while you clean. Give out rewards for milestones crossed - fastest time taken to clean, best organizer, and room with the least amount of dust.
Did You Know…
...that many cultures have a day assigned to cleaning during a year? In Iran, people clean their houses in preparation for the Persian New Year called Norooz, while in India people clean up their homes before the festivals of lights, Diwali.
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I returned home from my ninth business trip of the year with a severe bout of jet lag–induced foot-in-mouth disease. As we prepared to go to sleep that night, I wrapped my arms around my better half, gave her a kiss, and announced,
"It's good to be in my own bed, with my own wife!"
***
Having grown up in a small Alabama town, my friend James couldn't wait to tell us all about life in California, where he was stationed.
"The malls are massive, and the restaurants are great," he said. Then he grinned. "I even went to a topless bar."
"Really?" said his mother, surprised.
"What do they do if it starts to rain?"
***
Recently I sat in a restaurant watching two older men go at it. It quickly grew heated as one of them declared,
"I'm so mad, I'm taking you off my pallbearer list!"
***
Scene: A conversation between two of my friends.
Friend #1: Are you visiting us tomorrow? Do you need directions?
Friend #2: I'm all set. I have the address, a GPS, and a GPS override.
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Christian feast day:
Beatus of Lungern
Beatus of Vendome
Christopher (Eastern Orthodox Church)
George Preca
Gerontius of Cervia
Gregory of Nazianzen (The Episcopal Church (US) and traditional Roman Catholic calendar)
Nicolaus Zinzendorf (Lutheran)
Pachomius the Great
Tudy of Landevennec
May 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Commemoration of the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands related observances:
Liberation Day, commemorating the end of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II. (Guernsey and Jersey)
National Day (Alderney)
Europe Day, commemorating the Schuman Declaration. (European Union, Kosovo, Moldova, Ukraine)
Victory Day observances, celebration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany (Soviet Union, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
Victory and Peace Day, marks the capture of Shusha (1992) in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, and the end of World War II. (Armenia)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Alphabet Magnet Day
Ascension Day
Ascencion Day (Saint Barthelemy)
Ascencion Day (Saint Martin)
Guernsey Liberation Day
Hurray for Buttons Day
Make a Book Day
National Butterscotch Brownie Day
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
National Christina Day
National Moscato Day
National Sleepover Day
Tear the Tags Off The Mattress Day
Noah Centineo’s Birthday
Kelsey Animated’s Birthday
Billy Joel’s Birthday
Ghostface Killah
Rosario Dawson
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Thu May 9th, 2024 - Wed May 15th, 2024
National Stuttering Awareness Week
Thu May 9th, 2024 - Wed May 22th, 2024
Foster Care Fortnight
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Lost Sock Memorial Day
Lost Sock Memorial Day on May 9 is a day to commemorate lost socks. The unofficial holiday also encourages people to let go of all the remaining single socks they are collecting in hopes of finding their partners one day.
There are few mysteries in life that are as perplexing as the mystery of the missing sock. No matter how hard you try to keep pairs of socks together, invariably one of them ventures out into the netherworld never to be found again.
Lost Sock Memorial Day is a day to honor all those disappeared socks.
How to Celebrate
Throw out all the single leftover socks.
Use the leftover socks as cleaning cloths. Or spend the day making sock monkeys out of the socks that have sadly lost their partners to the sock blackhole.
Have a minute of silence for all the socks you have lost.
Did You Know…
...that the feet have about 250,000 sweat glands that are capable of producing about 1 cup of sweat a day?
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Europe Day
May 9 is celebrated as Europe Day in the European Union (E.U.) and around the world.
The holiday commemorates the day in 1950 when French foreign minister, Robert Schuman, presented his proposal to create an organization of European countries. Also sometimes known as Schuman Day, the day aims to garner continuing support for the European Union and to educate citizens in member states and people in the rest of the world about the benefits of such an organization.
How to Celebrate?
If you live in a member country or are visiting one, this is the time to visit European Union institutions. EU institutions in Brussels and Strasbourg hold open days where they organize public outreach events. Other E.U. countries and cities hold festivals, concerts, and other events to raise awareness about the E.U.
If you don’t live in an EU member state, do not despair - you can learn more about the E.U. in many other ways. Find out if the E.U. expat community in your city is having public events that you can attend. And if there is nothing going on, remember that Europe Day is at its heart a day to celebrate peace and unity, and you don’t have to be in the European Union to do that!
Did You Know…
…that when the Euro was introduced in 2002, the initials for the countries adopting the currency spelled BAFFLING PIGS? The countries were Belgium, Austria, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain.
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One of our hotel guests complained to me about a spraying showerhead: "I can't get in the shower without getting wet!"
***
En route to Hawaii, I noticed one of my passengers in the coach section of the airplane dialing her cell phone. "Excuse me. That can't be on during the flight," I reminded her. "Besides, we're over the ocean—you won't get a signal out here."
"That's okay," she said. "I'm just calling my daughter. She's sitting up in first class."
***
A couple of dog owners are arguing about whose pet is smarter.
"My dog is so smart," says the first owner, "that every morning he waits for the paperboy to come around. He tips the kid and then brings the newspaper to me, along with my morning coffee."
"I know," says the second owner.
"How do you know?"
"My dog told me."
***
I got mugged by a magician. It's not funny: He took my wallet, my watch, and every silver dollar I had behind my ear.
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Christian feast day:
Amato Ronconi
Apparition of Saint Michael
Arsenius the Great
Desideratus
Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine
Julian of Norwich (Anglican, Lutheran)
Magdalene of Canossa
Our Lady of Luján
Peter II of Tarentaise
Blessed Teresa Demjanovich (Ruthenian Catholic Church)
19 Martyrs of Algeria[63]
May 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Emancipation Day (Columbus, Mississippi)
Furry Dance (Helston, UK)
Liberation Day (Czech Republic)
Miguel Hidalgo's birthday (Mexico)
Parents' Day (South Korea)
Truman Day (Missouri)
Veterans Day (Norway)
Victory in Europe Day, and its related observances (Europe):
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War, continues to May 9[64]
Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939 – 1945 (Ukraine)
White Lotus Day (Theosophy)
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (International)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Donate a Day's Wages To Charity Day
Free Trade Day
Iris Day
Jamestown Day
National Amyloidosis Day
National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
National Coconut Cream Pie Day
National Dakota Day
National Give Someone a Cupcake Day
National Have a Coke Day
National Maria Day
National Night Shift Workers Day
National Nova Day
National Report Government Contractor Fraud Day
National Student Nurse Day
National Third Shift Workers Day
No Socks Day
Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day
Receptionist Day
Reward Yourself Day
Root Canal Appreciation Day
World Donkey Day
World Orienteering Day
World Ovarian Cancer Day
Golf Day
World Facilities Management Day
Trisha Paytas’s Birthday
Harry S. Truman’s Birthday
Enrique Iglesias’s Birthday
6ix9ine
Melissa Gilbert
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Wed May 8th, 2024 - Wed May 15th, 2024
M.E. Awareness Week
Fun Observances
National School Nurse Day
The Wednesday between May 6 and May 12 of each year is National School Nurse Day, a day to celebrate and thank all school nurses that take care of children when they are at school.
The unofficial holiday was created in 1972 by the National Association of School Nurses, based in the United States. The day aims to recognize school nurses and acknowledge their role in the educational setting.
Ensure Well-Being of Children
School nurses are nursing practitioners usually affiliated with a school or an educational institution. School nurses are one of the first lines of medical professionals to ensure the health and mental well-being of school going children and young adults. They are also responsible for monitoring that children in schools are achieving their developmental milestones as well as ensuring that their lives outside the school are safe and healthy.
National Nurse Week
National School Nurse Day, also known as School Nurse Day, is celebrated during National Nurse Week, which runs annually from May 6 to May 12. May 6 is celebrated as National Nurses Day, while May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale is celebrated worldwide as International Nurses Day.
How to Celebrate?
Thank your school nurse for taking care of you.
Learn more about what school nurses do.
If you have school-going children, help your children make thank you gifts or write thank you notes to their school nurse.
Did You Know…
...that Florence Nightingale is thought to be responsible for creating the foundation for modern day nursing? Known as The Lady With the Lamp, she opened the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery in 1860, which was the world's first secular nursing school and remains one of the world's oldest schools to be still operational.
***
Last Valentine's Day, I arrived at the doctor's office where I work as a receptionist to find a mystery man pacing up and down holding a package. As I got out of the car, he declared warmly, "I have something for you."
I excitedly ripped open the bundle. It was a urine sample.
***
I walked into the lobby of my apartment building recently and was greeted by this notice: "To whoever is watering these plants, please stop. They are the property of the building, and our maintenance staff will take care of them. They may have already been watered, in which case you will be overwatering them. Besides, these plants are fake."
***
Our coworker Patrick shared his worst workday ever. He was at an appliance store and the delivery truck had broken down, which meant he was flooded with angry phone calls from customers. One irate caller canceled the delivery and told Patrick what he could do with it.
"I'm sorry," said Patrick. "That's impossible. I already have a stove, a vacuum cleaner, and a microwave up there."
***
In lectures on human genetics, I explained to my college students that males determine the sex of the offspring by contributing either an X or a Y chromosome. So at the end of the year, I put it on the final exam: "How is the sex of the child determined?"
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Christian feast day:
Agathius of Byzantium
Agostino Roscelli
Pope Benedict II
Flavia Domitilla
Gisela of Hungary
Harriet Starr Cannon (Episcopal Church (USA))
John of Beverley
Rose Venerini
Stanislaus (Roman Martyrology)
May 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan)
Dien Bien Phu Victory Day (Vietnam)
Radio Day, commemorating the work of Alexander Popov (Russia, Bulgaria)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Deaf Awareness Week
Beaufort Scale Day
Bladder Cancer Awareness Day
Childhood Depression Awareness Day
Love's Baby Soft Day
National Avery Day
National Barrier Awareness Day
National Cosmopolitan Day
National Foster Care Day
National Homebrew Day
National Packaging Design Day
National Paste Up Day
National Roast Leg of Lamb Day
National Teachers' Day
National Tourism Day
Poem on Your Pillow Day
World Asthma Day
National School Nurse Day
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
Rico Nasty’s Birthday
MrBeast’s Birthday
J Balvin’s Birthday
Sarah Baska’s Birthday
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Tue May 7th, 2024 - Mon May 13th, 2024
National Hug Holiday Week
Tue May 7th, 2024 - Tue May 14th, 2024
Donkey Week
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With a party going full bore in the apartment above his, my friend could forget about getting any sleep. The next day, he spotted the offending party giver.
"Didn't you hear me pounding on the ceiling?" he asked.
The woman smiled pleasantly. "That's okay. We were making a lot of noise ourselves."
***
I was leafing through one of my hunting catalogs when I found something that made me laugh. "Look," I said to my wife. "What I've always wanted: a camouflage toilet seat."
"Get it," she said. "Then you'll have an excuse for when you miss."
***
The first time my son was on a bike with training wheels, I shouted, "Step back on the pedals and the bike will brake!"
He nodded but still rode straight into a bush.
"Why didn't you push back on the pedals?" I asked, helping him up.
"You said if I did, the bike would break."
***
It never dawned on my brother and me just how small our hometown really is. But we found out when we drove past a marquee near the square.
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Christian feast day:
Dominic Savio
Evodius of Antioch (Roman Catholic Church)
François de Laval
Gerard of Lunel
Lucius of Cyrene
Petronax of Monte Cassino
St George's Day related observances (Eastern Orthodox Church😞
Day of Bravery, also known as Gergyovden (Bulgaria)
Đurđevdan (Gorani, Roma)
Police Day (Georgia)
Yuri's Day in the Spring (Russian Orthodox Church)
St John before the Latin Gate
May 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Earliest day on which Military Spouse Day can fall, while May 12 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before Mother's Day (United States)
International No Diet Day
Martyrs' Day (Gabon)
Martyrs' Day (Lebanon and Syria)
National Azulejo Day (Portugal)
Teachers' Day (Jamaica)
The first day of Hıdırellez (Turkey)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Dr. Mark A. Groh Cardiothoracic Surgeon Appreciation Day
Early May Bank Holiday
Great Lakes Awareness Day
Joseph Brackett Day
Melanoma Monday
National Aidan Day
National Crepe Suzette Day
National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day
National Nurses Day
National Open Farm Day
National Tony Day
National Tourist Appreciation Day
Orthodox Easter Monday
Sauvignon Blanc Day
No Homework Day
Willie Mays’s Birthday
Meek Mill’s Birthday
George Clooney’s Birthday
Chris Paul’s Birthday
Bob Seger’s Birthday
Orson Welles
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Mon May 6th, 2024 - Thu May 9th, 2024
Westminster Dog Show
Mon May 6th, 2024 - Fri May 10th, 2024
Lawyer Well-Being Week
Mon May 6th, 2024 - Sun May 12th, 2024
Deaf Awareness Week
Dog Anxiety Awareness Week
National Nurses Week
Screen Free Week
Sign Language Week
Sun Awareness Week
Children’s Book Week
Dying Matters Awareness Week
Fun Observances
Beverage Day
Raise a glass to all your favorite beverages on Beverage Day.
This unofficial holiday is celebrated annually on May 6 and is also sometimes called National Beverage Day. While the origins of Beverage Day are unknown, we can all safely assume that the day encourages people to honor their beverages of choice and acknowledge that a humble beverage has the power to make or break many situations. A good beverage can energize you after a long, tiring day. It can also make a long, boring meal go fast, it can bring together two strangers, and it can make a party more fun.
Whether your preferred beverage is a hot cup of tea, a delicious and healthy smoothie, or a tall glass of lemonade, Beverage Day is the perfect excuse to indulge yourself by drinking it all day long.
Sit back, relax and celebrate the day with your favorite beverage. It could be anything from something as simple as water to a fancy cocktail.
Try new beverages. What about tasting the national drink of a country you have never visited?
Have a tasting party at home. Pick up a beverage you and your guests like and make or find different versions of it to taste and try. For example, you could do a beer or wine tasting party or a tea or coffee tasting party. Have each of your guests bring their favorite brand of beverage to share and serve foods that pair with the beverage of your choice. Who knows, you may just find your next favorite beverage at one of these parties!
Did You Know…
…that in common usage, water isn't usually considered to be a beverage?
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I was leading a tour through Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico when a woman asked,
"How many miles of undiscovered passageways are there in this cave?"
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A customer called our rental store to ask about rectangular tables. I told him we had six-foot and eight-foot tables.
His response: "What's the difference?"
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The night we took our three young sons to an upscale restaurant for the first time, my husband ordered a bottle of wine. The server brought it over, began the ritual uncorking, and poured a small amount for me to taste.
My six-year-old piped up, "Mom usually drinks a lot more than that."
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A little boy was brought into our emergency room after ingesting part of a plug-in air freshener. After consulting Poison Control and monitoring him, the doctor wrote on his discharge, "Patient doing well. Ready to go home. Smells good."
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Children's Day (Japan, South Korea)
Christian feast day:
Angelus of Jerusalem
Aventinus of Tours
Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice
Frederick the Wise (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)
Gotthard of Hildesheim
Hilary of Arles
Jutta of Kulmsee
Stanisław Kazimierczyk
May 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Cinco de Mayo (Mexico, United States)
Constitution Day (Kyrgyzstan)
Europe Day (Council of Europe)
Feast of al-Khadr or Saint George (Palestinian)
Indian Arrival Day (Guyana)
International Midwives' Day (International)
Liberation Day (Denmark, Netherlands)
Lusophone Culture Day (Community of Portuguese Language Countries)
World Portuguese Language Day (International)
Martyrs' Day (Albania)
National Cartoonist Day
Patriots' Victory Day (Ethiopia)
Revenge of the Fifth (see Star Wars Day)
Senior Citizens Day (Palau)
Soviet Press Day (Soviet Union)
Tango no sekku (Japan)
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Day (Canada and United States)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Bereaved Mother's Day
Hug a Shed and Take a Selfie Day
Indian Arrival Day in Guyana
International Dawn Chorus Day
International Permaculture Day
Mayday for Mutts
Motorcycle Mass and Blessing of the Bikes Day
Museum Lover's Day
Nail Day
National Astronaut Day
National Concert Day
National Devin Day
National Hoagie Day
National Lemonade Day
National Silence the Shame Day
Orthodox Easter
Puppy Mill Action Week
Sleep Apnea Awareness Day
Totally Chipotle Day
World Hand Hygiene Day
World Laughter Day
Bonza Bottler Day
National Pipe Organ Day
Jenna Davis’s Birthday
Don Benjamin’s Birthday
Adele’s Birthday
Niki Demartino’s Birthday
Karl Marx’s Birthday
Chris Brown
Henry Cavill
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Sun May 5th, 2024 - Sat May 11th, 2024
Be Kind To Animals Week
Drinking Water Week
National Correctional Officer's Week
National Pet Week
National Tourism Week
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
Pet Appreciation Week
Public Service Recognition Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
Sun May 5th, 2024 - Sun May 12th, 2024
Days of Remembrance
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A little boy went to the library to check out a book titled Comprehensive Guide for Mothers.
"Is this for your mother?" the librarian asked.
"No," said the boy.
"So why are you checking it out?"
"Because I started collecting moths last week."
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I have no respect for gangs today. They just drive by and shoot people. At least in the old days, like in West Side Story, the gangs used to dance with each other first.
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"Are you all right?" my seatmate on the plane asked, after noticing tears roll down my cheeks.
"I'm flying my husband's ashes to Michigan for burial," I explained, "and it just struck me that this will be our last trip together."
"I know how you feel," she said.
"I had my horse for 20 years and just put him to sleep last week."
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The burial service for the elderly woman climaxed with a massive clap of thunder, followed by a bolt of lightning, accompanied by even more thunder. "Well," said her husband to the shaken pastor when it ended, "she's there."
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Anti-Bullying Day (United Nations)
Bird Day (United States)
Cassinga Day (Namibia)
Christian feast day:
Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla
Blessed Michał Giedroyć
English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era (Church of England)
F. C. D. Wyneken (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)
Florian
José María Rubio
Judas Cyriacus
Monica of Hippo (1960 Roman Catholic Calendar)
Sacerdos of Limoges
Venerius of Milan
May 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Coal Miners Day (India)
Death of Milan Rastislav Štefánik Day (Slovakia)
Greenery Day (Japan)
International Firefighters' Day
May Fourth Movement commemorations:
Literary Day (Republic of China)
Youth Day (China)
Remembrance Day for Martyrs and Disabled (Afghanistan)
Remembrance of the Dead (Netherlands)
Restoration of Independence Day (Latvia)
Star Wars Day (International observance)
World Give Day
Youth Day (Fiji)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
45 Day
Beer Pong Day
Childhood Stroke Awareness Day
Dave Brubeck Day
Firefighters' Memorial Day
Greenery Day (Midori no Hi)
International Drone Day
International Respect for Chickens Day
Join Hands Day
K.I.N.D. Day
Kent State Shootings Remembrance
Kentucky Derby
Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
Naked Gardening Day
National Bombshell Day
National Candied Orange Peel Day
National Orange Juice Day
National EOD Day
National Fitness Day
National Kids Fitness Day
National Renewal Day
National Scrapbook Day
National Start Seeing Monarchs Day
National Weather Observers Day
Petite and Proud Day
Pilates Day
Relationship Renewal Day
Rhode Island Independence Day
The 1940 Centennial
Wildfire Preparedness Day
World Ankylosing Spondylitis Day
Yom HaShoah
National Ampersand Day
Print Day in May
World Labyrinth Day
National Homebrew Day
PrestonPlayz’s Birthday
Noah Beck’s Birthday
Navia Robinson’s Birthday
Audrey Hepburn’s Birthday
Will Arnett
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Sat May 4th, 2024 - Fri May 10th, 2024
Red Cross Week
Youth Week
Fun Observances ( 3 )
Star Wars Day
May 4 is celebrated as Star Wars Day by fans of the popular sci-fi film series, Star Wars. It is one of the two days in a year that recognizes the place of the Star Wars franchise in popular culture.
The date for this unofficial fun holiday comes from the often-quoted phrase within the Star Wars universe, may the force be with you. The expression was first used in the first film of the original trilogy, A New Hope. Characters use it to wish others good luck, usually while parting ways. Fans around the world have modified the expression to create the pun May the fourth be with you.
On May 5, fans celebrate Revenge of the Fifth, a play on the title of the sixth movie in the series, Revenge of the Sith. Some Star Wars enthusiasts celebrate it on May 6 stating that Revenge of the Sixth sounds much closer to the original movie name.
British Origins
The origin of the phrase is thought to date back to May 4, 1979. On this day, Conservatives in the United Kingdom published a newspaper advertisement to congratulate their candidate, Margaret Thatcher, for taking the Prime Minister's office. The advertisement said "May The Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations".
Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars is a film series and franchise created by George Lucas. The film series follows events in a galaxy "far, far away" in the "distant past."
The other Star Wars Day celebrated in the year is May 25. It marks the release anniversary of the first movie in the series, A New Hope, in 1977. This day is also sometimes known as Geek Pride Day.
May 25 is also Towel Day, which celebrates the hugely popular science fiction comedy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (H2G2) by Douglas Adams.
Admirers of the Star Wars franchise observe May 21 as Talk like Yoda Day to mark the first time the much-loved character Yoda made his big-screen debut in the United States.
How to Celebrate?
Dress up like Star Wars characters and have a Star Wars-themed party.
Greet everyone you meet with the phrase May the fourth be with you.
Organize marathon viewings of the saga, and participate in Star Wars trivia contests.
Did You Know…
...that the South Pacific island of Niue accepts collectible Star Wars-themed coins issued by the New Zealand Mint in 2011 as legal tender?
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Herb Day
Herb Day is an unofficial holiday annually celebrated on the first Saturday of May.
Created and organized by the Herb Day Coalition, an organization of five non-profit groups, the holiday encourages people to learn more about herbs and use them more extensively in their daily lives.
The holiday, which first began in 2006 in the United States, brings together herbalists, gardeners, manufacturers of herbal products, culinarians and home cooks, and the general public. It attempts to spread knowledge about the medicinal, culinary and cosmetic benefits of herbs.
Different From Spices
Botanically, herbs are green parts of a plant that are used in food, medicine or as additional flavoring. They are usually leaves and can be used fresh or dried. Herbs are distinct from spices, which are usually dried or processed non-leafy – seeds, barks, roots, or stems – parts of a plant or a tree.
Worshiped Plants
People around the world use herbs for cooking and for medicinal purposes. Some cultures consider herbs as having spiritual qualities and extensively use them during religious ceremonies. In India for example, basil is considered to be a holy plant and is worshiped in many parts of the country.
How to Celebrate?
Learn more about different kind of herbs and their uses.
Start a small herb garden in your kitchen – herbs are easy to grow and they will make your kitchen smell nice.
Did You Know…
…that some people perceive the taste of cilantro or coriander as being soapy and like eating bugs? Studies have shown that this is because they have a special olfactory receptor gene called OR6A2, that makes them sensitive to the aldehyde chemicals found in the herb.
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Free Comic Book Day
The first Saturday of May every year is celebrated around the world as Free Comic Book Day. On this day, participating specialty comic book stores give out free comics to anyone visiting their stores.
The holiday has three main aims – to create new comic book readers, to show appreciation to current comic book fans, and to bring back former comic book readers by reminding them about the joy of reading comic books. The holiday also encourages people to get acquainted with the art and science of comic books and to patronize their local comic book stores.
The unofficial holiday was first observed in the United States and Canada in 2002. It has now become a popular holiday around the world.
Following the footsteps of Free Comic Book Day, German, Austrian, and Swiss comic book industry and stores started their own version of the unofficial holiday in 2010. Gratis Comic Tag as the holiday is called, is celebrated annually on the second Saturday of May.
Comic book stores in the Netherlands and Belgium celebrate Free Comic Book Day on the first Saturday and Sunday of May.
How to Celebrate?
Visit your local participating comic store and get your free copy of a comic.
If you have kids in your life, why not take this day to introduce them to the world of comic books?
Did You Know…
…that typographic symbols used in comics to represent profanity are known as grawlixes?
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Louie was shipwrecked and lived alone on a desert island for years until he was finally rescued. Before leaving the island, he gave the rescue party a tour. "I built myself a house. That's it there. Here's the barn, and over here is the church I worshipped in."
"What's that building over there?" one of the rescuers asked.
Louie sneered. "That's the church I used to belong to."
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Arrested on a robbery charge, our law firm's client denied the allegations. So when the victim pointed him out in a lineup as one of four men who had attacked him, our client reacted vociferously.
"He's lying!" he yelled. "There were only three of us."
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My neighbor's boat has a peculiar name: Innuendo. After failing to divine some deep, hidden meaning, I asked him how he came up with the name. He answered, "My wife works for a proctologist."
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Our daughter took the afternoon off from her job at the funeral home to visit her daughter in preschool. When one of the kids asked what she did for a living, my granddaughter answered for her: "She sells underground furniture."
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Christian feast day:
Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Antonia and Alexander
Juvenal of Narni
Moura (Coptic Church)
Philip and James the Lesser
Pope Alexander I
Sarah the Martyr (Coptic Church)
The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland
Theodosius of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)
May 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)
Constitution Day (Poland)
Finding of the Holy Cross-related observances:
Fiesta de las Cruces (Spain and Hispanic America)
International Sun Day
World Press Freedom Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
A Drop of Water is a Grain of Gold
American Circus Day
Armenian Appreciation Day
Birth Anniversary of National Artist Lino Brocka
Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day
Fan Dance Day
Fish Fingers and Custard Day
Independent Artist Day™
Näfelser Fahrt
National Burrito Day
National Chocolate Mousse Day
National Film Score Day
National Find a Rainbow Day
National Grey Day
National Inspiring Joy Day
National Pro-Life T Shirt Day
National Tweed Day
NCCA Anniversary
Paraprofessional Appreciation Day
Pony Express Day
Weed Out Hate Day
World Cloud Security Day
World Party Day
Orthodox Good Friday
Wordsmith Day
School Lunch Hero Day
National Textiles Day
Write a Review Day
National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
National Chocolate Custard Day
National Paranormal Day
International Tuba Day
National Garden Meditation Day
National Lumpy Rug Day
James Brown’s Birthday
Karen Huger’s Birthday
Dawn Farmer’s Birthday
Damon Dash’s Birthday
Christina Hendricks
Bobby Cannavale
Fun Observances ( 2 )
No Pants Day
No Pants Day is an unofficial holiday that occurs on the first Friday of May. Celebrated mostly in the United States, it calls for participants to spend their day without wearing pants in public. Participants are encouraged to act as if not wearing pants is a normal thing to do.
It is unclear when No Pants Day began and who started it. There are accounts that suggest that the first No Pants Day occurred in 1985 or 1986, while other accounts credit the Austin, Texas-based humor organization, the Knighthood of BUH, for starting the day.
No Pants Day is sometimes confused with No Pants Subway Ride Day, which is held in the month of January. The first No Pants Subway Ride Day was held in New York City in 2002 with only 7 riders who went on the New York City Subway without their pants. The event was organized by Improv Everywhere, a humor organization. Since then the Day has been celebrated in many different cities around the world. Improv Everywhere announces the date for the No Pants Subway Ride Day a month in advance.
How to Celebrate?
Spend the day wearing no pants.
Appear in public without your pants on. If you are uncomfortable going out without your pants on, what about wearing a skirt, dress or a kilt?
Did You Know…
...that the word pants is derived from the term pantaloons, which in turn comes from pantaloun, an Italian term used to describe a man who wears tight trousers? Pantaloun in turn came from the name of San Pantaleone, a Christian saint, who survived 6 execution attempts. San Pantaleone meant all lion and later the term came to be used to refer to a foolishly brave person represented in comedy as someone wearing tight trousers.
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Space Day
Space Day is celebrated annually on the first Friday of May. An unofficial educational holiday created in 1997 by Lockheed Martin, Space Day aims to promote the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields among young people.
The day also encourages the public and especially the youth to learn more about space and space exploration.
Space, also called outer space refers to the void that exists between the Earth's upper atmosphere and other celestial bodies in the known and unknown universe. While the term space might make it seem like the vast expanse of the universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere is empty, it is in fact, not empty at all. Space is full of different form of radiation and lots of debris from the formation of our solar system. Some of this debris is in the form of meteors, comets, and asteroids.
The unofficial holiday is also sometimes known as International Space Day or National Space Day.
How to Celebrate
Look for Space Day events close to you and take the young people in your life to attend some of these events.
If you do not have any events close to you, why not create one?
Visit your closest space museum and spend the day exploring the exhibitions and learn more about astronomy.
Did You Know…
...that one cannot hear any sound in space? Sound travels from one point to another by making vibrations in molecules and atoms. Because there is no air, and therefore no medium through which sound can travel, outer space is eerily quiet.
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I had an inauspicious start as a dog groomer when one of my first clients bit me. Noticing my pain, my boss voiced her concern.
"Whatever you do," she said, "don’t bleed on the white dogs."
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A letter I received from my son stationed in Baghdad:
Mom,
Yesterday I was part of a security detail for Kid Rock, Kellie Pickler, and comedian Lewis Black. This morning, I had breakfast with the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders. War is hell.
Johnny
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A guy drives into a ditch, but luckily, a farmer is there to help. He hitches his horse, Buddy, up to the car and yells, "Pull, Nellie, pull!" Buddy doesn't move.
"Pull, Buster, pull!" Buddy doesn't budge.
"Pull, Coco, pull!" Nothing.
Then the farmer says, "Pull, Buddy, pull!" And the horse drags the car out of the ditch.
Curious, the motorist asks the farmer why he kept calling his horse by the wrong name. "Buddy's blind," said the farmer. "And if he thought he was the only one pulling, he wouldn't even try."
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Max the little camel walks into his parents' room at 3 a.m. and asks for a glass of water.
"Another one?" says his father. "That's the second glass this month."
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Christian feast day:
Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church).
Athanasius of Alexandria (Western Christianity)
Bolesław Strzelecki (Catholic Church)
Boris I of Bulgaria (Bulgarian Orthodox Church)
Germanus of Normandy
Joseph Luu Van Nguyen (Catholic Church)
Wiborada (Catholic Church)
William Tirry (Catholic Church)
May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The last day of the Festival of Ridván (Baháʼí Faith) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March equinox, see List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar)
Anniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising (Community of Madrid, Spain)
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan)
Flag Day (Poland)
Indonesia National Education Day
Teachers' Day (Iran) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March Equinox, see List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar)
International Harry Potter Day
World Tuna Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Baby Day
Brothers and Sisters Day - 1
National Brothers and Sisters Day - 2
International Scurvy Awareness Day
National Byron Day
National Day of Prayer
National Day of Reason
National Life Insurance Day
National Play Your Ukulele Day
National Sandra Day
National Truffle Day
Take a Baby to Lunch Day
World Password Day
Dwayne Johnson’s Birthday
Black Smurf’s Birthday
BamBam’s Birthday
David Beckham
Ellie Kemper
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Thu May 2nd, 2024 - Mon May 6th, 2024
Building Safety Week
Dying Matters Week
Thu May 2nd, 2024 - Wed May 8th, 2024
Children's Book Week
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Carrying two dead raccoons, a buzzard tries to check in at LAX for the red-eye to New York.
"Sorry, sir," says the ticket agent. "We allow only one item of carrion."
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"How was your blind date?"
"Terrible! He showed up in a 1932 Rolls-Royce."
"What's so terrible about that?"
"He was the original owner."
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My friend was at the beauty parlor when she overheard another woman rattle on to the manicurist about the sad state of her marriage. "Things have gotten so bad," she said, "I think I might ask for a divorce. What do you think?"
"That's a serious matter," came the reply. "I think you should consult another manicurist."
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Last Thanksgiving, my niece came home with her school project: a beautiful autumnal leaf with the words "I am thankful for my mommy" printed on it.
Her eyes tearing, my sister said, "This means so much to me."
Her daughter nodded. "I wanted to put ‘Hannah Montana,' but my teacher wouldn't let me."
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Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days - 1968 - YouTube
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Christian feast day:
Aldebrandus
Amator
Andeolus
Aredius of Gap
Asaph
Augustin Schoeffler, Jean-Louis Bonnard (part of Vietnamese Martyrs)
Benedict of Szkalka
Bertha of Val d'Or
Brioc
James the Less (Anglican Communion)
Jeremiah
Julian of Bale
Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic)
Blessed Klymentiy Sheptytsky (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
Mafalda of Portugal
Marcouf
Orientius
Peregrine Laziosi
Philip the Apostle (Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church)
Richard Pampuri
Seven Apostolic Men
Caecilius of Elvira
Ctesiphon of Vergium
Euphrasius of Illiturgis
Hesychius of Cazorla
Indaletius
Secundus of Abula
Torquatus of Acci
Sigismund of Burgundy
Theodard
Ultan
May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
Constitution Day (Argentina, Latvia, Marshall Islands)
Commemoration of the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat following the foundation of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti (India):
Maharashtra Day
International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day
Lei Day (Hawaii)
International Workers' Day or Labour Day (International), and its related observances:
Law Day (United States), formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States)
Loyalty Day, formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of Labour Day. (United States)
May Day (beginning of Summer) observances in the Northern hemisphere (see April 30):
Calan Mai (Wales)
Beltane (Gaelic)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Aces Day
Agriculture and Labor Day
Blessing Day
Couple Appreciation Day
CSS Reboot Day
Executive Coaching Day
Frequent Flyer Day
Global Love Day
Great American Grump Out
International Doodle Dog Day
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Day
Labor Day Philippines
Learn to Ride a Bike Day
Mother Goose Day
National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
National Black Barber Shop Appreciation Day
National Chocolate Parfait Day
National Infertility Survival Day
National Interpreter Appreciation Day
National Mantra Day
National Purebred Dog Day
National Rotate Your Beer Day
National Skilled Trades Day
New Homeowners Day
Phone in Sick Day
Save The Rhino Day
School Principals' Day
Silver Star Banner Day
Therapeutic Massage Awareness Day
Worthy Wage Day
World Carnivorous Plant Day
Global Travel Advisor Day
School Bus Drivers Day
Paeka’s Birthday
Katya Zamolodchikova’s Birthday
Gianna Bryant’s Birthday
Charli D'Amelio’s Birthday
YNW Melly
Wes Anderson
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Wed May 1st, 2024 - Tue May 7th, 2024
Hurricane Preparedness Week
National Physical Education and Sport Week
Observances (click on the month for details)
ALS Awareness Month
American Cheese Month
American Wetlands Month
Anxiety Awareness Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Awareness of Medical Orphans Month
Be Kind to Animals Month
Bealtaine Festival
Better Sleep Month
Better Speech and Hearing Month
Bladder Cancer Awareness Month
Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month
Brain Cancer Awareness Month
Building Safety Month
Celiac Awareness Month
Chip Your Pet Month
Chronic Fatigue Awareness Month
Clean Air Month
Community Action Month
Correct Posture Month
Creative Beginnings Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Date Your Mate Month
Deck Safety Month
EDS Awareness Month
Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month
Family Wellness Month
Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
Food Allergy Action Month
Fungal Infection Awareness Month
Gardening for Wildlife Month
Get Caught Reading Month
Gifts From The Garden Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
Global Youth Traffic Safety Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Heal the Children Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Homeschool Awareness Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Indian Heritage Month
Internal Audit Awareness Month
International Business Image Improvement Month
International Civility Awareness Month
International Drum Month
International Respect for Chickens Month
International Victorious Woman Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Labor History Month
Latino Books Month
Leaders of Tomorrow Month
Lettuce Month
Local and Community History Month
Lung Health Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Make May Purple /Action On Stroke Month
Maternal Mental Health Month
May Measurement Month
MCS Awareness Month
Meditation Month
Mediterranean Diet Month
Melanoma / Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
Military Appreciation Month
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
National Asparagus Month
National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
National Barbecue Month
National Bicycle Safety Month
National Blood Pressure Month
National Chocolate Custard Month
National Digestive Disease Awareness Month
National Comfort Month
National Duckling Month
National Egg Month
National Foster Care Month
National Hamburger Month
National Heritage Month
National Inventors Month
National Lyme Disease Awareness Month
National Moving Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Pet Month
National Photography Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Physiotherapy Month
National Preservation Month
National Prom Graduation Safety Month
National Recommitment Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
National San Architect Month
National Service Dog Eye Examination Month
National Share a Story Month
National Show Your Smile Month
National Sight-Saving Month
National Strawberry Month
National Teen Self-Esteem Month
National Tennis Month
National Toxic Encephalopathy and Chemical Injury Awareness Month
National Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
National Vinegar Month
National Walking Month
National Youth Traffic Safety Month
Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month
Neurofibromatosis Month
Older Americans Month
Personal History Awareness Month
Pet Sitter Safety Month
REACT Month
Responsible Animal Guardian Month
Revise Your Work Schedule Month
Small Business Month
Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
Steelmark Month
Strike Out Strokes Month
Stroke Awareness Month
Syringomyelia Awareness Month
Teen CEO Month
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Women's Health Month
Zombie Awareness Month
Fun Observances
Batman Day
May 1 is Batman Day. The unofficial holiday celebrates and honors one of the world's most well-known comic book superhero. While the origins of this holiday are unknown, the general consensus is that the day commemorates the date in 1939 when the crime fighter made his debut in the Detective Comics
Batman is a fictional superhero created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and published by DC Comics. The superhero who made his first appearance in May 1939 is also sometimes known as The Dark Knight and the Caped Crusader. His real name, however, is Bruce Wayne, a billionaire who wears a bat costume while combating crime in the fictional Gotham City.
How to Celebrate?
Like us, most you of you probably do not need an excuse to revisit your favorite Batman comics, but if you do, today is a good day to do some marathon Batman comic reading.
Wear a cape and go to work in your Batman costume.
Watch any of the several Batman movies out there with family and friends. Maybe you could combine it with a Batman themed costume party? Tell all your guests to come dressed as a Batman comics character.
Did You Know…
…that Melbourne, Australia was very briefly called Batmania? It was named after explorer John Batman.
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One day my three-year-old daughter asked when her birthday was. Knowing that the date, April 14, would mean nothing to her, I said, "It's either just before or just after Easter."
"Great," she said. "You don't know when my birthday is either."
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The wheel of my grocery cart was making a horrible scraping sound as I rolled it through the supermarket. Nevertheless, when I finished my shopping and saw a cartless woman, I offered it up, explaining, "It makes an awful noise, but it works."
"That's okay," she said, taking it. "I have a husband at home like that."
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I was sprawled on the living-room couch watching my favorite show on the Food Network when my husband walked in.
"Why do you watch those food shows?" he asked. "You don't even cook."
Glaring back at him, I asked, "Then why do you watch football?"
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My daughter and her husband, naval reservists, have an eight-year-old son. When one of his parochial school classmates told my daughter that Angus had said a bad word, she said,
"He can't help it. Both his parents are sailors."
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Armed Forces Day (Georgia)
Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion)
Children's Day (Mexico)
Christian feast day:
Adjutor
Aimo
Amator, Peter and Louis
Donatus of Evorea
Eutropius of Saintes
Marie Guyart (Anglican Church of Canada)
Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)
Maximus of Rome
Blessed Miles Gerard
Pomponius of Naples
Pope Pius V
Quirinus of Neuss
Sarah Josepha Hale (Episcopal Church)
Suitbert the Younger
April 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Consumer Protection Day (Thailand)
Honesty Day (United States)
International Jazz Day (UNESCO)
Martyrs' Day (Pakistan)
May Eve, the eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere (see May 1):
Beltane begins at sunset in the Northern hemisphere, Samhain begins at sunset in the Southern hemisphere. (Neo-Druidic Wheel of the Year)
Carodejnice (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe)
National Persian Gulf Day (Iran)
Reunification Day (Vietnam)
Rincon Day (Bonaire)
Russian State Fire Service Day (Russia)
Teachers' Day (Paraguay)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
AMKD Awareness Day
Day of the Child
Healthy Kids Day
Hairstyle Appreciation Day
Last day of Passover
Military Brats Day
Mr. Potato Head Day
National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day
National Animal Advocacy Day
National Bubble Tea Day
National Bugs Bunny Day
National Larry Day
National Mahjong Day
National Oatmeal Cookie Day
National PrepareAthon Day
National Raisin Day
National Sarcoidosis Day
National Tabby Day
National Therapy Animal Day
National Tie Dye Day
Queen's Day
Spank Out Day
Travis Scott’s Birthday
Gal Gadot’s Birthday
Dianna Agron’s Birthday
BeastBoyShub’s Birthday
Ayisha Diaz’s Birthday
Kirsten Dunst
Johnny Galecki
Fun Observances
Honesty Day
April begins with a day that celebrates falsehoods – April Fool’s Day. End it with a day that celebrates and acknowledges the importance of honesty – Honesty Day.
Celebrated annually on April 30, the day was created in the early 1990s by M. Hirsh Goldberg, the former press secretary to the state of Maryland in the United States.
Speak the Truth
Goldberg created the holiday as a way to encourage people to speak the truth and to "honor the honorable."
A Rare Quality
Famous American singer-songwriter, Billy Joel once sang that honesty is such a lonely word, suggesting that honesty is a very rare quality in all kinds of relationships - personal, professional, and social.
This unofficial holiday, also sometimes called National Honesty Day, emphasizes that honesty does not need to be a lonely word and that truthfulness can strengthen relationships and make them more productive.
How to Celebrate?
Be truthful. Embrace truth and honesty.
Did You Know…
…that the phrase honesty is the best policy was coined by Benjamin Franklin?
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A customer brought her car into our Saturn dealership complaining of rattling noises. Later, the technician said the problem was no big deal.
"Just a case of CTIP:
Customer Thinks It's a Porsche."
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Fred comes home from his usual Saturday golf game. "What a terrible day," he tells his wife. "Harry dropped dead on the tenth tee."
"Oh, that's awful!" she says.
"You're not kidding," says Fred. "For the whole back nine, it was hit the ball, drag Harry, hit the ball, drag Harry …"
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An acquaintance of ours was—how do I put this delicately?—not well loved. So when he died, I was amazed to see how many people showed up for his funeral.
"I'm not surprised," said my husband. "As P. T. Barnum said, ‘Give the people what they want and they'll show up.' "
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Pointing to a pan of chicken wings and legs disguised in the classic mess-hall manner, a young airman asked the mess sergeant, "What's for chow?"
"Air Force chicken," replied the sergeant. "You want wings or landing gear?"
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Christian feast day:
Catherine of Siena (Catholic, Lutheran and Anglican Church)
Hugh of Cluny
Robert of Molesme
Wilfrid II
April 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations)
International Dance Day (UNESCO)
Shōwa Day, traditionally the start of the Golden Week holiday period, which is April 29 and May 3–5. (Japan)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Day of Trees
Machynlleth Comedy Festival
National Peace Rose Day
National Shrimp Scampi Day
National Supply Chain Day
Poem In Your Pocket Day
Viral Video Day
We Jump The World Day
World Wish Day
Willie Nelson’s Birthday
Roman Dirge’s Birthday
Ray Gantt’s Birthday
Master P’s Birthday
Jerry Seinfeld’s Birthday
Dale Earnhardt’s Birthday
Michelle Pfeiffer
Uma Thurman
Bernie Madoff
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Mon Apr 29th, 2024 - Sat May 4th, 2024
National Auctioneers Week
Fun Observances
Zipper Day
On April 29, celebrate the zipper it because it is Zipper Day.
We all tend to take for granted most things around us. The humble zipper that is holding up your pants, skirt, or dress right now is one of those things.
Swedish-American Invention
This unofficial holiday commemorates the day in 1913 when Swedish-American engineer, Gideon Sundback received the patent for the modern-day zipper.
Before Sundback came up with his tool, there were many versions of this wondrous device, without which, being fashionable today may have just been a bit harder.
World's Fair Debut
One of the first recorded versions of the zipper came in 1851 from Elias Howe - an American inventor who is often credited as a developer of the technology for sewing machines. In the late 19th century, Whitcomb Judson invented a clasp locker which made its debut at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. This invention did not catch on as well as Judson had hoped for but it did earn him the title of the Inventor of the Zipper.
How to Celebrate?
It is such a simple thing, but a zipper makes our lives so much easier. Spend the day contemplating on other similar objects that are simple, but vital to our day to day lives.
Did You Know...
...that Japanese manufacturer YKK Group accounts for 45% of the world's zippers?
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Teacher: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree but also admitted it. Now, Joey, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
Joey: Because George still had the ax in his hand?
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‘Where is everybody?" the cowpoke asks.
"They've all gone to see Brown Paper Pete hang," says a bystander.
"Why do they call him that?" the cowboy asks.
"Well, he always wears a brown paper hat, a brown paper shirt, and brown paper trousers."
"Really?" says the cowboy. "And what are they hanging him for?"
"Rustling."
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Visiting a college campus, the prospective student spots a building called Hemingway Hall. "That's nice," he says, "a building named for Ernest Hemingway."
"Actually," says the tour guide, "it's named for Joshua Hemingway."
"Was he a writer?" the student asks.
"Yes. He wrote a big check."
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A tour bus stops in Runnymede, England, and the guide says it was here that the Magna Carta was signed.
"When did they sign it?" one passenger asks.
"1215," the guide responds.
"Dang! We missed it by 20 minutes."
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I think I can see the hotel we stayed at, right across from the camel racetrack.
(This is a true story)
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The original colors of ancient Greek and Roman statues
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Christian feast day:
Aphrodisius and companions
Gianna Beretta Molla
Kirill of Turov (Orthodox, added to Roman Martyrology in 1969)
Louis de Montfort
Pamphilus of Sulmona
Peter Chanel
Vitalis and Valeria of Milan
April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Mujahideen Victory Day (Afghanistan)
National Heroes Day (Barbados)
Restoration of Sovereignty Day (Japan)
Sardinia Day (Sardinia)
Workers' Memorial Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work (international)
National Day of Mourning (Canada)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Biological Clock Day
Clean Comedy Day
Global Pay It Forward Day
Great Poetry Reading Day
Kiss Your Mate Day
Mother Father Deaf Day
National Blueberry Pie Day
National BraveHearts Day
National Cubicle Day
National Franklin Day
National Pet Parents Day
National Superhero Day
Occupational Safety & Health Day
Palm Sunday Orthodox
Turkmen Racing Horse Festival
Save The Frogs Day
Big Ed’s Birthday
Melanie Martinez’s Birthday
Jessica Alba
Bridget Moynahan
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Sun Apr 28th, 2024 - Sat May 4th, 2024
National Small Business Week
Fun Observances
World Pinhole Photography Day
The last Sunday in April is celebrated worldwide as World Pinhole Photography Day.
The day aims to encourage people to pick up pinhole photography as a hobby and profession, and to share their techniques and pictures with the pinhole photography community.
Small Hole
Unlike its more technologically advanced counterparts, a pinhole camera has no lens and usually captures images using light that passes through a small hole or aperture. The light passes through the hole and projects an inverted image on a piece of film or paper.
Make Your Own
Popularly used to take photographs of the Sun and to safely observe solar eclipses, pinhole cameras are easy to make at home and require minimal equipment.
How to Celebrate?
Learn more about pinhole cameras and photography.
Make a simple pinhole camera at home and try to take pictures with it.
Share the pictures with the pinhole photography community.
Did You Know…
…that the world's largest camera obscura is in Aberystwyth, Wales? A camera obscura is an optical device that was the precursor of a pinhole camera.
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I just got a GPS for my car, and my first trip with it was to a drugstore. Since the manual said not to leave it in the car unattended, I brought it with me into the store. While there, the GPS came alive, and a voice stated, "Lost satellite contact."
I wasn't embarrassed until a woman turned to me and said,
"Your ankle bracelet monitor is talking to you."
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When our school librarian announced she was changing schools, my fellow teacher asked a student, "Why do you think Ms. Richardson is leaving?"
The third grader opined, "Because she's read all our books?"
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Driving along a country road, I ignored a Bridge Out sign and continued on. But in a few miles I came to a stop: The road was completely barricaded. So I turned around and retraced my route.
That's when I saw this sign on the back of the first: "It was, wasn't it?"
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At a workshop on dog temperament, the instructor noted that a test for a canine’s disposition was for an owner to fall down and act hurt. A dog with poor temperament would try to bite the person, whereas a good dog would lick his owner’s face or show concern.
Once, while eating pizza in the living room, I decided to try out this theory on my two dogs. I stood up, clutched my heart, let out a scream and collapsed on the floor.
The dogs looked at me, glanced at each other and raced to the coffee table for my pizza.
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Christian feast days:
Anthimus of Nicomedia
Assicus
Floribert of Liège
John of Constantinople
Liberalis of Treviso
Pollio
Virgin of Montserrat
Zita
Origen Adamantius
April 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of Russian Parliamentarism (Russia)
Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces (Slovenia)
Flag Day (Moldova)
Freedom Day (South Africa)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Sierra Leone from United Kingdom in 1961.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Togo from France in 1960.
King's Day (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) (celebrated on April 26 if April 27 falls on a Sunday)
National Veterans' Day (Finland)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Autism Super Mom Day
Babe Ruth Day
Bob Wills Day
Eeyore’s Birthday
Free Feral Cat Spay Day
Independent Bookstore Day
International Donor Conception Awareness Day
International Marconi Day
International Sculpture Day
Koningsdag
Lapu Lapu Day
Marine Mammal Rescue Day
Matanzas Mule Day
Morse Code Day
National Alicia Day
National Day of Puppetry
National Devil Dog Day
National Go Birding Day
National Kiss of Hope Day
National Little Pampered Dog Day
National Patricia Day
National Pneumatics Day
National Pool Opening Day
National Prime Rib Day
National Rebuilding Day
National Sense of Smell Day
National Tell A Story Day
Order of National Artist
Save the Frogs Day
Teach Children To Save Day
Woody Woodpecker Day
World Design Day
World Healing Day
World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
World Tapir Day
World Veterinary Day
National First Ladies Day
National Gummi Bear Day
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Patrick Stump’s Birthday
Melinda Melrose’s Birthday
Lizzo’s Birthday
Ulysses S. Grant
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Sat Apr 27th, 2024 - Fri May 3rd, 2024
National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Sat Apr 27th, 2024 - Wed May 8th, 2024
Stewardship Week
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A neighborhood photography studio offered a special that few could resist.
The sign read, "Now Shooting Seniors for Free."
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One diagnostic-imaging center claims that its high-tech medical procedures are second to none.
The center's newspaper advertisement proclaimed,
CT Colonoscopy: No Scope, No Sedation, No Recovery.
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During his fourth week of basic training, my grandson was able to make a brief phone call to me. He said he was attending church on base every week, which I was pleased to hear.
"Everyone goes to church here," he added. "It's the only place we don't get yelled at."
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How come married women are heavier than single women?
A single woman goes home, sees what's in the fridge, and goes to bed. A married woman sees what's in bed and goes to the fridge.
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When my ex-Marine father-in-law was at my house, our six-year-old neighbor came by to play with my kids.
I asked her if she knew who he was. She looked up at him with her big blue eyes and said, "I don't remember what his name is, but I know he used to be a submarine."
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Chernobyl disaster related observances:
Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl tragedy (Belarus)
Memorial Day of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes (Russia)
Christian feast day:
Aldobrandesca (or Alda)
Franca Visalta
Lucidius of Verona
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Pope Anacletus and Marcellinus
Rafael Arnáiz Barón
Riquier
Paschasius Radbertus
Peter of Rates (or of Braga)
Robert Hunt (Episcopal Church (USA))
Stephen of Perm, see also Old Permic Alphabet Day
Trudpert
April 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Confederate Memorial Day (Florida, United States)
Union Day (Tanzania)
World Intellectual Property Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Alien Day
Audubon Day
Donate Life Blue and Green Day
Get Organized Day
Hug an Australian Day
National Ai Day
National Arbor Day
National Dissertation Day
National Gabriel Day
National Garage Day
National Hairball Awareness Day
National Help A Horse Day
National Jason Day
National Kids and Pets Day
National No Makeup Day
National South Dakota Day
National Static Cling Day
Remember Your First Kiss Day
Secretaries' Day (Colombia)
Stop Food Waste Day
Undiagnosed Children's Awareness Day
World Burlesque Day
World Women’s Wellness Day
Melania Trump’s Birthday
Channing Tatum’s Birthday
Kane
Giancarlo Esposito
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Fri Apr 26th, 2024 - Sun Apr 28th, 2024
Fiddler's Frolic
Interstate Mullet Toss
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Pretzel Day
Celebrate the doughy, salty snack called Pretzel on April 26, Pretzel Day.
Considered to be one of the oldest surviving snacks in the world, the humble but delicious pretzel is thought to have originated in Europe, possibly created by monks in monasteries.
Soft or Hard
The knot shape of the traditional soft dough pretzels is thought to signify folded hands during prayers.
The commonly found hard pretzels are a much more recent invention considered to have been first made by German immigrants in Pennsylvania, United States.
How to Celebrate?
Celebrate pretzel day by making your own pretzels at home. Try new flavors of pretzels.
If you don’t have time to make your own, visit your local pretzel store. Chances are, they will be celebrating the day by giving away free pretzels.
Did You Know...
...that Pennsylvanians eat more pretzels per capita than people in any other state in the United States? Because of this, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell declared April 26 as National Pretzel Day in 2003.
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Richter Scale Day
April 26 is Richter Scale Day. The unofficial holiday honors the life and work of American seismologist Charles Francis Richter.
Born on this day in 1900, Richter was the inventor of the Richter magnitude scale that measures the intensity of earthquakes.
From 1935
Known more commonly as the Richter scale, the scale was invented by Richter in 1935. It measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a logarithmic scale of 0 to 10. Each number on the scale refers to an event that is 10 times more powerful than an event with a number before it. This means an earthquake with a magnitude of 4 is 10 times stronger, and releases approximately 32 times more energy, than an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.
Modern Replacements
The Richter scale has now been replaced by more modern scales that calculate the magnitude and strength of earthquakes around the world. Despite this, the media commonly, but mistakenly, uses the term Richter scale when identifying the device that measures earthquakes.
How to Celebrate?
Learn more about the Richter scale and how it is used to measure the intensity of earthquakes.
Visit your local space or science museum to learn more about earthquakes and what causes them.
If you live in an earthquake-prone area, why not use to the day to run some emergency earthquake drills and ensure that your emergency supplies are up to date and easily accessible?
Did You Know…
…that earthquakes lower than 2.5 on the Richter scale are almost never felt by humans?
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A teenager brings her new boyfriend home to meet her parents. They're appalled by his haircut, his tattoos, his piercings.
Later, the girl's mom says, "Dear, he doesn't seem to be a very nice boy."
"Oh, please, Mom!" says the daughter. "If he wasn't nice, would he be doing 500 hours of community service?"
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Staring at an empty cage, a zoo visitor asks, "Where are all the monkeys?"
"It's mating season," the keeper replies. "They're inside."
"Do you think they'd come out for peanuts?"
"Would you?"
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The pastor asks his flock, "What would you like people to say when you're in your casket?"
One congregant says, "I'd like them to say I was a fine family man."
Another says, "I'd like them to say I helped people."
The third responds, "I'd like them to say, 'Look! I think he's moving!' "
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We disbar lawyers and we defrock clergy, so why don't we:
Delight electricians?
Derange cowboys?
Depose models?
Debark tree surgeons?
Depress dry cleaners?
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Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand, Tonga)
Christian feast day:
Giovanni Battista Piamarta
Major Rogation (Western Christianity)
Mark the Evangelist
Maughold
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
Philo and Agathopodes
Anianus of Alexandria
April 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Freedom Day (Portugal
Liberation Day (Italy
Military Foundation Day (North Korea
World Malaria Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
East Meets West Day
Gathering of Nations (Pow Wow)
Hairstylist Appreciation Day
International Delegate’s Day
International Financial Independence Awareness Day
International Girls In ICT Day
International Noise Awareness Day
License Plate Day
Love Your Thighs Day
National Drug Take Back Day
National Hug a Plumber Day - 1
National Plumbers Day - 2
National Library Workers Day
National Lingerie Day
National Mani-Pedi Day
National Telephone Day
National Zucchini Bread Day
Parental Alienation Awareness Day
Red Hat Society Day
Sinai Liberation Day
The Feast of St Mark (Italy)
World Penguin Day
International Amigurumi Day
Thank you Thursday
Jay Park’s Birthday
Al Pacino’s Birthday
Renée Zellweger
Adam Neumann
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Thu Apr 25th, 2024 - Tue Apr 30th, 2024
Go Diaper Free Week
Thu Apr 25th, 2024 - Wed May 1st, 2024
Intergenerational Week
National MS Week
Fun Observances ( 2 )
DNA Day
Observed every year on April 25 since 2003, DNA Day celebrates and recognizes the importance of genetics and the scientific advances made in the field.
DNA Day was instituted as a one-time celebration in the United States by a proclamation of the US Congress in 2002.
Double Helix
April 25 was chosen as the day to acknowledge the contribution of genetics because on this day in 1953, scientists James Watson, Francis Crick, and their colleagues published the double helix structure of DNA in the journal, Nature.
Worldwide Celebration
While DNA Day was first commemorated in the United States in 2003, it is now celebrated around the world. In the US, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is at the helm of organizing celebrations for the day. Universities and scientific organizations around the world also celebrate DNA day by organizing scientific conferences, educational outreach, online discussions and essay competitions.
The holiday is also called International DNA Day and World DNA Day.
How to Celebrate?
Attend scientific lectures to learn about the advances made in genetics.
Learn more about DNA, its structure, and its components. Read up about how it affects our daily lives.
If you have kids in your life, make a 3-D model of DNA with them. Get creative – use materials you can find at home or in your kitchen.
Did You Know…
…that each human cell contains approximately 6.5 feet (2 meters) of DNA?
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Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in April.
The day, now run by Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation, encourages parents to take their children to work so that they can understand the meaning of work-life balance and pride in one's work.
Without Gender Limitations
According to the Foundation’s website, the day “encourages girls and boys to dream without gender limitations and to think imaginatively about their family, work and community lives”.
The day is celebrated on a Thursday so that kids can share their experiences in school the next day.
First for Girls
The day was first created by Gloria Steinem and the Ms. Foundation for Women in 1993 as Take Our Daughters to Work Day in recognition of the fact that young girls were often excluded from certain professions and had limited job opportunities.
The unofficial holiday aimed to give girls the opportunity to see different workspaces and environments. In 2003, boys were also included in the celebration of the day.
How to Celebrate?
Take your child to work.
If you do not have children, maybe take your niece or nephew or a friends’ kid to work. Make sure you inform your employers that you will be bringing a child to work so that your colleagues can make the workspace child-friendly. Have exercise and activities ready for the children, so they don’t get bored.
Did You Know…
… that according to some studies, birth order can explain what professions children will choose when they grow up? Firstborns tend to take on professions that require higher education while the youngest kids prefer artistic careers.
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I input a junior manager's self-evaluation, which said in part, "I have been on the job for three months, and I finally feel as if I've accomplished something."
I made one mistake, however.
I replaced the word job with John.
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Proofreading an instruction manual for a hospital ventilator, I did a double take when I came across this questionable troubleshooting tip:
"If the problem persists, replace patient immediately."
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A guy finds a sheep wandering in his neighborhood and takes it to the police station. The desk sergeant says, "Why don't you just take it to the zoo?"
The next day, the sergeant spots the same guy walking down the street—with the sheep. "I thought I told you to take that sheep to the zoo," the sergeant says.
"I know what you told me," the guy responds. "Yesterday I took him to the zoo. Today I'm taking him to the movies."
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When I asked a friend the secret to his 52 years of marriage, he replied, "We never go to sleep angry."
"That's a great philosophy," I noted.
"Yes. And the longest we've been awake so far is five days."
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Rushing to a bridge tournament, I was pulled over for going 43 in a 35 m.p.h. zone. "What'll I tell my husband?" I worried, explaining to the police officer that he was a self-described "perfect" driver.
The cop took a second look at the name and address on my license. "Did your husband go duck hunting this morning?" he asked.
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Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia, France)
Christian feast day:
Benedict Menni
Dermot of Armagh
Dyfnan of Anglesey
Ecgberht of Ripon
Fidelis of Sigmaringen
Gregory of Elvira
Ivo of Ramsey
Johann Walter (Lutheran)
Mary of Clopas
Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
Mellitus
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
Salome (disciple)
Wilfrid (Church of England)
William Firmatus
April 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Concord Day (Niger)
Democracy Day (Nepal)
Fashion Revolution Day, and its related observances:
Labour Safety Day (Bangladesh, proposed)
National Panchayati Raj Day (India)
Republic Day (The Gambia)
World Day for Laboratory Animals
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Action Day for Tolerance and Respect between People
Administrative Professionals Day
Coronation Day of Pope Benedict XVI
Denim Day
International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
International Guide Dog Day
National Brandon Day
National Pet Care for All Day
National Pigs in a Blanket Day
National Skipping Day
New Kids on the Block Day
Scream Day
Secretary Day
Theravada New Year
World Stationery Day
Help Animals Day
Stop Food Waste Day
Firefly Day
Thomas Sanders’s Birthday
Kelly Clarkson’s Birthday
Joe Keery’s Birthday
Barbra Streisand’s Birthday
Kehlani
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Wed Apr 24th, 2024 - Sat Apr 27th, 2024
American Quilters Society Week
Wed Apr 24th, 2024 - Tue Apr 30th, 2024
American Camp Week
National Student Leadership Week
World Immunization Week
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While I was making a huge batch of snickerdoodle cookies, I asked my ten-year-old to read the recipe and ingredients off the box to me, doubling them as he went along. He did as he was told. His first instruction: "Preheat the oven to 700 degrees."
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After browsing the restaurant menu, I had a question for the waitress. "About the salmon entrée, is that a steak or a fillet?"
"Neither," she said. "It's a fish."
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When I arrived at my mother's apartment complex, I was greeted by the disconcerting sight of a fire truck parked outside. There was no sign of smoke, and the firefighters didn't seem worried. Still, I asked one, "Is it safe to go inside? I'm a little wary of entering a building when the fire truck's lights are on."
"Don't worry about it," he said. "We do it all the time."
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"For sale: Eight puppies from a German shepherd and an Alaskan hussy."
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I called a video shop to order the war movie Battle of the Bulge.
"Hold on," said the clerk. "I'll check our aerobics tapes."
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Christian feast day:
Adalbert of Prague
Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus
Saint George
Blessed Giles of Assisi
Gerard of Toul
Ibar of Beggerin (Meath)
Toyohiko Kagawa (Episcopal and Lutheran Church)
St George's Day (England) and its related observances:
La Diada de Sant Jordi (Catalonia, Spain)
April 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Canada Book Day (Canada)
Castile and León Day (Castile and León)
Independence Day (Conch Republic, Key West, Florida)
International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
Khongjom Day (Manipur)
National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Turkey and Northern Cyprus)
Navy Day (China)
World Book Day
UN English Language Day (United Nations)
UN Spanish Language Day (United Nations)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Army Reserve Birthday
God of Medicine's Birthday
International Creator Day
Movie Theatre Day
National Bryan Day
National Cherry Cheesecake Day
National Email Day
National English Muffin Day
National Lost Dog Awareness Day
National Picnic Day
Pet Tech CPR Day
School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Shakespeare Day
Slay a Dragon Day
St. George's Day
Talk Like Shakespeare Day
International English Language Day
World Book and Copyright Day
World Book Day
World Laboratory Day
World Table Tennis Day
German Beer Day
National Asparagus Day
John Cena’s Birthday
Jeno’s Birthday
Jaryd Lazar’s Birthday
Gigi Hadid’s Birthday
William Shakespeare’s Birthday
Chaeyoung’s Birthday
George Lopez’s Birthday
Shirley Temple
John Oliver
Roy Orbison
Timothy McVeigh
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Tue Apr 23rd, 2024 - Mon Apr 29th, 2024
National Scoop the Poop Week
Tue Apr 23rd, 2024 - Tue Apr 30th, 2024
International Wildlife Film Week
National Immunization Awareness Week
Fun Observances ( 3 )
Take a Chance Day
Take A Chance Day on April 23 is the perfect excuse for you to play with some odds and venture out into unchartered territories.
The origins of Take A Chance Day are unknown, though we think the creators of the unofficial holiday wanted people to put away their inhibitions and their fear of failure and do something bold and risky.
Might Fail
In the English language, take a chance is an idiom that refers to doing something that has a high likelihood of failure. Usually, when people take a chance they are risking the possibility of failure or misfortune. In mathematics, the word chance has a very specific meaning - it refers to the possibility of the occurrence of a certain event.
The holiday is also known as National Take a Chance Day in the US.
How to Celebrate?
Take that leap of faith and do something big.
Overcome your fears and do something adventurous. What about bungee jumping or learning how to fly an aircraft?
Since today is also Lover’s Day, why not take a chance in love and tell that special one how much they mean to you?
Make Swedish pop group, ABBA's song Take a Chance on Me, your anthem for this day.
Did You Know…
…that if you were in a group of 23 people, there is a 50% chance that you will meet someone who shares your birthday?
Fans of the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who, celebrate April 23 as Impossible Astronaut Day.
The unofficial annual holiday celebrates the day in 2011 when the first episode of the sixth season of the series was aired in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada.
Most Watched
Doctor Who is a sci-fi series that first aired on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1963. The show follows the adventures of the Doctor, a time-travelling alien, who travels through time and space in a time machine and spacecraft called Time and Relative Dimension in Space or TARDIS. The TARDIS looks like a London police box from the 1960s.
Called The Impossible Astronaut, the episode became one of the most appreciated and watched episodes of the series.
Tally Marks
Whovians, as fans of the show like to call themselves, draw tally marks on their bodies to observe the day. The tally marks come from the episode when the main characters draw on their bodies to remind themselves about encounters with monsters called the Silence.
How to Celebrate?
If you have never watched the show, what about starting the show on this day? Who knows, by next year, you may be a Whovian yourself!
If you are a Whovian, make tally marks on your body to celebrate the holiday.
Did You Know...
...that 12 different actors have officially played the Doctor on the show?
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Lover's Day
April 23 is Lover's Day, a day to celebrate your significant other and let them know how much they mean to you.
While the origin of Lover's Day is a mystery, some sources believe that the unofficial holiday is based on St. George's Day, a religious holiday celebrated in many parts of Europe.
Other Versions
Some countries have their own versions of Lover's Day. Brazilians for example, celebrate Lover's Day, also called Dia dos Namorados, on June 12.
Lover's Day is also known as National Lover's Day in the US.
How to Celebrate?
Missed Valentine’s Day? No worries. Now, you have a chance at a do-over. Here are some ideas on how you can make your lover feel special on Lover's Day:
Do something thoughtful and special for your loved one. Maybe do their errands for them or make their favorite dish for dinner.
Since Lover's Day has not yet been taken over by commercial interests, you can celebrate it in your own style without the pressures of having to go all out. For example, make them a handmade gift, clean up their closet, watch that movie you hate but they love, write a poem, take them out dancing, go to the carnival, throw a party in their honor, surprise them with a weekend getaway.
It is almost spring in the Northern Hemisphere, so what about surprising your loved one with a spring picnic? Pack some bubbly, some of his or her favorite candy and let the romance bloom!
If you are planning on getting married soon, choose April 23 as your wedding date. It certainly is less clichéd and common.
It is also Take a Chance Day on April 23, so why not take a chance on love and let that special someone know how much they mean to you?
Did You Know...
...that in some countries women can propose marriage to their significant others only on a Leap Day?
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9 Warm-Weather Jokes for Summer
1. Past Lives On a family vacation one summer, we crossed Wyoming and noted several historical points of interest. The children were especially interested because they enjoyed the computer game "Oregon Trail," which gives players a taste of the hardships the pioneers endured. We stopped at the famous South Pass to look at the wagon tracks still visible in the dirt. Squinting out over the desolate, wind-swept landscape, my daughter nodded and said grimly, "This is where my oxen always die."
2. Mr. Summertime We all grew up in a town on the New Jersey shore and spent our summers at the beach, swimming, surfing, hanging out with friends. One of my friends loved the season so much, we began calling him Mr. Summertime. "What happens when summer is over?" someone asked. I thought for a minute, then said, "In September he becomes the Fall Guy."
3. Wishful Thinking My two-year-old cousin scared us one summer by disappearing during our lakeside vacation. More than a dozen relatives searched the forest and shoreline, and everyone was relieved when we found Matthew playing calmly in the woods. "Listen to me, Matthew," his mother said sharply. "From now on when you want to go someplace, you tell Mommy first, okay?" Matthew thought about that for a moment and said, "Okay. Disney World."
4. Moving Forward The summer after college graduation, I was living at home, fishing in the daytime, spending nights with my friends—generally just hanging out. One afternoon my grandfather, who never went to college, stopped by. Concerned with how I was spending my time, he asked about my future plans. I told him I was in no hurry to tie myself down to a career. "Well," he replied, "you better start thinking about it. You'll be thirty before you know it." "But I'm closer to twenty than to thirty," I protested. "I won't be thirty for eight more years." "I see," he said, smiling. "And when will you be twenty again?"
5. Sounding Off I was with a friend in a café when a noisy car alarm interrupted our conversation. "What good are car alarms when no one pays any attention to them?" I wondered aloud. "Some are quite effective," my friend corrected me. "Last summer, my teenager spent a lot of time at the neighbors'. Whenever I wanted him home, I'd go out to our driveway and jostle his car."
6. A Perfect Fit For her summer job, my 18-year-old daughter arranged interviews at several day-care centers. At one meeting, she sat down on one of the kiddie seats, no simple task for most people. The interview went well, and at the end, the day-care center director asked the standard question, "Can you give me one good reason we should hire you?" "Because I fit in the chairs." She got the job.
7. Tag Sale Special I was getting ready for a tag sale one summer day. Since it was so humid out, I decided to stay inside my air-conditioned house and mark the special stickers I had bought for the sale. Then I slapped them on my blouse, ran outside, stuck them on the appropriate items and rushed back inside. I did this until every item was labeled. Later that day a UPS man came by the house with a delivery. I noticed that as I was signing for the package, he seemed ill at ease. It was only after he left that I noticed there was one sticker still attached to the front of my blouse. It read "Make me an offer."
8. Clowning Around Before heading on vacation, I went to a tanning salon. I was under the lights so long the protective eye shades I wore left a big white circle around each eye. Gazing at myself in the mirror the next day, I thought, "Man, I look like a clown." I had almost convinced myself I was overreacting -- until I was in line at the grocery store. I felt a tug at my shirt and looked down to see a toddler staring up at me, "Are you giving out balloons?" he asked.
9. Hotter Cooler On a recent vacation at a resort with my in-laws, we planned to spend an afternoon at the pool with our kids. We wanted to bring our own drinks, but were unsure of the hotel's policy. My brother-in-law called the front desk, and assuming everyone was familiar with the brand of ice chest he had, asked if it was all right if he brought a Playmate to the pool. After a pause the clerk asked, "Does she have her own towel?" -- Tina M. Digiovanna 10. Forcast Vacationing in Vermont, I picked up the local paper to check out the forecast. It read: Today: Sunny, 76. Tonight: Not so sunny, 55.
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A fellow walked into a drugstore and headed to the back to speak with the pharmacist. "Do you have anything for hiccups?" he asked.
Without warning, the pharmacist reached over and smacked the man on the shoulder. "Did that help?" he asked.
"I don't know," the startled man replied. "I'll have to ask my wife. She's waiting in the car."
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Christian feast day:
Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Catholic Church)
Arwald
Epipodius and Alexander
Hudson Stuck (Episcopal Church)
John Muir (Episcopal Church)
Opportuna of Montreuil
Pope Caius
Pope Soter
St Senorina
April 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Fighter Aviation Day (Brazil)
Discovery Day (Brazil)
Earth Day (International observance) and its related observance: International Mother Earth Day
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Serbia)
From 2018 onwards, a national day of commemoration for the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence (United Kingdom)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
April Showers Day
Erev Pesach (Israel)
Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day
Global Selfie Earth Day
In God We Trust Day
Landing of the 33 Patriots Day
National I.T. Service Provider Day
National Pinup Day
National Terry Day
Oklahoma Day
Passover
National Baseball Day
National Beagle day
Vladimir Lenin’s Birthday
Selah Victor’s Birthday
Machine Gun Kelly’s Birthday
Jack Nicholson’s Birthday
emo.fio’s Birthday
Callum Snape’s Birthday
Amber Heard
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Mon Apr 22nd, 2024 - Thu Apr 25th, 2024
National Playground Safety Week
Mon Apr 22nd, 2024 - Fri Apr 26th, 2024
Active School Week
Allergy Awareness Week
Every Kid Healthy Week
National Youth Violence Prevention Week
Preservation Week
Mon Apr 22nd, 2024 - Sun Apr 28th, 2024
World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week
National MS Week
Mon Apr 22nd, 2024 - Mon Apr 29th, 2024
PI Week
National Infant Immunization Week
Mon Apr 22nd, 2024 - Tue Apr 30th, 2024
Pesach
Fun Observances
Jelly Bean Day
April 22 is Jelly Bean Day. It is an unofficial holiday that honors the sugary bean-shaped candies that are hard on the outside and gel-like on the inside.
Popular during Easter and Halloween, jelly bean candies come in a variety of flavors and colors.
Cherry and Popcorn
According to Jelly Belly, a popular jelly bean manufacturer, the most popular jelly bean flavors include cherry and buttered popcorn.
Food historians believe that Turkish delights or lokum, a chewy candy from Turkey, inspired the creation of the jelly beans, though it is unclear who invented them.
Presidental Favorite
Some sources suggest that jelly beans were popularized during the American Civil War when people were encouraged to send the candy to soldiers in the field.
Jelly beans are equally loved by children and adults alike. President Ronald Reagan was known to be a big fan of this delicious chewy candy, so much so that about 3 tons of red, white, and blue jelly beans were used during his inauguration as the 40th President of the United States in 1981. It is said that his favorite flavor was licorice.
How to Celebrate?
Have jelly beans with all your meals.
What about trying bacon flavored jelly beans for breakfast?
Been told that you don’t eat enough fruits? Eat a handful of fruit-flavored jellybeans.
Make art using colorful jellybeans.
Did You Know...
...that it can take anywhere from 7 to 21 days to make a single piece of jelly beans?
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"Boys just like one thing," my ten-year-old told a friend.
Oh, no, the end of her innocence, I thought. Then she announced her finding:
"PlayStations."
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My sister explained to my nephew how his voice would eventually change as he grew up. Tyler was exuberant at the prospect.
"Cool!" he said. "I hope I get a German accent."
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According to careerbuilder.com, a full 15 percent of workers admit to getting to the office late at least once a week. And here are some of their excuses:
I have transient amnesia and couldn’t remember my job.
I was indicted for securities fraud this morning.
Someone stole all my daffodils.
I had to go audition for American Idol.
I was trying to get my gun back from the police.
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Here's a job to avoid: hiring manager. See what you'd have to contend with?
The candidate answered his cell phone and asked the interviewer to leave her own office because it was a "private" conversation.
The candidate told the interviewer he wouldn't stay with the job long because he might get an inheritance if his uncle died—and the old man wasn't "looking too good."
The candidate said she couldn't provide a writing sample because all her writing had been for the CIA and it was "classified."
When the applicant was offered food, he declined, saying he didn't want to line his stomach with grease before going out drinking.
The candidate flushed the toilet while talking to the interviewer during a phone interview.
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Christian feast day:
Abdecalas
Anastasius Sinaita
Anselm of Canterbury
Beuno
Conrad of Parzham
Holy Infant of Good Health
Shemon Bar Sabbae
Wolbodo
April 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Parilia (ancient Rome)
Civil Service Day (India)
Grounation Day (Rastafari)
Heroic Defense of Veracruz (Mexico)
Kang Pan-sok's Birthday (North Korea)
Kartini Day (Indonesia)
Local Self Government Day (Russia)
National Tea Day (United Kingdom)
National Tree Planting Day (Kenya)
San Jacinto Day (Texas)
Queen or King's Official Birthday (Falkland Islands)
Tiradentes' Day (Brazil)
Vietnam Book Day (Vietnam)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Advisor Appreciation Day
Battle of San Jacinto
Big Word Day
Festival of Ridvan
Go Fly a Kite Day
International Hemp Day
Keep Off the Grass Day
Mahavir Jayanti
National Alex Day
National Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day
National Chickpea Day
National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
National Javier Day
National Kindergarten Day
National Pet CBD day
National Surprise Drug Test Day
National Yellow Bat Day
Thank You for Libraries Day
Tiradentes Day
Tuna Rights Day
World Creativity and Innovation Day
World Curlew Day
London Marathon
Robert Smith’s Birthday
Lisa Frank’s Birthday
Jessey Stevens’s Birthday
Tony Romo’s Birthday
Elizabeth II’s Birthday
James McAvoy’s Birthday
Iggy Pop
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Sun Apr 21st, 2024 - Sat Apr 27th, 2024
Administrative Professionals Week
Chemists Celebrate Earth Week
Infertility Awareness Week
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
National Coin Week
National Volunteer Week
National Princess Week
Neurodiagnostic Week
Sky Awareness Week
Sun Apr 21st, 2024 - Sun Apr 28th, 2024
International Mariachi Week
April 2024
Ridvan Festival (Bahá'i)
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While filling up at a gas station, I accidentally spilled gasoline on my shirt. When I went inside to pay, I noticed a woman crinkling her nose.
Embarrassed, I tried to put her mind at ease. "If you smell gas," I said, "it's me."
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At the salon, I overheard the receptionist admit to another customer, "I haven't taken my vitamins today. I'm walking around unprotected."
The customer commiserated with her. "I haven't taken my Prozac today—everyone's walking around unprotected."
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One of the players on our junior high football team never saw action in a game. But my brother, the assistant coach, liked the kid and always gave him pep talks.
"Remember, Ben," he told him, "everyone on this team has an important role. There is no I in team."
"True," said the boy. "But there is a Ben in bench.
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According to careerbuilder.com, a full 15 percent of workers admit to getting to the office late at least once a week. And here are some of their excuses:
I have transient amnesia and couldn’t remember my job.
I was indicted for securities fraud this morning.
Someone stole all my daffodils.
I had to go audition for American Idol.
I was trying to get my gun back from the police.
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Scary business headline:
"Air Traffic Controllers Can Apply for Job in Braille"
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Christian feast day:
Agnes of Montepulciano
Beuno
Johannes Bugenhagen (Lutheran)
Theotimos
April 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
420 (cannabis culture)
UN Chinese Language Day (United Nations)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Chinese Language Day
Husband Appreciation Day
International Cli-Fi Day
Lima Bean Respect Day
National Cheddar Fries Day
National Death Doula Day
National Look-Alike Day
National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day
Record Store Day
Volunteer Recognition Day
Pizza Delivery Driver Appreciation Day
Spencer X’s Birthday
Shemar Moore’s Birthday
Luther Vandross’s Birthday
Jay Park’s Birthday
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Sat Apr 20th, 2024 - Sun Apr 21st, 2024
Just Pray No
Sat Apr 20th, 2024 - Fri Apr 26th, 2024
National Stop Snoring Week
Fun Observances
Look Alike Day
If you have ever been told that you look familiar or look like someone else, then Look Alike Day on April 20 is the holiday you should be celebrating.
Look Alike Day is a fun holiday invented to celebrate identical twins, clones, copycats and anyone else who you look like or who looks like you.
Dress Alike
The unofficial holiday with unknown origins encourages people to dress up and look like someone else. This person could be someone you look up to or a celebrity you are a fan of.
How to Celebrate?
If you know your look alike, spend the day with them. Dress up identically and copy each other's mannerisms, and have fun with people struggling to tell you apart!
Find out what celebrity looks like you. Dress up like them, talk like them and walk like them. If it is a singer you look alike sing their songs the whole day long. If it is a author, then read out lines from their books every time you speak with someone.
If you are on social media websites change out your display picture and replace it with your look alike's. Make sure you take permission from the owner of the picture before you do so.
Did You Know…
…that it is said that there are at least 7 people in the world who look like you?
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Our salesman at the electronics store was pitching a high-definition television. A fellow shopper, overhearing the spiel, mentioned that he'd upgraded his regular TV to high-def.
"How'd you do that?" my husband asked.
"I dusted the screen."
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A woman walked into the elevator tossing her keys up in the air and catching them. After one too many tosses, she dropped the keys, and we watched as they disappeared into the crack between the open doors and the floor. I felt terrible for her.
Or I did until she cried, "Oh no! Not again!"
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Two American tourists are driving through Wales. They decide to stop for a bite to eat in the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogo- gogoch.* Baffled by the name, one of them turns to a local and asks, "Would you please say where we are—very slowly?"
The Welshman leans over and says, very slowly, "Burrr-gerrr Kinngg."
*We kid you not! The 3,000 people in this community on the island of Anglesey must spend hours writing their return address.
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A garden center customer picks up a container of insecticide and asks the salesperson, "Is this good for red ants?"
"No," says the salesperson. "It'll kill 'em!"
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My diminutive aunt Flora, just four feet, nine inches tall, accepted an offer to visit a health club for a free session. After being greeted heartily, she was shown where she could change and told an instructor would soon be with her.
Having changed her clothes, Aunt Flora went back to the exercise area. Along one wall she noticed a silver bar that was not in use, and decided to try her hand at chin-ups while she waited. She jumped up, barely reaching the bar, and managed to strain through two chin-ups before the instructor came to her side.
Smiling politely, the instructor said, "If you want to let go of the coat rack and follow me, I'll be glad to help you get started."
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Christian feast day:
Ælfheah of Canterbury (Anglican, Catholic)
Conrad of Ascoli
Emma of Lesum
Expeditus
George of Antioch
Olaus and Laurentius Petri (Lutheran)
Pope Leo IX
Ursmar
April 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day
Dutch-American Friendship Day
Humorous Day
John Parker Day
Landing of the 33 Patriots Day
National Amaretto Day
National Cat Lady Day
National Dog Parent Appreciation Day
National Garlic Day
National Hanging Out Day
National Hayden Day
National North Dakota Day
National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
National Poker Day
Poetry & The Creative Mind Day
Refresh Your Goals Day
Rice Ball Day
Sylvester the Cat Birthday
Education and Sharing Day
National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day
World Jackal Day
Bicycle Day
Joanna Gaines’s Birthday
Jeremy Hutchins’s Birthday
James Franco’s Birthday
Hayden Christensen’s Birthday
Loren Gray’s Birthday
Kate Hudson’s Birthday
Tim Curry
Suge Knight
Jayne Mansfield
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Fri Apr 19th, 2024 - Sun Apr 21st, 2024
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
National And Global Youth Service Days
Texas Sandfest
Fri Apr 19th, 2024 - Tue Apr 23rd, 2024
Undergraduate Research Week
National Environmental Education Week
Fri Apr 19th, 2024 - Thu Apr 25th, 2024
Cloth Nappy Week
Fri Apr 19th, 2024 - Sun Apr 28th, 2024
National Dance Week
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Teacher: Millie, give me a sentence starting with i.
Millie: I is …
Teacher: No, Millie. Always say, "I am."
Millie: Okay, I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.
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A man goes to the doctor complaining about stomach problems. The doctor asks him what he's been eating.
"I only eat pool balls," he says. "Red ones for breakfast, yellow and orange ones for lunch, blue for afternoon snacks, and purple and black for dinner."
"I see the problem," says the doctor. "You're not getting enough greens."
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The irate customer calling our newspaper offices loudly demanded to know where her Sunday edition was.
"Ma'am," I interrupted, "today is Saturday. The Sunday paper is not delivered until Sunday."
There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by a ray of recognition. "So that's why no one was in church today."
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10 Quotes About Springtime
"Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party'""
--Robin Williams
"The weather here is gorgeous. It's mild and feels like it's in the eighties. The hot dog vendors got confused because of the weather and thought it was spring, so they accidentally changed the hot dog water in their carts."
--David Letterman
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt."
--Margaret Atwood
"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome."
-- Josh Billings
"Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into."
-- Henry Ward Beecher
"Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes."
-- Clare Ansberry
"The earth laughs in flowers."
-- e e cummings
"At my age flowers scare me."
-- George Burns
"If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers."
-- Doug Larsen
"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."
-- H. L Mencken
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