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January 10th 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Armenian Apostolic Church) Gregory of Nyssa Leonie Aviat Obadiah (Coptic Church) Peter Orseolo Pope Agatho (Roman Catholic) William Laud (Anglican Communion) William of Donjeon January 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Fête du Vodoun (Benin) Margaret Thatcher Day (Falkland Islands) Majority Rule Day (Bahamas) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Houseplant Appreciation Day League of Nations Day National Bittersweet Chocolate Day National Oysters Rockefeller Day National Save The Eagles Day National Shareholders Day National Vision Board Day Peculiar People Day Ben Azelart’s Birthday Pat Benatar’s Birthday Rod Stewart’s Birthday Sisi Stringer’s Birthday George Foreman Jared Kushner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sat Jan 10th, 2026 - Fri Jan 16th, 2026 National Obesity Awareness Week Fun Observances Cut Your Energy Costs Day Forgot to add being thrifty and eco-friendly to your New Year’s resolution list? Now is your chance to rectify that because January 10 is Cut your Energy Cost Day. Use this day to make changes in your daily life that would reduce your household’s energy consumption and cut down on your monthly energy expenses. How to Celebrate? Turn down the heat and the cooling when you are not home. Switch off all unnecessary lights when you are home. Walk or ride a bike to work – not only is it healthy, you will be saving $$. Carpool or take public transport to work. Take shorter showers to save on water consumption and heating costs. Did You Know… ...that using lids while cooking can reduce energy consumption by as much as 15%? *** How To Translate Work Emails I have a question. = I have 18 questions. I’ll look into it. = I’ve already forgotten about it. I tried my best. = I did the bare minimum. Happy to discuss further. = Don’t ask me about this again. No worries. = You really messed up this time. Take care. = This is the last you’ll ever hear from me. Cheers! = I have no respect for you or myself! *** I supervised an employee who had a negative view of everything 
I did. If I took a vacation day, I was “never there.” If I praised someone’s work, it was “too little, too late.” He eventually took another job 
but was fired six months later. Shortly thereafter, he contacted 
me, hoping to return to his old job. “Have you learned anything from this experience?” I asked. “Yes, I should have stayed here,” 
he admitted. “You’re too indecisive to have ever fired me.” *** “Has your son decided what 
he wants to be when he grows up?” 
I asked my friend. “He wants to be a garbageman,” 
he replied. “That’s an unusual ambition to have at such a young age.” “Not really. He thinks that garbagemen work only on Tuesdays.” *** My son was born while I was serving abroad, so he was three 
before we met. When I got home, I decided it was time for a little father-son bonding time. I bought him a 
toy razor and invited him to “shave” with me. In the bathroom, I took 
up my razor and started shaving. 
I looked around to see how my son was doing. His foot was up on the side of the bathtub, and he was 
running the razor up and down 
his leg. So much for male bonding. *** A police officer in a small town stopped a driver speeding down the main street. The driver said he could explain why he was speeding, but the police officer said he was going to put him in jail until the Chief got back, but lucky for the driver that the chief will be in a good mood because he is at his daughter's wedding. The driver said, "Don't count on it. I'm the groom." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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I can so relate to this!! (been there, done that, check my photo albums )

Lary Reeves (@BiodiversiLary) on X I saw a bolas spider last night! These spiders mimic the smells of female moths to attract male moths. When the male moths fly in, the spider lassos them with this sticky blob of silk and reels it in.

January 9th 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Adrian of Canterbury Blessed Alix Le Clerc Berhtwald Blessed Giulia della Rena Feast of the Black Nazarene (Manila, Philippines) Julia Chester Emery (Episcopal Church (USA)) Stephen (old calendar Eastern Orthodox) January 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Start of Hōonkō (Nishi Honganji) January 9–16 (Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism) Martyrs' Day (Panama) Non-Resident Indian Day (India) Day of Republika Srpska (Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, result of 2016 Republika Srpska National Day referendum) (note: not celebrated and disputed in wider Bosnia and Herzegovina, having been declared unconstitutional in 2015) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Balloon Ascension Day International Choreographers Day National Apricot Day National Austin Day National Carter Day National Cassoulet Day National Faith Day National Law Enforcement Day National WONK Day No Pants Subway Ride Day Play God Day Quitters Day National Australian Shepherd Day National Hockey Mom Day Brent Rivera’s Birthday Dave Matthews’s Birthday Eret’s Birthday Flo Milli’s Birthday Nina Dobrev’s Birthday Quincy Boykins’s Birthday Richard Nixon’s Birthday Sean Paul’s Birthday Toosii’s Birthday Wengie’s Birthday Fun Observances (2) Static Electricity Day January 9 is Static Electricity Day a day to honor this unexpected, mostly unpleasant, and sometimes hair rising phenomenon. Static electricity occurs due to an accumulation of positive electric charges on an object's surface. Shocks You! It is called static because the charge stays on the surface until it comes into contact with another surface with a negative charge. Static electricity can be created by rubbing an object against another. Some materials like wool and glass are much more likely to have static electricity. Dry human skin and hair also accumulate electric charges. This is why people tend to experience shocks when they touch doorknobs or anything made of metal during the winter time. Triboelectric Series The Triboelectric Series is a list of materials that are ranked by their ability to accumulate positive and negative charges. This shocking holiday is also sometimes called National Static Electricity Day in the United States. How to Celebrate? Learn more about what causes static electricity. Conduct experiments with the kids in your life to show them the causes and effects of static electricity. Learn how to avoid static during the winter months. Did You Know… …that lightning is a natural example of when sparks are discharged due to the buildup of static electricity? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Word Nerd Day Word Nerd Day is celebrated annually on January 9. Love your dictionary? Do you like long, complicated, fancy words? If your answer is yes, then this is the unofficial holiday for you. Learn New Words While the origins of this holiday are unknown, we assume that those who created it wanted word and language nerds to celebrate their expansive vocabulary, and for people to pick up their dictionaries and thesauruses to learn more about the origin, meaning, and usages of words in their language. Smallest Meaningful Unit A word is the smallest unit in a language that conveys a meaning when it is written and spoken by itself. When written, it has white space at its beginning and the end, but not in the middle. When spoken, a word is a form of speech that is uttered as a single unit. How to Celebrate? Are you a word nerd? Be proud of who you are. Use words no less than 7 letters long in all your conversations. Do crosswords and play word puzzles all day long. Spend the day learning about new words and finding occasions to use them. Did You Know… …that according to the Oxford Dictionary, “bookkeeper” is the only word in the English language without any hyphens with three consecutive repeated letters? *** A Woman Shoots Her Husband For Stepping On The Clean Floor... A police officer jumps into his squad car and calls the station. “I have an interesting case here,” he says. “A woman shot her husband for stepping on the floor she just mopped.” “Have you arrested her?” asks the sergeant. “No, not yet. The floor’s still wet.” *** A Scottish mother visits her 
son in his New York City apartment and asks, “How do you find the Americans, Donald?” “Mother,” says Donald, “they’re such noisy people. One neighbor won’t stop banging his head against the wall, while the other screams and screams all night long.” “Oh, Donald! How do you manage to put up with them?” “What can I do? I just lie in bed quietly, playing my bagpipes.” *** To get my cousin to write to 
her even once, my aunt resorted to 
sending him a check with this note: “Do not cash until you write me a thank-you.” A few weeks later, the check had cleared, yet no message had arrived. So she called him. “I told you not to cash the check until you’d written to thank me,” she complained. “I didn’t cash the check,” he said. “I deposited it.” *** The new draftee refused to march with his squad. Instead, he rode his invisible motorcycle beside them while making motorcycle noises. After a few weeks of this and several psychiatric exams, he was given a discharge. He rode his Hog to the main gate, propped it up on its invisible stand and walked out. "Hey," called the gate guard. "You forgot your bike." "No," replied the draftee, "I'm leaving it for the next guy who wants to get out." *** *** *** *** *** I'd laugh, but I have done this myself and with the toaster. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** I can so relate to this!! (been there, done that, check my photo albums ) *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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January 8th 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Babinden (Belarus, Russia) Christian feast day: Abo of Tiflis Apollinaris Claudius Blessed Eurosia Fabris Gauchito Gil (Folk Catholicism) Gudula Harriet Bedell (Episcopal Church (USA)) Lawrence Giustiniani Lucian of Beauvais Maximus of Pavia Our Lady of Prompt Succor (Roman Catholic Church) Pega (Anglican and Roman Catholic churches) Severinus of Noricum Thorfinn of Hamar January 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Commonwealth Day (Northern Mariana Islands) Earliest day on which Children's Day can fall, while January 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Saturday in January. (Thailand) Typing Day (International observance) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Argyle Day Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day National Bubble Bath Day National English Toffee Day National JoyGerm Day National Man Watcher's Day National Snuggle a Chicken Day National Winter Skin Relief Day Show And Tell At Work Day War on Poverty Day National Career Coach Day Anna Marisax’s Birthday David Bowie’s Birthday Elvis Presley’s Birthday Gia Giudice’s Birthday Joshua Perez’s Birthday Noah Cyrus’s Birthday Ryan Destiny’s Birthday Stephen Hawking’s Birthday Valkyrae’s Birthday R. Kelly Fun Observances Earth's Rotation Day January 8 is Earth’s Rotation Day. The day commemorates when French Physicist, Leon Foucault, demonstrated the Earth rotates on its axis in 1851. To prove his theory, Foucault suspended a lead-filled brass sphere, now called the Foucault Pendulum from the top of the Pantheon in Paris. He showed that the plane of the swing of the pendulum rotated relative to the Earth’s rotation. You can now see the Foucault Pendulum demonstrating the rotation of the Earth in science museums around the world. How to Celebrate? Visit your local space and science museum to learn more about the Earth’s rotation and what effect it has on humans. If you have kids, what about making a model of the Earth and the Sun with them, so that they can learn more about the Earth’s rotation? Did You Know… ...that the speed of the Earth's rotation can change from day to day and from year to year? *** I said, "I love you so much. I could never live without you." My girlfriend giggled and asked, "Is that you talking or the beer?" I said, "It's me talking to the beer..." *** This man was really lonely, so he posted an ad on a popular website. The ad said, simply: "Wife wanted." He was surprised the next morning to find he had over a hundred replies in his inbox. Unfortunately, they all said the same thing: "You can have mine." *** A husband and wife had been married for 60 years and had no 
secrets except for one: The woman kept in her closet a shoe box that 
she forbade her husband from ever opening. But when she was on her deathbed—and with her blessing—he opened the box and found a 
crocheted doll and $95,000 in cash. “My mother told me that the secret to a happy marriage was to never 
argue,” she explained. “Instead, I should keep quiet and crochet a doll.” Her husband was touched. Only one doll was in the box—that meant she’d been angry with him only once in 60 years. “But what about all this money?” he asked. “Oh,” she said, “that’s the money 
I made from selling the dolls.” *** People act like the North Pole and the South Pole are exactly the same, but really, there's a whole world of difference between them. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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January 7th 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian Feast Day: André Bessette (Canada) Blessed Marie Thérèse Haze Canute Lavard Felix and Januarius Lucian of Antioch Raymond of Penyafort Synaxis of John the Forerunner & Baptist (Julian calendar) January 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Christmas (Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches using the Julian calendar, Rastafari) Christmas in Russia Christmas in Ukraine Christmas in Serbia Ethiopian Christmas Remembrance Day of the Dead (Armenia) Distaff Day (medieval Europe) Pioneer's Day (Liberia) Tricolour Day or Festa del Tricolore (Italy) Victory from Genocide Day (Cambodia) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Harlem Globetrotter’s Day I Am a Mentor Day I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day National Bobblehead Day National Pass Gas Day National Tempura Day Alilo Parade Invisible Pain Day Coptic Christmas Blue Ivy Carter’s Birthday Camille Rowe’s Birthday Clix’s Birthday Lamar Jackson’s Birthday Lewis Hamilton’s Birthday Nicolas Cage’s Birthday Rand Paul’s Birthday Weston Koury’s Birthday Jeremy Renner Al Capone Fun Observances Old Rock Day January 7 is Old Rock Day. The unofficial holiday encourages people to acknowledge, celebrate, and learn more about old rocks and fossils. A rock is a solid mass made of minerals or mineral-like substances. Used for a variety of purposes throughout the history of humankind - as tools, musical instruments, weapons and for mining - rocks form the outermost layer of Earth. A Peek Into Earth's History While natural processes - volcanic eruptions and erosion - continually help create rocks on Earth, old rocks are especially important to those who study the Earth and its history. Old rocks hold many answers to the mysteries of Earth's formation - they can tell scientists about natural events that played a role in the formation of the rocks and the effects that event had on other life forms in the area. Old rocks can also sometimes hold fossils - the preserved remains of animals, plants and other organisms. These fossils can help scientists find out the kind of flora and fauna that existed in the past and what may have caused them to evolve or go extinct. Finding the Age of Old Rocks Geologists date old rocks using a technique called radiometric dating or radioactive dating. The process involves looking at the decay of radioactive elements available in rocks. The oldest rock of terrestrial origin to be dated using this method is a zircon found in the Jack Hills of Australia. Scientists estimate that the rock could be as old as 4.4 billion years. How to Celebrate? Learn more about the types of old rocks. Pick up a book about fossils and learn how fossils tell us more about the Earth’s past or visit your local natural history museum. Take a walk in the park and collect interestingly shaped rocks. Buy your loved ones some pretty looking rocks. And by rocks, we mean jewels. After all, diamonds are old rocks. Looking for a new hobby? May we suggest collecting rocks? Find rocks boring? Listen instead to music from old rock bands. Did You Know… ...that Petrology is the scientific study of rocks? *** Just because the items in these classified ads are free doesn’t mean they’re worth it: • Free: Piano with matching bench seat, very good condition, all keys work probably • Free: 5 kitchen drawers, all matching naughty pine fronts • Free Vain Screening • Free rent in exchange for elderly woman *** My three-year-old sat in the bathroom with me, watching as I 
removed my dentures and brushed them. After a few minutes, he asked, “Can you take your ears off too?” *** I’m now in high school, so when I ran into my third-grade teacher, I doubted she would remember me. “Hi, Miss Butcher,” I said. “Hi, Eddie,” she replied. “So you do remember me?” I asked. “Sure. You don’t always leave a good impression, but it is a lasting one.” *** Q. A man is washing windows on the 25th floor of an apartment building. Suddenly, he slips and falls. He has nothing to cushion his fall, and no safety equipment—but he doesn't get hurt. How is this possible? A. He's washing windows inside the building. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Mongolian Armed Forces - Wikipedia Mongolian Naval Force — Shipshub *** (Now I feel old) *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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January 6th 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian Feast day: André Bessette (Roman Catholic Church) January 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Christmas: Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church) Christmas Eve (Russia) Christmas Eve (Ukraine) Epiphany or Three Kings' Day (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observances: Little Christmas (Ireland) Þrettándinn (Iceland) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Apple Tree Day Day of Los Reyes Dry Bean Day National Cuddle Day National Davis Day National Samantha Day National Smith Day National Take a Poet to Lunch Day National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day National Walker’s Shortbread Day Uruguay Children's Day/Ephiphany World Day of War Orphans Standard Poodle Day Arin Hanson’s Birthday Eric Trump’s Birthday Hilaria Thomas Baldwin’s Birthday Irina Shayk’s Birthday Jay B’s Birthday Joan of Arc’s Birthday Keyshia Ka'oir’s Birthday MattyB’s Birthday Norman Reedus’s Birthday Ree Drummond’s Birthday Rowan Atkinson’s Birthday Tiffany Pollard’s Birthday Kate McKinnon Fun Observances Bean Day January 6 is Bean Day. If your question after hearing this is, why? Well, because beans are healthy – they are rich in proteins and fiber and they taste good. Some believe that this unofficial holiday, which is also known as Nation Bean Day in the United States, was created to commemorate the death anniversary of scientist Gregor Mendel. Known as the Father of Genetics, Mendel experimented on peas to discover the laws of genetic inheritance. Many Varieties Although many people around the world consider peas as part of the beans family, they are not technically beans. Botanists classify peas and snap peas as vegetables. Beans have been consumed by humans since ancient times. They are a natural source of proteins, fibers and vitamins and have a small environmental footprint. Today, there are 40,000 known varieties of beans around the world. Only a few of these are cultivated for human consumption. How to Celebrate? This is easy, have beans for every meal: baked beans for breakfast, red beans and rice for lunch, and bean soup for dinner. For dessert, have jelly beans, even though technically they are not beans. Make bean art. Use different colored beans to make pictures. Did You Know… ...that the leaves of a bean plant tilt towards the Sun in the day and fold up during the night? *** Here's my favorite dad joke, with me as the dad: Every Sunday on the way to church, we would have to stop at a railroad crossing. And each time, I’d tell my 12-year-old daughter, “A train just went by. Know how I can tell? It left its tracks.” I got a moan the first couple of Sundays. After a while, every time we’d pull up to the crossing, all I had to do was look in the rearview mirror and she would smile. My daughter is now a college graduate and lives out of state, but every time I cross those tracks, I think of her. *** My dad was not a jokester, but his fun side did come out once in a while. When I was 12, he took me to a Chicago White Sox game with a group from a local tavern. The game between the Sox and the Indians was in the ninth inning, with the Sox ahead by a run. I was having so much fun, I said, “I hope the Indians tie the game in the ninth.” The die-hard Sox fans we were with were horrified, but not Dad. He started cheering for the Indians to score, even as the men yelled, “Cut it out; you’re a Sox fan!” The Sox ended up winning, everyone was happy, and my dad and I laughed all the way home. I miss him tremendously. *** My father and I were in the snowplow he drove for work when I saw a switch encased in a box. “What’s this for?” I asked. “It’s to turn red lights green,” he replied. As we reached a red light, he pointed to the box. “Try it.” I hit the switch, and it worked—the light turned green! Only much later did I find out that it was his garage-door opener. *** Q. A prisoner is forced to go into one of three rooms, but he can choose which room. The first room is ablaze with fire. The second one is rigged with explosives that will go off as soon as he enters. The third contains a pair of lions who haven't eaten in years. Which room should he choose to survive? A. The third room—any lions who hadn't eaten in years would be dead! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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January 5th 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian Feast day: Charles of Mount Argus John Neumann (Catholic Church) Pope Telesphorus Simeon Stylites (Latin Church) January 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival (Harbin, China) Joma Shinji (Japan) National Bird Day (United States) The Twelfth day of Christmas and the Twelfth Night of Christmas. (Western Christianity) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Carver Day Handsel Monday National Day of Dialogue National Ellen Day National Keto Day National Screenwriters Day National Thank God Its Monday Day National Whipped Cream Day Weigh-In Day Bradley Cooper’s Birthday Diane Keaton’s Birthday Hayao Miyazaki’s Birthday Kristin Cavallari’s Birthday Marilyn Manson January Jones Robert Duvall Fun Observances Bird Day January 5 is Bird Day, a day to think about birds in captivity and to take action to ensure that birds are not exploited and are treated humanely. The day, started by Born Free U.S.A. and the Avian Welfare Coalition, aims to focus public attention on the fact that almost 12 per cent of bird species around the world are under threat of extinction. How to Celebrate? Read more about bird pet adoptions and laws in your country about adopting exotic birds as pets. Do due diligence when getting an exotic or imported bird as a pet. Use only well-reputed pet stores. Spread the word about humanely caring for exotic pet birds. Change your social media display picture to a picture of your favorite bird. Go bird watching and learn more about the birds indigenous to your area. Did You Know… …that hummingbirds lay the smallest eggs - the size of a pea - among birds? *** A frightened man goes to the secret police and says, “My talking parrot disappeared.” “Why did you come here? Go to the regular police.” “I will. I’m just here to tell you that I disagree with whatever that parrot is going to say.” *** A welsh politician asked the government for information about UFO sightings and if it might fund UFO research. Officials wrote back, “jang vIDa je due luq … ach ghotvam’e’ QI’yaH devolve qaS.” Which means, “The minister will reply in due course. However, this is a non-devolved 
matter,” in Klingon. *** The star of Cake Boss was 
arrested for DWI. Police interrogated him for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. *** Recently I heard the former mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania, 
recount some funny stories about his time in office. One happened while he was running for reelection; he was in a bar and paid for a 
woman’s drink. She thanked him but wondered why a stranger had 
bought her a beer. “I’m running for mayor,” he told her, “and I want your vote.” “You got it,” she said, grabbing her glass. “Anyone’s better than the jerk who’s in there now.” *** Names For Groups You Never Knew A pride of lions, a gaggle of geese … and here’s how we might classify these groups: • A brat of boys • A giggle of girls • A stagger of drunks • A tedium of accountants • A stitch of doctors • A whine of losers • A jerk of politicians *** Q. A horse attached to a 24-foot chain sees an apple 26 feet away. How can the horse reach the apple? A. The horse just walks over to it, taking the chain with him—the chain isn't attached to anything! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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January 4th 2026 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Angela of Foligno Elizabeth Ann Seton Ferréol of Uzès Mavilus Pharaildis of Ghent Rigobert January 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) The eleventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas. (Western Christianity) Independence Day (Myanmar), celebrates the independence of Myanmar from the United Kingdom in 1948. Colonial Martyrs Repression Day (Angola) Day of the Martyrs (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Ogoni Day (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People) Tokyo Dome Show: The annual Wrestle Kingdom event run by New Japan Pro-Wrestling World Braille Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Dimpled Chad Day Free Flower Basket Day National CanDo Day National Clara Day National Missouri Day National Spaghetti Day Pop Music Chart Day Tom Thumb Day Weigh-In Day World Hypnotism Day Dafne Keen’s Birthday Isaac Newton’s Birthday Jeannie Mai’s Birthday Kris Bryant’s Birthday Martell Holt’s Birthday Kate McKinnon D’Arcy Carden Fun Observances Trivia Day Here is some trivia for you - January 4 is Trivia Day. The day celebrates information of little value and the individuals who not only remember these bits and pieces of useless information but also enjoy sharing them with others. Latin Term The word trivia comes from the Latin term for the intersection of three paths. In the Middle Ages, the word came to refer to the subjects - rhetoric, grammar, and logic - studied by those who followed the Liberal Arts field. Of Little Importance The modern day usage of the word trivia to mean something of little importance can be traced back to the publishing of the book - Trivialities, Bits of Information of Little Consequence - by British author Logan Pearsall Smith in 1902. Knowing and sharing trivia as a hobby and a pastime, however, did not become popular until the 1960s when the weekly newspaper of Columbia University, the Columbia Daily Spectator, published a trivia game on February 5, 1965. Soon, trivia became a popular game played at parties and at a competitive level. Trivia Day is also sometimes known as National Trivia Day in the United States. How to Celebrate? Gather up some friends and play Trivial Pursuit. Call friends and family and enlighten them with some trivia. Even better, stop random people and start a conversation with “did you know...?” You may even make some friends. Participate in a trivia night or spend the day filling your brains with more random trivia. Did You Know… …that the term factoid, which is now used as a synonym of trivia originally referred to a piece of unreliable information that is accepted as a fact because it is repeated very often? *** My great-aunt looked confused when I told her that my daughter was 18 months old. “Oh,” she said. “I thought she was a year and a half.” “But Aunt Marie," I said, “18 months and a year and a half are the same.” She shrugged. “What do I know? I never had kids.” *** During a high school visit to France, I stayed with a French family. One night, I was unsure what the meat on my dinner plate was, so I pointed to it and asked in my best 11th-grade French: “Qui est-ce?” The family’s expressions told me I needed some tutoring. Instead of asking “What is it?” as I had intended, I’d asked “Who is it?” *** My wife and I run a small restaurant where we often name our specials after our employees—dishes like "Chicken Mickey," after our dishwasher who gave us the recipe, and "Rod's Ribs," after a waiter who had his personal style of barbecue. One evening after rereading the menu, I broke with this tradition and changed the description of the special we had named after our chef. Despite her skills and excellent reputation, somehow I didn't think an entrée named "Salmon Ella" would go over big with our customers. *** You know you're a mom when... ...picking up another human to smell their butt is not only normal but totally necessary *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn