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November 10th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Adelin of Séez Áed mac Bricc Andrew Avellino Baudolino Elaeth Grellan Justus Lübeck martyrs Pope Leo I Monitor Theoctiste Tryphena of Rome November 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Cry of Independence Day (Panama) Day of Remembrance of Atatürk (Turkey) Day of Russian Militsiya (Russia) Heroes Day (Indonesia) or Hari Pahlawan Martinisingen (Germany) United States Marine Corps birthday (United States) World Keratoconus Day World Science Day for Peace and Development Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Area Code Day Constitution Day (Dominican Republic) International Accounting Day Sesame Street Day USMC Day World Immunization Day World Orphans Day World Top Up Day World NET Cancer Day Odd Socks Day National Civic Pride Day National Tradition Day in Argentina Big Pun’s Birthday Brittany Murphy’s Birthday Call Me Kevin’s Birthday Corey Gamble’s Birthday Dayna Frazer’s Birthday Diplo’s Birthday Ellen Pompeo’s Birthday Eve’s Birthday Gage Deon Halterman’s Birthday John Roberts’s Birthday Josh Peck’s Birthday Lilly Pulitzer’s Birthday Mackenzie Foy’s Birthday Michael Jai White’s Birthday Miranda Lambert’s Birthday Neil Gaiman’s Birthday Noelle Robinson’s Birthday Steven Lim’s Birthday Taron Egerton’s Birthday Tracy Morgan’s Birthday U-God’s Birthday Kiernan Shipka Walton Goggins Zoey Deutch ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mon Nov 10th, 2025 - Thu Nov 13th, 2025 Web Summit Lisbon Mon Nov 10th, 2025 - Fri Nov 14th, 2025 Anti-Bullying Week National Young Readers Week Mon Nov 10th, 2025 - Sun Nov 16th, 2025 Sugar Awareness Week Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week Enterprise Week Global Entrepreneurship Week Kindness Week National Recycling Week Fun Observances (2) Forget Me Not Day November 10 is Forget Me Not Day. All of us have people in our lives that we care about but are bad about keeping in touch with. Forget Me Not Day is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to try and reconnect with all those they may not be in touch with anymore. It is not clear who created this holiday, which is also called National Forget Me Not Day in the U.S. Alzheimer's Association In New Zealand, a similar holiday called Forget Me Not Days has been observed on June 5 and 6 every year since 2003. Started by two bank insurances as a way to fun raise for the Alzheimer's Association. How to Celebrate? Try and contact your long lost friends on social media websites and get talking with them. Send them a note saying that even though you haven’t been in touch you still miss them and care about them. Send forget me not flowers to your loved ones as a way to tell them how much they mean to you. Did You Know… …that in some cultures, forget-me-not flowers are used to remember those who die in a war? ~~~~~~~~~~ Vanilla Cupcake Day November 10 is Vanilla Cupcake Day, an annual excuse to bake and consume copious amounts of the delicious dessert. The unofficial holiday is also known as National Vanilla Cupcake Day in the United States. Fairy Cakes Vanilla cupcakes are single serving cakes that are made by adding vanilla essence or extract to the cake batter and to the icing or any topping. Thought to have been invented in the US, cupcakes got their name from being baked in cup-shaped molds. In the United Kingdom, they are known as fairy cakes, while in some parts of Australia, cupcakes are called patty cakes. Second Most Expensive Spice A native plant of Mexico, vanilla is a flavor that is extracted from the seed pods of the Vanilla orchid. Considered to be one of the most expensive spices in the world, second only to saffron, it was first cultivated by the Totonac people on Mexico's eastern coast. The spice was then introduced to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century by Spaniard, Hernán Cortés, who is also credited for bringing chocolate to Europe. Rumor has it, that it was Thomas Jefferson who brought vanilla from France to America in the late 1800s after he was treated to vanilla flavored ice cream in Paris. Until late 19th century, Mexico produced almost all of the world's vanilla. Today, however, it only produces about 10% of the total world production of the spice. Madagascar and Indonesia now produce the bulk of the world's vanilla. Plain Vanilla Despite the expense associated with it, vanilla is one of the most sought-after flavors in the world. Today, it is used in a variety of food items, including cakes, ice creams, and drinks; and products like perfumes and candles, even though it is considered to be one of the plainest flavor available – the term plain vanilla is often used to refer to things that are very basic and ordinary. How to Celebrate? Bust out your baking supplies and back some delicious vanilla cupcakes. Don't forget to share with family, friends, and co-workers. Gourmet up your vanilla cupcakes by adding bacon or bourbon or beer to the batter or the icing. Prefer chocolate instead? Just wait for 11 months, and you'll be able to celebrate Chocolate Cupcake Day on October 18. Did You Know… ...that vanilla is the only fruit-bearing and edible orchid in the world? *** Teacher: "Kids, what does the chicken give you?" Student: "Meat!" Teacher: "Very good! Now what does the pig give you?" Student: "Bacon!" Teacher: "Great! And what does the fat cow give you?" Student: "Homework!" *** A child asked his father, "How were people born?" So his father said, "Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on." The child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, "We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now." The child ran back to his father and said, "You lied to me!" His father replied, "No, your mom was talking about her side of the family." *** Teacher: "If I gave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Seven." Teacher: "No, listen carefully... If I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Seven." Teacher: "Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you two apples, and another two apples and another two, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Six." Teacher: "Good. Now if I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?" Johnny: "Seven!" Teacher: "Johnny, where in the heck do you get seven from?!" Johnny: "Because I've already got a freaking cat!" *** A woman in her seventies, cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the first time, called Butterball for help because her mother said she was tired of cooking and it was time her daughter learned how to prepare the Thanksgiving meal. *** *** *** *** *** Does being chased by a chicken with its' head chopped off count? Just a note, I refused to eat it or any of the left overs. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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November 9th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal (Pakistan) Christian feast day: Benignus of Armagh Dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Cathedral of the Pope (memorial feast day) Margery Kempe (Church of England) Martin Chemnitz (Lutheran) Nectarios of Aegina Theodore of Amasea (Roman Catholic Church) Virgin of Almudena (Madrid) Vitonus November 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Skulls or Dia de los ñatitas (Bolivia) Flag Day (Azerbaijan) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cambodia from France in 1953. Inventors' Day (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Uttarakhand Day (Uttarakhand, India) World Freedom Day (United States) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Brian Holland Legacy Day British Pudding Day Carl Sagan Day Day of Mourning Eleven09 Day Geriatric Tooth Fairy Day Go to an Art Museum Day International Tongue Twister Day Microtia Awareness Day National Louisiana Day National Pupusa Day National Scrapple Day Orphan Sunday Remembrance Sunday National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day Celebrate Social Media Kindness Day World Adoption Day Andy Studio’s Birthday Carl Sagan’s Birthday Carter Kench’s Birthday Chris Jericho’s Birthday Daphne Guinness’s Birthday Dorothy Dandridge’s Birthday Eric Dane’s Birthday Finley Tapp’s Birthday French Montana’s Birthday Hedy Lamarr’s Birthday Kory DeSoto’s Birthday Lou Ferrigno’s Birthday MOMO’s Birthday Nick Lachey’s Birthday Scarface’s Birthday Sisqo’s Birthday TaJiah Gary’s Birthday Vanessa Lachey’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sun Nov 9th, 2025 - Sat Nov 15th, 2025 Dear Santa Letter Week International Fraud Awareness Week National Split Pea Soup Week Nurse Practitioner Week Perioperative Nurse Week Fun Observances Chaos Never Dies Day Feel like your life sometimes spirals into a chaotic mess? Then Chaos Never Dies Day on November 9 is the holiday for you. This made-up holiday encourages people to realize that chaos is part of life and that it will never die. So instead of getting hassled by it, just take a deep breath and let go of things that create chaos in your life on this day. Chaos Never Dies Day is also known as National Chaos Never Dies Day in the United States. How to Celebrate? Take the day for yourself and do things that de-stress you. Pack your lunch and go for a picnic in the park with your loved ones. Watch a feel good movie or read a book. Take a nap in the middle of the day and remember chaos never dies, so it can wait to hassle you for one more day. Did You Know… …that chaos theory, which is the study of dynamic systems can be applied to many fields of study including mathematics, biology, meteorology and philosophy? *** Does anyone remember the Swatch, a watch made in Switzerland? Thank god Croatia didn't come up with the idea first. Just imagine if someone were to ask you what time is it? "Oh pardon me while I look at my crotch." *** Guy calls in to his Boss: Worker: I can't come to work today. I'm sick Boss: Oh yea! What's wrong with you now? Worker: I have anal glaucoma. Boss: What the hell is that? Worker: I just can't see my ass working today. *** While visiting a friend in the hospital, a young man notices several pretty nurses, each one of them wearing a pin designed to look like an apple. “What does the pin signify?” he asks one of them. “Oh! Nothing,” she says with a chuckle, “we just use it to keep the doctors away.” *** My son and I were checking out 
a house he was interested in buying. When the owner came to the door, she looked at me and said, “Larry? 
I know you. We went to school 
together. I’m Elaine. Don’t you 
recognize me?” I drew a complete blank. She took out our old yearbook and showed me her graduation picture—still nothing. “Let’s look at your 
picture,” she said. She flipped the pages until she came to me. Under my photo I 
had written, “Elaine, I will never 
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Just the facts: AVUNCULAR Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster AVUNCULAR in Thesaurus: All Synonyms & Antonyms

Ceiling Spider. A most misunderstood deity.

November 8th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (Roman Catholic Church) Four Crowned Martyrs Godfrey of Amiens Johann von Staupitz (Lutheran) Blessed John Duns Scotus Saints and Martyrs of England (Church of England) Tysilio Willehad of Bremen November 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Intersex Day of Remembrance (New South Wales, Australia) International Day of Radiology (European Society of Radiology) National Aboriginal Veterans Day (Canada) Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers of Heaven (Eastern Orthodox Church) World Urbanism Day Victory Day (Azerbaijan) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Abet and Aid Punsters Day Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day National Cappuccino Day National Dunce Day National Harvey Wallbanger Day National Leon Day National Parents as Teachers Day National Saddle Hunting Day National STEM/STEAM Day Talk Money Day World Pianist Day World Radiography Day World Town Planning Day Shot Day National Ample Time Day Pertussis Awareness Day Benjamin Wadsworth’s Birthday Bentley Hammington’s Birthday Bobby Bowden’s Birthday Bonnie Raitt’s Birthday Damon Fizzy’s Birthday DanTDM’s Birthday David Muir’s Birthday Erica Mena’s Birthday Gordon Ramsay’s Birthday Hannah Rylee’s Birthday Jonathan Wheeler’s Birthday José Manuel López Castro’s Birthday Justin McElroy’s Birthday Khia’s Birthday Lauren Alaina’s Birthday Lisa Peachy’s Birthday Matilda Ramsay’s Birthday Naz Norris’s Birthday Nick Mara’s Birthday Tech N9ne’s Birthday Travis McElroy’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sat Nov 8th, 2025 - Fri Nov 14th, 2025 NYC Kidney Walk Fun Observances Tongue Twister Day Say, Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers ten times really fast on November 8, because it is Tongue Twister Day! A tongue twister is a phrase that is very hard for people to articulate, especially when spoken in a sequence really fast. Finger Fumblers Most languages, including sign language have their own versions of tongue twisters. In sign language, they are known as finger fumblers. In many cultures, children usually use them as word games. Tongue twisters tend to rely on using similar sounding words that aliterate. That means that the first letters or sounds in the words are the same. How to Celebrate? Have a tongue twister contest with family, friends and co-workers. Whoever is able to say out a tongue twister without making mistakes wins. Make up your own tongue twister. Did You Know… …that she sells sea-shells on the sea-shore is a popular tongue twister that comes from a poem written by British songwriter Terry Sullivan and was based on the life of Mary Anning, a British fossil collector who was known to scout the beaches for fossils? *** THREE TREES AND A WOODPECKER Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A small tree begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, "Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?" The birch says he cannot tell, but just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling. The birch says, "Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?" The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree and replies, "It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch, It is, however, the best piece of ash I have ever poked my pecker into." *** You are on a horse, galloping at a constant speed. On your right side is a sharp drop off, and on your left side is an elephant traveling at the same speed as you. Directly in front of you is another galloping horse but your horse is unable to overtake it. Behind you is a lion running at the same speed as you and the horse in front of you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation? Get your drunk ass off the merry-go-round! *** An elephant and a camel are talking. The elephant asks, "Why do you have boobs on your back?" The camel replies, "Ha! That's a funny question coming from an animal with a penis hanging from his face." *** Our boatswain's mate was a smoker who would toss his matches overboard. Then one day, he surprised us all when he popped a cigarette in his mouth and produced an expensive lighter from his pocket. With great fanfare, he flipped open the top, flicked the spark wheel, lit his cigarette ... then chucked the lighter overboard. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: LIBIDINOUS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster LIBIDINOUS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus Examples of 'LIBIDINOUS' in a Sentence | Merriam-Webster

November 7th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: All Dominican Saints and Blesseds Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (Lutheran) Engelbert II of Berg Herculanus of Perugia John Christian Frederick Heyer (Lutheran) Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen (Lutheran) Prosdocimus Vicente Liem de la Paz (one of Vietnamese Martyrs) Willibrord November 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Students' Day, the anniversary of B. R. Ambedkar's school entry day. (Maharashtra, India) Commemoration Day, the anniversary of Ben Ali's succession. (Tunisia) Hungarian Opera Day (Hungary) International Inuit Day National Day, after Treaty of the Pyrenees. (Northern Catalonia, France) National Revolution and Solidarity Day (Bangladesh) October Revolution Day (the Soviet Union (former, official), modern Belarus, Kyrgyzstan) Tokhu Emong (Lotha Naga people of India) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Fountain Pen Day Hug a Bear Day Love Your Lawyer Day National Cancer Awareness Day National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day National Jersey Day National Programmatic Advertising Day National Retinol Day Notary Public Day Gumboot Friday International Day of Medical Physics National Medical Science Liaison Awareness and Appreciation Day International Merlot Day Adam DeVine’s Birthday Albert Camus’s Birthday Algee Smith’s Birthday Anthony Reeves’s Birthday Bethany Mota’s Birthday Briana Monique’s Birthday Chuki Beats’s Birthday David Guetta’s Birthday Duncan Joseph’s Birthday Ella Jane’s Birthday Elsa Hosk’s Birthday Gervonta Davis’s Birthday Hongjoong’s Birthday Jon Taffer’s Birthday Joni Mitchell’s Birthday Kamal Haasan’s Birthday Lorde’s Birthday Marie Curie’s Birthday Ronen Rubinstein’s Birthday THE8’s Birthday ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fri Nov 7th, 2025 - Thu Nov 13th, 2025 National Book Award Week Fun Observances Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day It's healthy, it's delicious and it's an easy-to-make, go-to snack. Celebrate almonds covered with sweet and bitter dark chocolate on November 7 or Bittersweet Chocolate With Almond Day. Made by dipping or rolling sautéed, roasted or caramelized almonds in melted chocolate, chocolate covered almonds were popular among the wealthy in the 18th century. Today, they are a quick snack perfect to take with on a hike, at a picnic or while on the go. Ancient Nuts Native to the Middle East and South Asia, almonds have been consumed by humans since ancient times. Archaeological evidence has shown that the almond fruit and nut was buried with Tutankhamun (King Tut) around 1300 BCE. Today, almonds are grown and used in cuisine all around the world. The United States is the world's largest producer of the nuts, with the state of California taking the lion share's of all the almonds exported by the country. Technically a drupe - a fruit with a fleshy body and hard seed - almonds are rich in Vitamins B and E and many essential minerals. Best for Baking Bittersweet chocolate is at least 35% chocolate liquor mixed with a minimal amount of sugar. In many parts of the world, it is also known as dark chocolate or semisweet chocolate. Bittersweet chocolate is used primarily for cooking and baking. How to Celebrate? Make your own bittersweet chocolate coated almonds. Experiment with flavors of this healthy snack - maybe add some cayenne pepper to give it a Mexican twist or use some rose essence and cardamom to make some Middle Eastern inspired bittersweet chocolate with almonds. Don't forget to share with family, friends and co-workers. Get creative. You don't just have to make bittersweet chocolate coated almonds to celebrate this fun food holiday. Instead, why not whip up a dessert that has both almonds and bittersweet chocolate. May we recommend a chocolate ice cream with caramelized almonds or an almond chocolate cake? Did You Know… …that wild almonds can kill you? The bitter version of the nut contains a high dosage of cyanide and eating a handful can prove fatal. But rest easy, the almonds you get from the stores and for food preparation are the harmless sweet, domestic variety *** Q: If you're American when you go in the bathroom and American when you come out, What are you in the bathroom? A: European. *** Did you hear about the fire in the shoe factory? 10,000 soles were lost. The police said some heels started it. *** A man walks into a pet store and asks for a dozen bees. The clerk carefully counts 13 bees out onto the counter. “That’s one too many!” says the customer. The clerk replies “It’s a freebie.” *** My three-year-old daughter stuck out her hand and said, “Look at the fly I killed, Mommy.” Since she was eating a juicy pickle at the time, I thrust her contaminated hands under the faucet and washed them with antibacterial soap. After sitting her down to finish her pickle, I asked, with a touch of awe, “How did you kill that fly all by yourself?” Between bites, she said, “I hit it with my pickle.” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: XENIAL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster xenial Related Words - Merriam-Webster XENIAL in Thesaurus: All Synonyms & Antonyms

November 6th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast days: Barlaam of Khutyn Demetrian Illtud Leonard of Noblac Melaine of Rennes Winnoc November 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Gustavus Adolphus Day (in Sweden, Finland and Estonia) Finnish Swedish Heritage Day (in Finland) International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Obama Day (in Kenya) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Dog Film Festival Liberia Thanksgiving Marooned Without a Compass Day National Basketball Day National Cash Back Day National Ladies Learning Code Day National Nacho Day National Report Home Health Care Fraud Day National Team Manager Day Project Management Day Loy Krathong World Let’s Stop Shouting Day Adolphe Sax’s Birthday Ali-A’s Birthday Anna Shumate’s Birthday Baby Fendi’s Birthday Carl Lentz’s Birthday Cohen Muse’s Birthday Emma Rose Sutcliffe’s Birthday Emma Stone’s Birthday Glenn Frey’s Birthday Hannah Rathbun’s Birthday Hero Fiennes Tiffin’s Birthday Jackie Oshry’s Birthday Kris Wu’s Birthday Lamar Odom’s Birthday Lauren Orlando’s Birthday Maria Shriver’s Birthday Mike Wolfe’s Birthday Pat Tillman’s Birthday Sal Vulcano’s Birthday Sally Field’s Birthday Speaker Knockerz’s Birthday Talia Mar’s Birthday Traci Steele’s Birthday Ethan Hawke Mohamed Hadid Fun Observances (3) Saxophone Day November 6 is Saxophone Day, an unofficial holiday that celebrates the woodwind instrument popularly used in jazz, classical music, and military ensembles. The day honors saxophonists and commemorates the birth anniversary of its inventor Adolphe Sax. Born in Belgium in 1814, Sax was an instrument maker and musician who designed and introduced the Saxophone in 1840. Used Extensively It was first adopted for use in military bands and soon became a popular instrument played in a concert band and in chamber music. Chamber music is a type of music played by a group of small instruments - ones that usually can fit into a small room or chamber. Today, the Saxophone is used extensively in jazz and other kinds of dance music and in symphony orchestras around the world. Many Different Types The Saxophone comes in many different varieties, though most saxophonists usually use one of the four most popular types. These are tenor, baritone, alto, and soprano saxophones. The tenor saxophone is usually used in jazz and rock music bands, while the baritone saxophone tends to be reserved for jazz solos. The Alto Saxophone is easy to play and therefore used to train beginners. The Soprano plays the highest pitch among all saxophones and is also often played in jazz bands. Other saxophones include Mezzo Soprano, Sopranino, Tubax, Bass and Contrabass. World Saxophone Day In 2015, the Sax Open Project, a group of music composers and saxophonists declared June 12 as the first annual World Saxophone Day. The day is part of the week long World Saxophone Congress and Festival. How to Celebrate? Are you a saxophonist? Bring out your instrument and play some music with a band or solo for your family and friends. Attend a chamber music, jazz or symphony orchestra concert. Keep an ear out for the Saxophone notes. If you have always wanted to learn how to play the Saxophone, today is the day to get started. Did You Know… …that Adolphe Sax was also responsible for inventing the Saxhorn, Saxotromba, and the Saxtuba? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Men Make Dinner Day The first Thursday of November is Men Make Dinner Day, a made-up holiday that encourages men to actively participate in household matters such as cooking. For long, the kitchen was considered to be the domain of women and were off limits to men. Today, as more and more women go out in the workforce and there is a demand for equality in the society, workplace and at home, this is a trend that is slowly fading out. Men and women become more equal partners in a family – they are sharing more and more house-related tasks like cooking, cleaning and parenting. Men Make Dinner Day is an attempt to spread the message that men can cook and can take on the responsibilities that were previously thought to be women's tasks. How to Celebrate? Men, wear an apron and get into the kitchen and make a dinner for your family. On this day, make a cooking schedule with your partner so that you can share the responsibilities of cooking and feeding your family. If you have never learned how to cook, maybe today is the day to begin - there are a lot of recipes for of easy to cook meals that can be found online and in cookbooks. Did You Know… …that the oldest cookbook on record is the De re conquinaria? Written in Latin, historians believe that it was written sometime in the 1st century. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ International Stout Day Usually celebrated on the first Thursday of November, International Stout Day pays tribute to the stout, a popular type of beer. International Stout Day, whose creator is unknown, was first celebrated in 2011. It has gained in popularity over the years, with bars and breweries holding tasting events, brewing classes, and special happy hours with discounted stouts. Dark and Strong Historically, stout beer was considered to be a type of porter—a dark beer made from brown malt first introduced in London, England in the 17th century and popular throughout England and Ireland. The stronger and darker porters with more alcohol were called stout porters. Eventually, stout porters gained a faithful following, the word porter was dropped, and the beers came to be known only as stouts. Stouts are usually made with roasted malt or barley, hops, water, and yeast. They tend to have a higher alcohol content, though not always. Guinness, one of the world's best-known stouts, has about 4.1 to 4.3% alcohol by volume (ABV). Most stouts tend to fall between 5 to 8% ABV. Variety of Stouts As this type of beer became popular around the world in the 17th and 18th centuries, brewers started experimenting with fermenting conditions and ingredients to create several different kinds of stouts. For example, Milk or Sweet Stout is made by adding lactose, while Oatmeal Stout is made by adding oatmeal to the ingredient list. Other varieties include Russian Imperial Stout, American Stout, and Dry Stout. How to Celebrate? Gather your loved ones and visit your local brewery or bar to participate in a stout beer tasting. If you are a home brewer, why not take the opportunity to make your own signature stout at home? Don't forget to share with friends and family. Learn more about the history of beers in general and stouts in particular. Did You Know… …that beer enthusiasts use the word zythology to refer to the study of beer and beer making? The word cannot be found in a dictionary but is popular among those who brew and drink the beverage. It comes from the Greek words zythos, meaning beer, and logos, meaning study. *** Scene: My cousin Matt and his daughter at Chick-fil-A. Matt: Can I please get a four-piece kids’ meal with white milk. [Pause] Oh, and gimme an extra white milk. Clerk: Um … We only have one kind of milk, and it’s pretty white. *** I was looking at the pies offered by a nearby café. They had cherry, apple, berry, peach, and Herman’s. "What type of pie is Herman’s?" I asked the waiter. "Apple," he said. "Then why is it called Herman’s pie?" "Because Herman called in to reserve it." *** Days after we invaded Marja, Afghanistan, one of my Marines found out his wife hadn't paid the cell phone bill. He called the company and asked how he could settle up. "You can go to Western Union and place a money order," the billing agent told him. "Ma'am, I'm in Marja, Afghanistan," he explained. "We don't have Western Unions." "No problem. You can also go to Walmart." *** After finishing his meal, my grandfather, a retired Marine captain, asked the waitress for the 15 percent discount the restaurant offered veterans. "Do you need to see my military ID?" he asked. "That's all right," she said. "I know you were in the military. I can tell by your T-shirt." Grandpa's shirt read "Welcome to Gettysburg National Military Park." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Siberian Bear Hunting Armour 1800s ( WOW & Ouch ) *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Some people are like clouds, once they disappear it's a brighter day. *** The truth behind the Angry Birds *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: XENOGENESIS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster 22 Xenogenesis Synonyms. Similar words for Xenogenesis.

November 5th 2025 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg Berthild of Chelles Domninus Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist Galation Blessed Gomidas Keumurdjian Blessed Guido Maria Conforti Blessed Hryhoriy Lakota November 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Bank Transfer Day (United States) Colón Day (Panama) Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom, New Zealand and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), and its related observances: West Country Carnival (English West Country) Cinco de noviembre (Negros, Philippines) Kanakadasa Jayanthi (Karnataka, India) Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) American Football Day Bonfire Night Dev Diwali Gunpowder Day National Advent Calendar Day National Chinese Takeout Day National Controlled Environment Certifier Day National Love Your Red Hair Day National Redhead Day National Stress Awareness Day World Tsunami Awareness Day Eating Healthy Day International Sweater Vestival Wobbly Wednesday Kartika Purnima Alexa Chung’s Birthday AllStar’s Birthday Azlia Williams’s Birthday BoA’s Birthday Bryan Adams’s Birthday Daisy Dares You’s Birthday ElainaExe’s Birthday Ike Turner’s Birthday Johnny Damon’s Birthday Kevin Jonas’s Birthday Kris Jenner’s Birthday Lindsley Register’s Birthday Meredith Foster’s Birthday Naval Ravikant’s Birthday Odell Beckham Jr.’s Birthday Roy Rogers’s Birthday Ryan Adams’s Birthday Samuel Page’s Birthday Sophi Knight’s Birthday Virat Kohli’s Birthday Vivien Leigh’s Birthday Sam Rockwell ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wed Nov 5th, 2025 - Thu Nov 6th, 2025 Yi Peng Lantern Festival *** Don't interrupt someone working intently on a puzzle. Chances are, you'll hear some crosswords. *** I'm a big fan of whiteboards. I find them quite re-markable. *** Shout out to the people who ask what the opposite of "in" is. *** Q. Why can't Harry Potter tell the difference between the pot he uses to make potions and his best friend? A. They're both cauld ron. *** Last night, I dreamed I was swimming in an ocean of orange soda. But it was just a Fanta sea. *** I lost my job at the bank on my very first day. A woman asked me to check her balance, so I pushed her over. *** Wandering inside a pet store, 
I stopped in front of a birdcage to 
admire a parakeet. We watched each other for a few minutes before it asked, “Can’t you talk?” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** I told myself, I don't care what the starting salary is!!! *** Then after I saw this next job offer, I took the first one. I would rather shovel it, than swim in it!!! *** *** *** *** Only in NYC *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

Just the facts: XIPHOID Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Adjectives for xiphoid - Merriam-Webster Xiphoid | Definition, Etymology, Synonyms & Antonyms