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    November 13th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Agostina Livia Pietrantoni Brice of Tours Didacus (Diego) of Alcalá Eugenius II of Toledo Frances Xavier Cabrini Homobonus John Chrysostom (Eastern Orthodox, Repose) Quintian of Rodez Saints of the Benedictine family Saints of the Premonstratensian Order Stanislaus Kostka Charles Simeon (Church of England) The Hundred Thousand Martyrs of Tbilisi (Georgian Orthodox Church) Earliest day on which National Day of Mourning or Volkstrauertag can fall, observed two Sundays before the first of Advent. (Germany) Sadie Hawkins Day (United States) World Kindness Day  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    National Hug a Musician Day
    National Pupusa Day
    International Tongue Twister Day
    National Indian Pudding Day
    Orphan Sunday
    Remembrance Sunday
    Symphonic Metal Day
    Paulie Calafiore’s Birthday
    Whoopi Goldberg’s Birthday
    Lando Norris’s Birthday
    Matt Bennett’s Birthday
    Justin Laboy’s Birthday
    Kelly Cutrone’s Birthday
    Jordan Bridges’s Birthday
    Julia Michaels’s Birthday
    Jimmy Kimmel’s Birthday
    Heather B’s Birthday
    Gerard Butler’s Birthday
    FGTeeV Mike’s Birthday
    Aryan Khan’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances (2)
    World Kindness Day
    Oh, hello dear reader! Thank you so much for visiting this page! Will you please keep coming back? November 13 is World Kindness Day, a day to be kind and do acts of kindness.

    Created in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a conglomeration of kindness organizations around the world, this unofficial holiday encourages people to be kind to each other and spread happiness, joy and peace through kindness.
    Considered to be a virtue, and valued in most societies and religions as an important quality, kindness is the act of being considerate, compassionate and empathetic towards other people and living beings.
    How to Celebrate?
    Be kind and do random acts of kindness. Smile at strangers and do kind things for them. Give up your seat on the bus to someone else. Buy someone’s coffee for them. Volunteer your time at the local soup kitchen. Leave a kind note for someone. Kindness should not only be reserved for our fellow human beings. Be kind to the animals and to the environment as well. If you have children in your life, teach them the virtue of kindness by practicing it in your daily life. Did You Know…
    …that researchers have found there is a positive feedback loop between happiness and kindness? Undertaking acts of kindness makes one happy, and people who are happy tend to be kinder to others.
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    Sadie Hawkins Day
    November 13 is annually celebrated in the United States as Sadie Hawkins Day. Inspired by events in the comic strip, Li’l Abner, this uniquely American holiday encourages women to take charge of their lives and to ask men out on a date.

    The made-up holiday was first featured in a comic strip called Li’l Abner created by American cartoonist Alfred Gerald Caplin, also known as Al Capp. In the comic, Hekzebiah Hawkins, a long-time resident of Dogpatch, is worried about his unmarried daughter, Sadie Hawkins. Concerned about her inability to find a suitable husband, he declared a Sadie Hawkins Day, where Sadie chased the eligible bachelors in town in order to find herself a husband.
    In the Dogpatch universe, this idea took hold among other unmarried women, who mandated that Sadie Hawkins Day be held every year.
    Breaking Society’s Rules
    The comic strip became so popular that towns and colleges around the country started declaring their own Sadie Hawkins Day and organizing Sadie Hawkins Dances, where women could break the societal rules of the day and ask men out.
    In many ways, the day became a way for women to become assertive and take their dating choices in their hands. During the time of its publication, only men were expected to ask women on a date or propose marriage. A woman doing that was often considered too forward and of low morals.
    How to Celebrate
    Even though women today are more independent than their counterparts in the early 20th century, there is still an unspoken societal rule that it is not proper for women to ask men out on dates. Use this day as an excuse to break these rules and ask your sweetie out on a date. If you have found someone who you would like to spend your life with, why not propose marriage to them today? Get on your knees and ask the man of your dreams to be your life partner. Did You Know…
    ...that in many cultures, the only day it was acceptable for a woman to propose marriage to a man was on Leap Day?
     
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    While taking the interview, the employer asked the candidate:
    Employer: So, how long did you work during your last job?
    Candidate: 30 years
    Employer: oh, you look young how old are you
    Candidate: 20 years old
    The employer was surprised and asked the candidate how she worked 30 years and has only been living for 20 years??
    Candidate: Overtime!
     
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    Three doctors are out geese-hunting. A gaggle flies over and the oncologist raises and then lowers his gun. "I better conduct an MRI first to determine if those were really geese."
    Some more geese fly by & the endocrinologist raises his gun and then lowers it. "I'll need some bloodwork to conduct an A1C and determine what those birds were first."
    Some more geese fly over. The trauma doc raises his shotgun and blows them out of the sky. "What were those things, anyway?" he asks.
     
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    Little Johnny likes to gamble. One day, his dad gets a new job, so his family has to move to a new city. Johnny's dad thinks, "I'll get a head start on Johnny's gambling." He calls the teacher and says, "My son Johnny will be starting your class tomorrow, but he likes to gamble, so you'll have to keep an eye on him."
    The teacher says, "Okay," because she can handle it.
    The next day, Johnny walks into class and hands the teacher an apple and says, "Hi, my name is Johnny."
    She says, "Yes, I know who you are."
    Johnny smiles and says, "I bet you $10 you've got a mole on your butt."
    The teacher thinks that she will break his little gambling problem, so she takes him up on the bet. She pulls her pants down, shows him her butt, and there is no mole.
    That afternoon, Johnny goes home and tells his dad that he lost $10 to the teacher and explains why.
    His dad calls the teacher and says, "Johnny said that he bet you that you had a mole on your butt and he lost."
    The teacher says, "Yeah, and I think I broke his gambling problem."
    Johnny's dad laughs and says, "No you didn't, he bet me $100 this morning that he'd see your ass before the day was over."
     
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    It had been a nerve-racking experience for my attorney husband. He was working with the FBI on a federal sting operation. Worried for his safety, they put him under protective surveillance. Finally the agency told him they had rounded up all the criminals and were lifting the surveillance.

    A few days later my relieved spouse was on the phone, telling his brother about the whole adventure. "Did you happen to mention to the FBI that you have an identical twin?" his horrified brother interrupted. "Who lives next door?"
     
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    Several months ago, my daughter and I had similar virus symptoms. She decided to consult a doctor so as not to lose any more time from her job.

    “I’ll see the doctor,” she said, “and then tell you what’s wrong with us.”

    The next day she called to say, “Guess what, Mom. We’re pregnant!”
     
     
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    November 12th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Birth of Sun Yat-Sen, also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day. (Republic of China) Christian feast day: Arsatius Astrik (or Anastasius) of Pannonhalma Cumméne Fota Cunibert Emilian of Cogolla Imerius of Immertal Josaphat Kuntsevych (Roman Catholic Church, Greek Catholic Church) Lebuinus (Liafwine) Livinus of Ghent Machar Margarito Flores García Nilus of Sinai Patiens René d'Angers Theodore the Studite Ymar November 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Azerbaijan) Father's Day (Indonesia) National Health Day (Indonesia) National Youth Day (East Timor) World Pneumonia Day  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    American Fancy Rat & Mouse Day
    Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
    Fancy Rat and Mouse Day
    National French Dip Day
    National Nathaniel Day
    National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
    National Saddle Hunting Day
    xQc’s Birthday
    Ryan Gosling’s Birthday
    Tonya Harding’s Birthday
    Romel Cummings’s Birthday
    Russell Westbrook’s Birthday
    Noah Wiseman’s Birthday
    Omarion’s Birthday
    NayVee Nelson’s Birthday
    Neil Young’s Birthday
    Grace Kelly’s Birthday
    DJ Esco’s Birthday
    Cuban Link’s Birthday
    Arianny Celeste’s Birthday
    Anne Hathaway’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Happy Hour Day
    November 12 is Happy Hour Day. So, on this unofficial fun holiday take advantage of happy hours at your favorite bar, cafe or restaurant.

    Happy hour is a term used to refer to a period of time during a day when establishments sell drinks and food at a discount. While traditionally offered by bars, restaurants today also hold happy hours and offer appetizers at reduced prices. Usually, a happy hour includes two drinks or two appetizers for the price of one.
    Many countries ban happy hours in bars due to the fear that it will encourage binge drinking and alcoholism.
    How to Celebrate?
    Happy Happy Hour Day! Here are some ways to celebrate this fun holiday:
    Go out for happy hour with your friends and co-workers and get two of your favorite beverages for the price of one. Remember to always drink responsibly. Don't drink? That doesn't mean you can't enjoy happy hour. Many restaurants and coffee shops have happy hour prices on appetizers and hors-d'oeuvre. Enjoy these while sipping a non-alcoholic beverage. Did You Know…
    …that the happy hour began as an event in the military? It is believed that the term comes from events organized by a club called the Happy Hour Social for the United States Navy in 1913.
     
     
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    On Thanksgiving day, a little boy overhears his mom and dad fighting. He hears his mom call his dad a bastard and hears his dad call his mom a bitch.
    He asks, "Mommy, what does bastard mean?"
    She answers, "Um, it means boy."
    Then he asks, "Daddy, what does bitch mean?"
    He says, "Uh, it means girl."
    Later that day, the boy sees his father in the bathroom shaving; the dad accidentally cuts himself and says, "Sh*t."
    The son asks, "What does that mean?"
    The dad says, "It means shaving cream."
    Then he sees his mom in the kitchen carving the turkey; she accidentally cuts herself and says, "F*ck."
    The son asks her what that word means and she says, "It means carving."
    That evening, the family's guests arrive for Thanksgiving dinner. The son opens the door to welcome them and says, "Welcome bitches and bastards! My dad is in the bathroom rubbing sh*t on his face and my mom is in the kitchen f*cking the turkey."
     
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    Two guys are standing in line to enter heaven. One turned around and asked the other how he died.
    "I froze to death. How about you?"
    "I had a heart attack."
    "How did that happen?"
    "Well, I suspected my wife was cheating on me. So after work I went straight home. I ran upstairs to find my wife sleeping by herself. Then I ran back downstairs and looked in all the hiding spots. When I was running back up the stairs, I had a heart attack."
    "That's ironic."
    "Why?"
    "If you would've looked in the fridge, we'd both be alive."
     
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    Paddy and Murphy are havin' a pint in the pub, when some scuba divers come on the TV.
    Paddy says, "Murphy, why is it them deep sea divers always sit on the side of the boat with them air tanks on their backs, and fall backwards out of the boat?"
    Murphy thinks for a minute then says, "That's easy. It's 'cos if they fell forwards, they'd still be in the friggin boat!"
     
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    Two old friends, Ned and John, lived for baseball. Then one day, John died, leaving Ned inconsolable.
    A few weeks later, Ned heard someone calling his name. He looked up. Standing on a cloud was his old pal.
    “Ned,” John called down, “I have good news and bad. The good news is, there’s baseball in heaven!”
    “Great,” said Ned. “What’s the bad news?”
    “You’re pitching Sunday.”
     
     
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    November 11th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Birthday of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Bhutan) Children's Day (Croatia) Christian feast day: Bartholomew of Grottaferrata Martin of Tours (Roman Catholic Church), and its related observances. Menas Mercurius (Coptic) Søren Kierkegaard (Lutheran Church) Theodore the Studite November 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) End of World War I-related observances: Armistice Day (New Zealand, France, Belgium and Serbia) National Independence Day (Poland), commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918 Remembrance Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia and Canada) Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when it was rededicated to honor American military (Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force) veterans. (United States) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975. Independence of Cartagena (Colombia) Lāčplēsis Day, celebrates the victory over the Bermontians at the Battle of Riga in 1919. (Latvia) Opening of carnival ("Karneval"/"Fasching"), on 11-11, at 11:11. (Germany, the Netherlands, and other countries) National Education Day (India) Republic Day (Maldives) Singles' Day (China) St. Martin's Day (Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands) Women's Day (Belgium) Pepero Day (South Korea)  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    Canterbury Anniversary Day
    Christchurch Show Day
    National Chase Day
    National Donor Sabbath
    National DTC (Direct-To-Consumer) Friday
    National Education Day
    National Isabelle Day
    National Lei Day
    National Metal Day
    National Sundae Day
    National Timothy Day
    Pocky Day
    Puerto Princesa Underground River Day
    Susan Kelechi Watson’s Birthday
    Patrick Starrr’s Birthday
    Richie Rich’s Birthday
    Leonardo DiCaprio’s Birthday
    Melody Holt’s Birthday
    Ava Jules’s Birthday
    Leighannsays’s Birthday
    George S. Patton’s Birthday
    Jacob Whitesides’s Birthday
    Emma Gonzalez’s Birthday
    FaZe Jarvis’s Birthday
    Demi Moore’s Birthday
    Corinne Olympios’s Birthday
    Barbara Boxer’s Birthday
    Victor Cruz’s Birthday
    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s Birthday
    Vinny Guadagnino’s Birthday
    Abigail Adams’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Origami Day
    November 11 is Origami Day. First observed in Japan, the unofficial holiday honors the ancient Japanese art of creating intricate objects and complex shapes out of square pieces of paper.

    Origami, which comes from the Japanese words, ori meaning folding, and kami meaning paper, originated in Japan in the 6 century, though for a long period of time the art was preserved for religious ceremonies. By the 17th century, origami had become mainstream in Japanese society and was being used for decorative and ceremonial purposes. In recent years, origami has become popular with origami societies and competitions springing up all around the world.
    No Instruments
    While traditionally origami only involves folding paper and cannot include the use of any scissors or knives, modern-day origami artists do not make any distinction between sculptures that are made just by folding paper and kirigami – a variation of origami that creates models by cutting and gluing together paper.
    How to Celebrate?
    If you have never tried origami, maybe today is the day to learn? Start with the crane - one of the most recognized origami models around the world. If you already know origami, use today to start learning a new origami technique or working on a new, complex model. Did You Know…
    …that Origami Day also coincides with the day in 1918 when World War One ended?
     
     
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    Mr. and Mrs. Brown had two sons. One was named Mind Your Own Business & the other was named Trouble. One day the two boys decided to play hide and seek. Trouble hid while Mind Your Own Business counted to one hundred. Mind Your Own Business began looking for his brother behind garbage cans and bushes.
    Then he started looking in and under cars until a police man approached him and asked, "What are you doing?"
    "Playing a game," the boy replied.
    "What is your name?" the officer questioned.
    "Mind Your Own Business." Furious the policeman inquired,
    "Are you looking for trouble?!"
    The boy replied, "Why, yes."
     
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    There was an elderly couple who in their old age noticed that they were getting a lot more forgetful, so they decided to go to the doctor. The doctor told them that they should start writing things down so they don't forget. They went home and the old lady told her husband to get her a bowl of ice cream.
    "You might want to write it down," she said.
    The husband said, "No, I can remember that you want a bowl of ice cream."
    She then told her husband she wanted a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream. "Write it down," she told him,
    and again he said, "No, no, I can remember: you want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream."
    Then the old lady said she wants a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top. "Write it down," she told her husband
    and again he said, "No, I got it. You want a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and a cherry on top."
    So he goes to get the ice cream and spends an unusually long time in the kitchen, over 30 minutes. He comes out to his wife and hands her a plate of eggs and bacon.
    The old wife stares at the plate for a moment, then looks at her husband and asks, "Where's the toast?"
     
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    Q: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have?
    A: Big hands.
     
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    Earlier this year, sports editor Robert Cessna received two e-mails from an irate reader. The first excoriated him for leaving out the fact that the Texas A&M women’s basketball team was playing that day.
    “We seriously need more attendance,” she wrote, “so how in the world does our local newspaper not mention that?” She wasn’t through. “There are words sufficient to show how irritated I am, but I chose not to use them.” She then signed it, “Upset Reader.”
    Soon after, Upset Reader sent her second e-mail:
    “Sorry. I was reading last week’s paper.”
     
     
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    November 10th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Adelin of Séez Áed mac Bricc Andrew Avellino Baudolino Elaeth Grellan Justus Lübeck martyrs Pope Leo 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  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    International Accounting Day
    Sesame Street Day
    Area Code Day
    Tempranillo Day
    World Immunisation Day
    World Quality Day
    World Science Day for Peace and Development
    World Usability Day
    World Top Up Day
    Miranda Lambert’s Birthday
    Mackenzie Foy’s Birthday
    Michael Jai White’s Birthday
    Brittany Murphy’s Birthday
    Lilly Pulitzer’s Birthday
    Steven Lim’s Birthday
    Tracy Morgan’s Birthday
    Ellen Pompeo’s Birthday
    Eve’s Birthday
    Dayna Frazer’s Birthday
    Diplo’s Birthday
    Corey Gamble’s Birthday
    Colby Schnacky’s Birthday
    Call Me Kevin’s Birthday
    Neil Gaiman’s Birthday
    Gage Deon Halterman’s Birthday
    Noelle Robinson’s Birthday
    John Roberts’s Birthday
    Taron Egerton’s Birthday
    Josh Peck’s Birthday
    U-God’s Birthday
    Big Pun’s Birthday
     
    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?
     
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    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?
     
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    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!"
     
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    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."
     
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    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!"
     
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    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.
     
     
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    November 9th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    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 or week for details)
    Go to an Art Museum Day
    National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day
    Brian Holland Legacy Day
    British Pudding Day
    Carl Sagan Day
    Eleven09 Day
    Microtia Awareness Day
    National Alejandro Day
    National Grace Day
    National Hunter Day
    National Louisiana Day
    National Scrapple Day
    The Geriatric Toothfairy Day
    Scarface’s Birthday
    MOMO’s Birthday
    Nick Lachey’s Birthday
    Kory DeSoto’s Birthday
    Lou Ferrigno’s Birthday
    TaJiah Gary’s Birthday
    Carl Sagan’s Birthday
    Eric Dane’s Birthday
    Finley Tapp’s Birthday
    Daphne Guinness’s Birthday
    Dorothy Dandridge’s Birthday
    CoryxKenshin’s Birthday
    Chris Jericho’s Birthday
    Carter Kench’s Birthday
    Sir Cruse’s Birthday
    French Montana’s Birthday
    Sisqo’s Birthday
    Hedy Lamarr’s Birthday
    Vanessa Lachey’s Birthday
    Andy Studio’s Birthday
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    Benjamin Banneker Week
    (click on the week for an explanation of the date)
    Wed Nov 9th, 2022
     
    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?
     
     
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    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."
     
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    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.
     
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    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.”
     
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    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 
forget you.”
     
     
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    November 8th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    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 or week for details)
    STEM/STEAM Day
    Abet and Aid Punsters Day
    Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
    Election Day
    National Adam Day
    National Ashley Day
    National Cappuccino Day
    National Christopher Day
    National Dunce Day
    National Harvey Wallbanger Day
    National Irene Day
    National Kyle Day
    National Leon Day
    National Parents as Teachers Day
    Talk Money Day
    World Pianist Day
    World Radiography Day
    World Town Planning Day
    Shot Day
    Lisa Peachy’s Birthday
    Khia’s Birthday
    Lauren Alaina’s Birthday
    Bentley Hammington’s Birthday
    Justin McElroy’s Birthday
    Nick Mara’s Birthday
    Tech N9ne’s Birthday
    Erica Mena’s Birthday
    Gordon Ramsay’s Birthday
    DanTDM’s Birthday
    David Muir’s Birthday
    Damon Fizzy’s Birthday
    Bonnie Raitt’s Birthday
    Bobby Bowden’s Birthday
    Matilda Ramsay’s Birthday
    Hannah Rylee’s Birthday
    Naz Norris’s Birthday
    Jonathan Wheeler’s Birthday
    SZA’s Birthday
    José Manuel López Castro’s Birthday
    Travis McElroy’s Birthday
    Benjamin Wadsworth’s Birthday
     
    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?
     
     
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    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."
     
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    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!
     
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    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."
     
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    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.
     
     
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    November 7th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    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 or week for details)
    Job Action Day
    National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
    All Saints Day (Colombia)
    Color the World Orange Day
    Constitution Day (Dominican Republic)
    Dev Deepawali
    National Cancer Awareness Day
    National Hug a Bear Day
    National Keith Day
    National Lori Day
    National Programmatic Advertising Day
    National Retinol Day
    Notary Public Day
    Recreation Day
    National Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day
    Kamal Haasan’s Birthday
    Jon Taffer’s Birthday
    Joni Mitchell’s Birthday
    Gervonta Davis’s Birthday
    Hongjoong’s Birthday
    Ronen Rubinstein’s Birthday
    Albert Camus’s Birthday
    David Guetta’s Birthday
    Duncan Joseph’s Birthday
    Briana Monique’s Birthday
    Chuki Beats’s Birthday
    Bethany Mota’s Birthday
    Anthony Reeves’s Birthday
    Algee Smith’s Birthday
    Lorde’s Birthday
    Ella Jane’s Birthday
    Marie Curie’s Birthday
    Elsa Hosk’s Birthday
    THE8’s Birthday
    Adam DeVine’s Birthday
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    Talk Money Week
    Mon Nov 7th, 2022 - Fri Nov 11th, 2022  
    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
     
     
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    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.
     
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    Did you hear about the fire in the shoe factory?
    10,000 soles were lost. The police said some heels started it.
     
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    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.” 
     
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    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.”
     
     
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    November 6th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: 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  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    Daylight Saving Day
    National Nachos Day
    Daylight Savings Ends
    Dog Film Festival
    Marooned Without a Compass Day
    National Ladies Learning Code Day
    National Michele Day
    National Report Home Health Care Fraud Day
    National Team Manager Day
    Orphan Sunday
    Lauren Orlando’s Birthday
    Kris Wu’s Birthday
    Lamar Odom’s Birthday
    Talia Mar’s Birthday
    Ali-A’s Birthday
    Pat Tillman’s Birthday
    Sally Field’s Birthday
    Emma Stone’s Birthday
    Glenn Frey’s Birthday
    Cohen Muse’s Birthday
    Emma Rose Sutcliffe’s Birthday
    Carl Lentz’s Birthday
    Baby Fendi’s Birthday
    Anna Shumate’s Birthday
    Maria Shriver’s Birthday
    Hannah Rathbun’s Birthday
    Mike Wolfe’s Birthday
    Hero Fiennes Tiffin’s Birthday
    Sal Vulcano’s Birthday
    Jackie Oshry’s Birthday
    Speaker Knockerz’s Birthday
    Kaycee in Wonderland’s Birthday
    Traci Steele’s Birthday
    Adolphe Sax’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances (2)
    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?
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    Zero Tasking Day
    The first Sunday of November is not only the end of the Daylight Saving Time period in the United States, it is also Zero Tasking Day.

    The unofficial holiday encourages people to take it easy, give up multitasking for a day and well, do no tasks.
    How to Celebrate?
    Do nothing and just relax. Enjoy the extra hour you get because of the end of DST by taking a leisurely walk in the park or drinking coffee or tea while people watching at the mall. Did You Know…
    …that contrary to popular belief the correct grammatical term is Daylight Saving Time, not Daylight Savings Time?
     
     
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    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.
     
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    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."
     
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    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."
     
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    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."
     
     
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    November 5th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds Domninus Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist Galation Guido Maria Conforti Magnus 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 or week for details)
    American Football Day
    National Love Your Red Hair Day
    National Redhead Day
    National Bison Day
    National Chinese Take Out Day
    National Erik Day
    National Luke Day
    World Numbat Day
    World Tsunami Awareness Day
    Naval Ravikant’s Birthday
    Odell Beckham Jr.’s Birthday
    Virat Kohli’s Birthday
    Ike Turner’s Birthday
    Samuel Page’s Birthday
    Bryan Adams’s Birthday
    BoA’s Birthday
    Roy Rogers’s Birthday
    Johnny Damon’s Birthday
    Ryan Adams’s Birthday
    Kevin Jonas’s Birthday
    Kris Jenner’s Birthday
    Vivien Leigh’s Birthday
     
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    Don't interrupt someone working intently on a puzzle. Chances are, you'll hear some crosswords.
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    I'm a big fan of whiteboards. I find them quite re-markable.
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    Shout out to the people who ask what the opposite of "in" is.
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    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.
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    Last night, I dreamed I was swimming in an ocean of orange soda. But it was just a Fanta sea.
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    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.
     
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    Wandering inside a pet store, 
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    We watched each other for a few minutes before it asked,
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    November 4th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Charles Borromeo (Roman Catholic Church) Emeric of Hungary Felix of Valois Joannicius the Great Our Lady of Kazan (Russian Orthodox Church) Pierius Blessed Teresa Manganiello Vitalis and Agricola November 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Community Service Day (Dominica) Flag Day (Panama) National Tonga Day (Tonga) National Unity and Armed Forces Day or Giorno dell'Unità Nazionale e Festa delle Forze Armate (Italy) Unity Day (Russia) Yitzhak Rabin Memorial (unofficial, but widely commemorated)  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    National Candy Day
    Fountain Pen Day
    Love Your Lawyer Day
    National Chicken Lady Day
    National Easy-Bake Oven Day
    National Jersey Friday
    National Melanie Day
    National Waiting for the Barbarians Day
    Roast Dinner Day
    Ralph Macchio’s Birthday
    Matthew McConaughey’s Birthday
    Kathy Griffin’s Birthday
    Diddy’s Birthday
    Dez Bryant’s Birthday
    Steven Ogg’s Birthday
    Laura Bush’s Birthday
    TOP’s Birthday
    Lorenzen Wright’s Birthday
    Will Rogers’s Birthday
    Bethenny Frankel’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Common Sense Day
    Are you familiar with the saying “common sense is not that common”? Celebrate this rarely used quality on November 4, Common Sense Day.
    The date coincides with the birth date of actor Will Rogers who was thought to have coined this phrase.
    How to Celebrate?
    Well, what can we say? Use your common sense to celebrate this unofficial holiday. Did You Know…
    …that Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense in 1776? In it, he drew out the need for independence of the 13 British colonies in North America from Britain. The pamphlet is thought to have inspired the American Revolution.
     
     
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    I was in line at a restaurant. In front of me was a mother with her college-age son and his girlfriend. It was the middle of the dinner rush, and many customers were restless at the long wait, but the young couple, holding hands and kissing, were oblivious to everything around them. Although clearly not approving, the mother was silent, until one prolonged kiss when the young man had his face and hands buried in his girlfriend's long, curly locks.
    "Do you have to do that here?" the embarrassed mother asked.
    "I'm not doing anything, Mom," came her son's muffled voice. "My earring's caught in her hair."  
     
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    My five-year-old, Matt, worked with a speech therapist on the ch sound, which came out k. The 
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    They tried again and again, but it always came out kitchen.
    Undeterred, she pushed him for one more try.
    Matt sighed and said, “Why don’t we 
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    I tried having my mother’s phone disconnected, but the customer-service rep told me that since the account was in my dad’s name, he’d have to be the one to put in the request. The fact that he’d been dead for 40 years didn’t sway her.
    Then a solution hit me: “If I stop paying the bill, you can turn off the service, right?”
    “Well, yes,” she said reluctantly. “But that would ruin his credit.”
     
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    One caller to Butterball's Thanksgiving Turkey Talk-Line had always cut the legs off the turkey before putting it in the oven, thinking that was how you had to cook a turkey.
    She later learned that the only reason her mom had been doing that was because their oven had been so small that that was the only way to get the bird into the oven!
     
     
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    November 3rd 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church) Clydog Cristiolus Elias I of Antioch (Syriac Orthodox Church) Ermengol (Hermengaudius) Gaudiosus of Tarazona Gwenhael Hubertus Libertine Malachy O' More Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido Martin de Porres Papulus Pirmin Richard Hooker (Anglican Communion) Rumwold of Buckingham Blessed Rupert Mayer Silvia Winifred November 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Culture Day (Japan) Flag Day (United Arab Emirates) Independence Day / Separation Day, celebrates the separation and independence of Panama from Colombia in 1903. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Dominica from the United Kingdom in 1978. Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Federated States of Micronesia from the United States in 1986. Independence Day of Cuenca (Ecuador) Mother's Day (East Timor) Victory Day (Maldives)  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    National Homemaker Day
    National Men Make Dinner Day
    Cliche Day
    Give Someone a Dollar Day
    International Stout Day
    Jellyfish Day
    National Accessory Day
    National Cash Back Day
    National Housewife Day
    Project Management Day
    Smart Home Day
    Thanksgiving Liberia
    Lulu’s Birthday
    Kendall Jenner’s Birthday
    Gabe Newell’s Birthday
    Colin Kaepernick’s Birthday
    Bert Kreischer’s Birthday
    Charles Bronson’s Birthday
    Anna Wintour’s Birthday
    Minhyuk’s Birthday
    Ella Mai’s Birthday
    Roseanne Barr’s Birthday
    Adam Ant’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Sandwich Day
    November 3 is celebrated every year as Sandwich Day.

    The ultimate in convenient food and one of the most beloved food around the world, it is no surprise that the humble sandwich has it own day.
    The unofficial holiday commemorates the birth anniversary of John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich. Rumor has it that the modern day version of the sandwich came about when Montagu's servants put some meat between two slices of bread as a way for the Earl to eat his meal while gambling.
    How to Celebrate?
    Eat sandwiches for all your meals. Have a bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast, an egg salad sandwich for lunch, a roast beef sandwich for dinner and an ice cream sandwich for desert. Gourmet up your sandwich by adding gourmet ingredients like bacon jam, goat cheese and roasted beets. Make a grilled cheese sandwich instead of just a normal sandwich. Did You Know…
    …that August is Sandwich month? Make a different sandwich for every day of the month.
     
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    Q. When you want to use me, you throw me away. When you're done using me, you bring me in. What am I?
    A. An anchor.
     
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    Q. A magician promises that he can throw a ball as hard as he can and have it stop, change direction, and come back to him. He claims he can do it without the ball bouncing off of anything, the ball being tied to anything, or the use of magnets. How is this possible?
    A. He throws the ball straight up in the air!
     
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    Q. There's a one-story house where everything inside is pink: pink walls, pink doors, pink floors, pink ceilings, pink windows, pink curtains, pink chairs, and pink tables. What color are the stairs?
    A. There are none—it's a one-story house!
     
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    The checkout clerk at the supermarket was unusually cheerful even though it was near closing time.
    “You must have picked up a ton of groceries today,” a customer said to the checker. “How can you stay so pleasant?”
    “We can all count our blessings,” the clerk replied. “The hardest part of this job is the turkeys and the watermelons. I just thank God that Thanksgiving doesn’t come in July.”
     
     
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    November 2nd 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Agapius and companions Daniel Payne (Lutheran) Domninus of Vienne Erc of Slane (Ireland) Justus of Trieste Victorinus of Pettau November 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion) Coronation of Haile Selassie (Rastafari) Day of the Dead, the second day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration (Mexico) Dziady (Belarus) Indian Arrival Day (Mauritius) International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (United Nations) Statehood Day (North Dakota and South Dakota, United States)  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    All Souls Day (Brazil)
    Arrival of Indentured Labourers
    Be the Impact Day
    Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day
    Dynamic Harmlessness Day
    Look for Circles Day
    National Advent Calendar Day
    National Ohio Day
    National Stress Awareness Day
    Traffic Directors Day
    World Ballet Day
    Eating Healthy Day
    Wobbly Wednesday
    Marie Antoinette’s Birthday
    Nelly’s Birthday
    Brielle Barbusca’s Birthday
    Kendall Schmidt’s Birthday
    James K. Polk’s Birthday
    Jimmy Garoppolo’s Birthday
    David Schwimmer’s Birthday
    Daniel Boone’s Birthday
    Shah Rukh Khan’s Birthday
    JP Cooper’s Birthday
    Stevie J.’s Birthday
    KD Lang’s Birthday
    Aga Khan III’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Deviled Eggs Day
    On November 2, boil some eggs, and make some delicious deviled or deviled eggs as they are spelled in the United Kingdom, because it is Deviled Eggs Day.

    Deviled eggs are a popular snack or party food made from boiled eggs. Traditionally, the yolk is scooped out, mixed with mayo and seasonings and scooped back into the boiled egg whites. Deviled eggs are served cold.
    No Sinister Origins
    The dish can be traced back to ancient Rome, where it is believed that it was served as the first course. Today, deviled eggs are a very popular appetizer in European and American cuisine. They are traditionally also prepared as part of the Easter meal in many parts of the world. In the United States, deviled eggs are served in a special platter with slots to fit the egg halves.
    Food historians have traced the use of the term deviled eggs to the 18th century. During that time, deviled was a culinary term for spicy and hot foods. It is possible that the association came from the connection between the devil and heat in Hell.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make some deviled eggs at home for family and friends or host a deviled eggs buffet for brunch. Use your leftover deviled eggs to make egg salad sandwiches for Sandwich Day on November 3. Experiment with flavors and condiments. Add a little bit of curry powder to the mashed egg yolk and mayo mix for a South Asian flavor or perhaps some wasabi to transport you to Japan? Add avocados or bacon to the mix for an elevated taste. If you are feeling particularly fancy, what about topping the eggs with some caviar or some shaved truffles? Did You Know…
    …that contrary to the popular Equinox myth, one can balance an egg on its end all year long? According to the myth, an egg can be balanced on one end only at the exact moments of the Equinoxes.
     
     
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    Who's there?
    Weevil
    Weevil who?
    Weevil weevil rock you.
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    Who's there?
    Sam and Janet
    Sam and Janet who?
    Samenjanet Evening.
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    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
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    From who?
    Actually, grammatically speaking you should say "from whom." ***
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    Who's there?
    A little old lady.
    A little old lady who?
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    Who's there?
    Somebody who can't reach the doorbell! ***
    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    Broken pencil.
    Broken pencil who?
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Boo hoo. Boo hoo who? Aww, don't cry—it's just a joke.
     
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or, what a beat cop deals with 
every day:
    • A deputy responded to a report 
of a vehicle stopping at mailboxes. 
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    • A woman said her son was 
attacked by a cat, and the cat would not allow her to take her son to the hospital.
    • A resident said someone had 
entered his home at night and taken five pounds of bacon. Upon further investigation, police discovered 
his wife had gotten up for a late-night snack.
    • A man reported that a squirrel 
was running in circles on Davis Drive, and he wasn’t sure if it was sick or had been hit by a car. An 
officer responded, and as he drove on the street, he ran over the squirrel.
     
     
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    November 1st 2022 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    All Saints' Day, a holy day of obligation in some areas (a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries), and its related observance: Day of the Innocents, The first day of Day of the Dead or El Dia de los Muertos celebration. (Mexico, Haiti) Anniversary of the Revolution (Algeria) Chavang Kut (Mizo people of Northeast India, Bangladesh, Burma) Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava (Chhattisgarh, India) Christian feast day: Austromoine Benignus of Dijon Caesarius of Africa Santa Muerte (Folk Catholicism, Mexico and Southwestern United States) November 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Coronation of the fifth Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Antigua and Barbuda from the United Kingdom in 1981. Karnataka Rajyotsava (Karnataka, India) Kerala Day (Kerala, India) Liberty Day (United States Virgin Islands) International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day National Brush Day (United States) National Awakening Day (Bulgaria) Self-Defense Forces Commemoration Day (Japan) The first day of winter observances: Calan Gaeaf, celebrations start at sunset of October 31. (Wales) Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere and Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere, celebrations start at sunset of October 31 (Neopagan Wheel of the Year) World Vegan Day  
    Observances (click on the day or week for details)
    National Cook For Your Pets Day
    National Men Make Dinner Day
    National Vinegar Day
    Extra Mile Day
    Haryana Day
    International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day
    Marlborough Anniversary Day
    Melbourne Cup Day
    National Biologic Coordinators Day
    National Calzone Day
    National Cinnamon Day
    National Deep Fried Clams Day
    National Family Literacy Day
    National Jayden Day
    National Mia Day
    Pâté Day
    Prime Meridian Day
    Puducherry Liberation Day
    Scented Candle Day
    Marc D'Amelio’s Birthday
    Natalia Tena’s Birthday
    Lil Peep’s Birthday
    Alex Wolff’s Birthday
    Jenny McCarthy’s Birthday
    Gabrielle Bernstein’s Birthday
    David Foster’s Birthday
    Earth Katsamonnat’s Birthday
    Coco Crisp’s Birthday
    Anthony Ramos’s Birthday
    Anthony Kiedis’s Birthday
    Penn Badgley’s Birthday
    Jayden Bartels’s Birthday
    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Birthday
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    Marzipan Week
    Tue Nov 1st, 2022 - Mon Nov 7th, 2022     Observances (click on the month for details)
    Movember
    National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
    World Vegan Month
    National Epilepsy Awareness Month
    National Adoption Month
    National Native American Heritage Month
    Manatee Awareness Month
    National Pomegranate Month
    National Novel Writing Month
     
    Fun Observances
    Author's Day
    November 1 is Author's Day, a day to honor all your favorite authors and to encourage any writers in your life to keep working on their magnum opus.

    Writing is hard and writing a short story or a book is even harder. So thank your favorite authors for writing your favorite books and help budding writers and authors around you in any way you can so that they can achieve their dreams.
    American Authors
    It is not very clear how or where this unofficial holiday originated. Some records suggest that the seeds for creating a holiday celebrating authors were sown in 1928, by Nellie Verne Burt McPherson, the president of the Bement, Illinois Women’s Club. In 1949, the United States Department of Commerce recognized National Author's Day as a holiday that commemorates American authors.
    How to Celebrate?
    Re-read your favorite authors’ work or pick up a new book written by that author. Want your loved one to see why you love a particular author? Why not gift them a book penned by them? Did You Know…
    …that according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Agatha Christie is the world’s bestselling author? Her books have been translated in over 44 languages and have sold over 4 billion copies worldwide.
     
     
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? An extraterrestrial An extraterrestrial who? Wait–how many extraterrestrials do you know?
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Opportunity That's impossible. Opportunity doesn't come knocking twice!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Stopwatch Stopwatch who? Stopwatch you're doing and pay attention!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Honeydew Honeydew who? Honeydew you want to hear some garden jokes?
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Cash Cash who? No thanks, but I'd love some peanuts!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Beets Beets who? Beets me!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Control Freak. Con— Okay, now you say, "Control Freak who?"
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Ya. Ya who? I'm excited to see you too!
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Spell Spell who? W-H-O
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    Knock! Knock! Who's there? No one No one who? *Remains silent*
     
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    After many trips over the years to Disney World with our nephew, my husband and I were eager to hear about his first time there without us and on his own dime.
    He summed it up quite well when he said,
    “I discovered that Disney World is not so magical when I’m paying for it.”
     
     
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    October 31st 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Alphonsus Rodriguez Ampliatus Begu Erc of Slane (in Cornwall) Foillan (in Namur) Martin Luther (Anglican Communion) Paul Shinji Sasaki and Philip Lindel Tsen (Episcopal Church) Quentin Blessed Theodore Romzha (Ruthenian Catholic Church) Wolfgang of Regensburg October 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Día de la Canción Criolla (Peru) Earliest day on which All Saints Day can fall, while November 6 is the latest; celebrated on Saturday between October 31 and November 6 (Finland, Sweden) Halloween and related celebrations: Allantide (Cornwall) Halloween (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places) Hop-tu-Naa (Isle of Man) Samhain in the Northern Hemisphere, Beltane in the Southern Hemisphere; begins on sunset of October 31 (Gaels, Welsh people and Neopagan Wheel of the Year) The first day of the Day of the Dead, celebrated until November 2 (Mexico) Girl Scouts Founders Day (United States) King Father's Birthday (Cambodia) National Unity Day (India) Reformation Day (Slovenia, parts of Germany, Chile, various Protestant churches with a particular emphasis in Lutheran and Reformed ones) Saci Day (Brazil)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Halloween
    National Caramel Apple Day
    Books For Treats Day
    Girl Scout Founder’s Day
    National Knock Knock Joke Day
    National Doorbell Day
    National Prince Day
    October Bank Holiday
    World Cities Day
    World Savings Day
    Vanilla Ice’s Birthday
    Willow Smith’s Birthday
    Michael Landon’s Birthday
    Nick Saban’s Birthday
    Juliette Gordon Low’s Birthday
    John Candy’s Birthday
    John Keats’s Birthday
    Icewear Vezzo’s Birthday
    Frank Iero’s Birthday
    Dan Rather’s Birthday
    Christopher Columbus’s Birthday
    Ansu Fati’s Birthday
    Alison Victoria’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Magic Day
    October 31 is Magic Day, a day that commemorates the life and times of one of the world’s best-known magicians Harry Houdini.

    Best known for his escapist acts, Houdini died on this date in 1926 and this unofficial holiday was created a year after Harry Houdini's death as Houdini Day. The Society of American Magicians also organizes a National Magic Week every year from October 25 to October 31 as a way to celebrate and appreciate the art and science behind magic.
    Magic Events
    Practitioners of magic and magic enthusiasts all over the world celebrate the day by organizing magic events and performances.
    Born as Erik Weisz in Hungary, Harry Houdini is still one of the world's best known escapologist and stunt performer. His famous escape acts include the milk can escape where he escaped after being sealed in a milk can filled with water and the straightjacket act, in which he escaped after being straitjacketed and suspended by his ankles from a crane.
    In addition to being an escape artist, Houdini was also a silent film actor and an avid aviator.
    Magic Day is also known as National Magic Day in the United States.
    How to Celebrate?
    Learn a few magic tricks and entertain your family and friends. Read about the science and art behind magic acts. Attend a magic show. Watch movies that Harry Houdini acted in. Some of his more famous works include The Master Mystery and The Man from Beyond. Since it is also Halloween on October 31, why not go crazy with the magic theme? Dress like a magician, decorate your home with a magic theme and entertain trick or treaters with magic acts. Did You Know...
    ...that historians believe that the first magic performance was held in 2700 BCE by an Egyptian magician called Dedi?
     
     
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    Billy Corgan, the lead singer of the rock band Smashing Pumpkins, on the perils of life as a rock star:
    “I’ve moved on to other things. Obviously I love rock ’n’ roll, and I love music, but it’s nice to be in a world like professional wrestling, where I’m treated like a normal person.”
                         
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    “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.”
     
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    Just found the worst page in the entire dictionary.
    What I saw was disgraceful, disgusting, dishonest, and disingenuous.
     
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    I left the mess tent of our northern Iraq base, carrying a piece of triple-chocolate fudge cheesecake.
    Just then, an enemy mortar exploded nearby. I hit the ground with one thing in mind—protecting my dessert!
    My sergeant saw me and demanded, “Soldier, where is your weapon?”
    “Don’t worry, Sarge,” I said. “I can always get another M16. But we rarely have cheesecake.”
     
     
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    October 30th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia) Christian feast day: Ethelnoth (Egelnoth) the Good Blessed Dominic Collins (Catholic, Ireland, Society of Jesus) Gerard of Potenza Blessed Maria Teresa of St. Joseph John Wycliffe (Episcopal Church (USA)) Marcellus of Tangier Saturninus of Cagliari Serapion of Antioch Talarican (Tarkin) Theonistus Zenobios and Zenobia October 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions (former Soviet republics, except Ukraine) Thevar Jayanthi (Thevar community, India) Mischief Night (Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, United States and other places)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    National Checklist Day
    British Summertime Ends
    Create a Great Funeral Day
    Haunted Refrigerator Night
    Mischief Night
    National Publicist Day
    National Speak Up For Service Day
    National Text Your Ex Day
    National Treat Your Pet Day
    Visit A Cemetery Day
    John Adams’s Birthday
    Nia Long’s Birthday
    Marcus Mariota’s Birthday
    Henry Winkler’s Birthday
    Grace Slick’s Birthday
    Harry Hamlin’s Birthday
    Diego Maradona’s Birthday
    Gavin Rossdale’s Birthday
    Devin Booker’s Birthday
    Claude Lelouch’s Birthday
    Ashley Graham’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Candy Corn Day
    Nothing says Halloween is just around the corner than a bowl full of candy corn. Celebrate this multicolored candy that resembles a corn kernel on October 30, Candy Corn Day.

    Made of sugar, corn syrup, and coloring, candy corn was invented in the 1880s by George Renninger of Wunderle Candy Company in Pennsylvania, United States. The candy was then mass produced under the name Chicken Feed by the Goelitz Confectionery Company during the early 1900s. The candy was sold in boxes that had a picture of a rooster on it and marketed under the tagline “Something worth crowing for”.
    Many Different Varieties
    While the white, orange and yellow version of the candy is popular around Halloween, the triangular candy can be found in different colors, around other seasonal holidays. Some of these include: pastel colored bunny corn sold around Easter; red, white and pink candy called cupid corn available during Valentine's Day; and the red, white and green reindeer corn that is sold around Christmas.
    How to Celebrate?
    Get a bag of candy corn and share them with family, friends, and co-workers. Make your own candy corn at home. If you don’t want something sweet, what about creating savory items in the shape of candy corn? Did You Know…
    ...that while candy corn resembles a corn kernel, it is about 3 times the size of an actual kernel?
     
     
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    On the phone with my 93-year-old brother in Wisconsin, and I told him I thought it was time he paid someone to shovel snow for him. He suddenly grew indignant.
    “Why should I pay someone to shovel?” he demanded. “I can get my son to do it. He’s only 70!”
     
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    While taking a clinical history from an elderly patient, I asked, “How’s your love life?”
    “I don’t know,” he said. “I’ll ask my wife.” He got up, walked into the hallway where his wife was sitting, and shouted, “Hey, the doctor wants to know if we still have sex.”
    His wife shouted back, “No, the only thing we have is Medicare and Blue Cross.”
     
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    Two old guys, Fred and Sam went to the movies.  A few minutes after it started, Fred heard Sam rustling around and he seemed to be searching on the floor under his seat.  "What are you doing?" asked Fred.
    Sam, a little grumpy by this time, replied "I had a caramel in my mouth and it dropped out.  I can't find it."
    Fred told him to forget it because it would be too dirty by now. 
    "But I've got to", said Sam, "my teeth are in it!"
     
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    Gauging from these exam 
excerpts, my college dance students had better stick with pliés.
    “The costumes were vindictive 
of the style of dance.”
    “I commend Bill T. Jones for 
his acts of true kindness and 
selfishness.”
    “Dancers must have long limps.”
    “At first, I had a hard time 
understanding and interrupting 
his movement.”
    “Savion Glover’s purpose is to cross all racial and ethical barriers with his dance.”
     
     
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    October 29th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Abraham of Rostov Blessed Chiara Badano Colman mac Duagh Douai Martyrs Gaetano Errico James Hannington (Anglicanism) Narcissus of Jerusalem (Roman Catholic Church) October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Coronation Day (Cambodia) Republic Day (Turkey) or Cumhuriyet Bayramı  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    National Cat Day
    National Pit Bull Awareness Day
    Hug a Sheep Day
    Muddy dog day
    National Hermit Day
    National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
    National Martina Day
    National Oatmeal Day
    National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
    RSPB Feed the Birds Day
    World Psoriasis Day
    World Stroke Day
    Tracee Ellis Ross’s Birthday
    Winona Ryder’s Birthday
    Moses Hacmon’s Birthday
    Gabrielle Union’s Birthday
    Christopher Wallace, Jr.’s Birthday
    Bob Ross’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Internet Day
    October 29 is celebrated every year as Internet Day around the world.

    Can you imagine a world without the Internet? Without instant access to streaming movies, videos of kittens to make your day brighter, online shopping, and instant messaging?
    The holiday encourages people to celebrate the Internet and to acknowledge that it has revolutionized how we communicate, gather knowledge and share information with each other. And yes, also how we waste our time.
    The First Network Message
    The unofficial holiday commemorates the very first electronic message sent over a network. On October 29, 1969, a UCLA Computer Science Professor and his staff sent the message “LO” over the telephone network to be received at Stanford University.
    It is also known as World Internet Day or International Internet Day.
    How to Celebrate?
    Honor the internet and all those who have worked hard to create and maintain it on Internet Day. Here are some ways to celebrate this day:
    Learn more about the history of the Internet. Send everyone you know a Happy Internet Day message. Over the Internet of course. Did You Know…
    …that it took 20 years after the message was sent for the World Wide Web to be invented? Tim Berners-Lee, a software engineer at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland created the precursor the World Wide Web in 1989.
     
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    Q: What do Thanksgiving and Halloween have in common?
    A: One has gobblers, the other goblins.
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    Asked to write a composition entitled, "What I'm thankful for on Thanksgiving,"
    Little Johnny wrote, "I am thankful that I'm not a turkey."
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    Q: What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?
    A: If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy
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    Q: What happened to the pirate ship that sank in the sea full of sharks?
    A: It came back with a skeleton crew!
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    Q:  Mummy, why do all the other kids call me a hairy werewolf?
    A:  Now stop talking about that and brush your face!
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    Q: How can you tell when a vampire has been in a bakery?
    A: All the jelly has been sucked out of the jelly doughnuts.
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    Q: The maker of this product does not want it, the buyer does not use it, and the user does not see it.
    What is it? A: A coffin.
     
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    He then opened the floor to questions.
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    October 28th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Abdias of Babylon Abgar V of Edessa (Eastern Orthodox Church) Eadsige Faro Fidelis of Como (Roman Catholic Church) Firmilian Godwin of Stavelot Job of Pochayiv (repose) (Eastern Orthodox Church) The Apostles Simon and Jude (Western Christianity) Lord of Miracles (Lima) October 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Establishment of an Independent Czecho-Slovak State, celebrates the independence of Czechoslovakia from Austria-Hungary in 1918. (Czech Republic and Slovakia) Ohi Day (Greece, Cyprus and the Greek communities), a national day in Greece. Prefectural Earthquake Disaster Prevention Day (Gifu Prefecture) Youth Pledge Day or Hari Sumpah Pemuda (Indonesia) Anniversary of the liberation of Ukraine from the Nazis, celebrating the liberation from Nazi German troops of the territory of current Ukraine  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    National Chocolate Day
    Bandana Day
    Chhath Puja
    Chucks-N-Pearls Day
    Frankenstein Friday
    Global Champagne Day
    National Breadstick Day
    National Caroline Day
    National First Responders Day
    National Immigrants Day
    National Pharmacy Buyer Day
    National William Day
    Nevada Day
    Plush Animal Lovers Day
    Wild Foods Day
    World Lemur Day
    John Laurens’s Birthday
    Jonny Hawkins’s Birthday
    Joaquin Phoenix’s Birthday
    Matt Smith’s Birthday
    Charlie Daniels’s Birthday
    Caitlyn Jenner’s Birthday
    Brad Paisley’s Birthday
    Bill Gates’s Birthday
    Julia Roberts’s Birthday
    Frank Ocean’s Birthday
    Lucy Bronze’s Birthday
    Sheryl Underwood’s Birthday
    Jasmine Rae’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    International Animation Day
    October 28 is International Animation Day. It's a day to recognize and celebrate the artists, the scientists and the technicians behind animated art including animated movies.

    Created by the International Animated Film Association (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation) in 2002, the unofficial holiday commemorates the day in 1892 when Charles-Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique made its first public appearance at the Grevin Museum in Paris, France.
    Optical Theater
    Theatre Optique or Optical Theater was a machine that used a projector and mirrors to create images on a screen. The images were painted on a ribbon wound into a spool. Another spool unwound the ribbon as the images were projected on the screen.
    Acting as his own projectionist and accompanied by a pianist, Reynaud showed 3 cartoons during the show. Each cartoon was 15 minutes long and was created by putting together about 600 individually drawn images on the ribbon.
    Moving Static Images
    Animation is the process of creating moving images by displaying static images in quick succession. Each image differs from the previous image very slightly, and it is these differences that create the movement in the sequence.
    Traditionally, animated sequences were created by hand-drawn pictures and paintings. Today, technological advances have made it possible for artists to create images directly on a computer.
    How to Celebrate?
    Watch animated movies and learn about the science and art behind the movies. Encourage the young artists in your life to take up animation as a future career. Learn how to make your own animated movies using just your phone or your computer. Did You Know…
    …that the first animated film was Humorous Phases of Funny Faces? It was created by J. Stuart Blackton and came out in 1906.
     
     
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    I was at the customer-service desk, returning a pair of jeans that was too tight. “Was anything wrong with them?” the clerk asked.
    “Yes,” I said. “They hurt my 
feelings.”
     
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    Scene: A radio newsroom.
    Caller: I just wanted to let you know you’re off the air.
    Host: Yes, we know. The engineers are working on it.
    Caller: It would be nice if you put something on the air that says that.
     
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    I phoned a local restaurant to 
ask if it was on the north or south side of Main Street.
    The person on the other end answered, “That 
depends on which direction you’re coming from.”
     
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    We can’t all live on a street with a pleasant name like Oak or Elm. Here are the least popular street names (that we hope don’t exist):
    • Drinkand Dr.
    • Vicious Circle
    • West 943,185th Street
    • Psycho Path
    • Peoples Ct.
    • Nofriggin Way
     
     
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    This one is only funny because of how crazy it is. The son accidentally shot his dad with an
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    This is what ER nurses do when they are bored — diagnose gummy bears. Each flavor bear
    gets its own corresponding illness that matches its color. For example, the icy aqua-colored
    bear was diagnosed with hypothermia.
     
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    The young girl was afraid of monsters in her closet so the doctor had the pharmacy fill her a  special
    prescription. It’s a bottle of monster spray and she is supposed to spray it all around the room before
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    October 27th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Abbán Abraham the Poor Frumentius (Roman Catholic Church) Gaudiosus of Naples Kaleb of Axum Namatius (Namace) Oran of Iona October 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Černová Tragedy Day (Slovakia) Flag Day (Greece) Independence Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), celebrates the independence of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from United Kingdom in 1979. Navy Day (United States) (unofficial, official date is October 13) World Day for Audiovisual Heritage  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    National Black Cat Day
    Cranky Co-Workers Day
    National Henry C. Ramos Day
    National Mentoring Day
    Turkmenistan Independence Day
    Simon Le Bon’s Birthday
    Theodore Roosevelt’s Birthday
    Scott Weiland’s Birthday
    Lonzo Ball’s Birthday
    Kelly Osbourne’s Birthday
    John Cleese’s Birthday
    Hernando Desoto’s Birthday
    Fran Lebowitz’s Birthday
    Claudia Sampedro’s Birthday
    Marla Maples
    John Gotti
     
    Fun Observances
    American Beer Day
    On October 27, visit your favorite pub or bar and enjoy some American brewed beers because it is American Beer Day!

    The American Beer industry is one of the fastest growing business in the United States. In fact, the U.S. ranks second in the world in both total beer consumption as well as beer production, second only to China. A survey in 2014 estimated that there are over 3000 breweries in the country that manufacture about 196 million barrels of beer every year.
    Rich History
    Beer production in the U.S. has a rich and varied history. Historical records show that Native American tribes were brewing beer using corn (maize) more before European settlers reached the shores of the country. Dutch and English settlers in the 17th century produced local brews that were consumed locally. Mass production of beer in the U.S. only began in the late 19th century, and beer quickly replaced other spirits as the alcoholic beverage of choice. Between 1920 and 1933, the years of prohibition, beer fell out of disfavor as alcohol was banned throughout the country.
    Today, in addition to the big beer manufacturers, the United States has seen a surge of craft breweries and microbreweries who make small batch artisanal beer.
    Different Styles
    While breweries across America make a number of different styles of beer, the most common kind available in the country is known as American style lager. It is a type of a pale lager that was inspired by the beer recipes brought to the U.S. by German immigrants.
    Other styles of beers include American Pale Ale, American style India Pale Ale and Belgian style ale.
    How to Celebrate?
    Celebrate the day by visiting your local bar and sampling some American beers. Remember, you don't have to be in the United States to celebrate this unofficial holiday. If you are a home brewer, why not try and brew some American style beers at home? Of course, don't forget to share with family and friends! Did You Know…
    …that home brewing has a long history in the United States? Both the first president of the country, George Washington, and the third president, Thomas Jefferson were home brewers.
     
     
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    A blonde and a brunette worked in a factory. The brunette says, "I know how to get some time off from work!" "How?" asks the blonde. "Watch this," says the brunette. She climbs up to the rafter and hangs upside down. The boss walks in, sees her and says, "What on earth are you doing?" "I'm a lightbulb," she answers. "I think you need some time off," says the boss so she jumps down and walks out. The blonde starts walking out, too. "Where are YOU going?" says the boss. The blonde replies, "I can't work in the dark!"   ***
     
    A patient came to the hospital with a burned right hand. As the doctor took down his medical history, he asked the injured man, "Do you smoke?"
    "Yeah, a pack and a half a day," said the patient.
    Concerned, the doctor told him, "You should consider quitting."
    "No, it's OK," said the patient. "I smoke with my left hand."
     
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    On our commute to work, my husband stopped at a convenience store for coffee. As he got back into the car, I noticed something odd. "Turn your head and look at me," I said. "You have a Q-tip sticking out of your ear."
    As he pulled it out, he replied, "No wonder the guy in there asked me if I was getting good reception."
     
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    Spotted on Facebook…
    Student:
    I don’t understand why my grade was so low. How did 
I do on my research paper?
    Teacher:
    Actually, you didn’t turn in a research paper. You turned in a random assemblage of sentences. In fact, the 
sentences you apparently 
kidnapped in the dead of night 
and forced into this violent and arbitrary plan of yours clearly seemed to be placed on the pages against their will. Reading your paper was like watching unfamiliar, uncomfortable people interacting at a cocktail party that no one wanted to attend in the first place.
    You didn’t submit a research paper. You submitted a hostage situation.
     
     
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    October 26th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir, India) Angam Day (Nauru) Armed Forces Day (Benin) Christian feast day: Alfred the Great (Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church) Amandus of Strasbourg Beóán (Bean) of Mortlach Blessed Celine Borzecka Cedd Cuthbert of Canterbury Demetrius of Thessaloniki Eadfrith of Leominster Eata of Hexham Pope Evaristus (Aristus) Fulk of Pavia (Roman Catholic Church) Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt (Lutheran Church) Quadragesimus Quodvultdeus Rusticus of Narbonne Witta (Albinus) of Büraburg Eastern Orthodox liturgics National Day, celebrates the anniversary of the Declaration of Neutrality in 1955. (Austria) Intersex Awareness Day  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    National Pumpkin Day
    Lung Health Day
    National Chicken Fried Steak Day
    National Day of the Deployed
    National Financial Crime Fighter Day
    National Mincemeat Day
    National Mule Day
    National Noah Day
    National Transgender Children Day
    National Vivace Microneedling Day
    Pat Sajak’s Birthday
    Seth MacFarlane’s Birthday
    Keith Urban’s Birthday
    CM Punk’s Birthday
    Hillary Clinton’s Birthday
    Jaclyn Smith’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Howl at the Moon Day and Night
    October 26 is Howl At the Moon Day and Night.

    We were unable to figure out what the unknown creators of this made-up holiday aim to accomplish, but we can only assume that it encourages people to go out during the day or night and howl at the Moon.
    Howl Like a Wolf
    The name of the holiday comes from the belief that wolves howl at the Moon. According to lore, on a full Moon night, wolves upturn their head towards the Moon and communicate with it by howling. Images of wolves with their heads turned towards the sky, howling with a full Moon in the background are commonplace today.
    There is, however, absolutely no scientific evidence connecting Moon phases and wolf activities. Research has shown that wolves howl to communicate with the rest of their pack. Because they are nocturnal - they hunt for food at night and sleep during the day - they tend to howl at night. They turn their heads up when howling because doing so helps carry their sounds further.
    How to Celebrate?
    Learn more about wolves and their species. Use the day as an excuse to take a night time hike with friends. Remember to let people know where you are going. Did You Know…
    …that wolves are the ancestors of present-day dogs?
     
     
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    Have you played the updated kids' game? I Spy With My Little Eye . . . Phone.
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    I ate a clock yesterday, it was very time-consuming.
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    A perfectionist walked into a bar...apparently, the bar wasn’t set high enough.
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    You know it is going to be a bad day when the letters in your alphabet soup spell D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R.
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    A fire hydrant has H-2-O on the inside and K-9-P on the outside.
     
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I asked an 87-year-old woman I was admitting into the hospital.   “Yes,” she said. “For Lent, I gave 
up whipped cream on my Jell-O, hard candy, and my two beers a night. [Pause] And look where it’s gotten me.”  
     
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    October 25th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Armed Forces Day (Romania) Christian feast day: Bernat Calbó (Bernard of Calvo) Pope Boniface I Canna Blessed Carlo Gnocchi Crysanthus and Daria (Western Christianity) Crispin and Crispinian Fructus Gaudentius of Brescia Goeznovius Minias of Florence Mar Nestorius (in the Nestorian churches) Tabitha (Dorcas) Tegulus Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy The Six Welsh Martyrs and companions (in Wales) The Hallowing of Nestorius October 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Nevada Day can fall, while October 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Friday in October. (Nevada) Earliest day on which October Holiday can fall, while October 31 is the latest; observed on last Monday in October. (Ireland) Earliest day on which Teacher's Day (Australia) can fall, while October 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Friday in October. (Australia) Customs Officer's Day (Russia) Day of the Basque Country (Basque Country) Retrocession Day (Taiwan) Sovereignty Day (Slovenia) Thanksgiving Day (Grenada)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    World Pasta Day
    Anniversary of Philippine Military Academy
    International Artist Day
    Laxmi Puja
    National Chucky The Notorious Killer Doll Day
    National Danielle Day
    National Fine Art Appreciation Day
    National Greasy Foods Day
    National Hope for Henry Day
    National I Care About You Day
    National Yasmin Day
    Punk For A Day Day
    Crisp Sandwich Day
    Pablo Picasso’s Birthday
    Katy Perry’s Birthday
    Lee Know’s Birthday
    Krista Marie Yu’s Birthday
    Juan Soto’s Birthday
    Ciara’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Sourest Day
    October 25 is Sourest Day, a day to celebrate all things sour – people or foods.

    The origins of this made-up holiday are unknown, but we can assume that the day encourages people to try our sour foods and to cheer up the sour people in their lives.
    Sourness
    Sourness is a taste that detects acidity in a food item. Scientists rank substances on their sourness by comparing it to hydrochloric acid, which has a sourness index of 1.
    Souring
    Souring is a cooking technique that introduces acid to a food item and changes the chemical and physical properties of the food item. It is often used to make certain types of cheeses and yogurts.
    The word sour is also used to refer to someone who is angry, disagreeable or irritable. A person who harbors resentment or disappointment is also sometimes called a sour person.
    How to Celebrate?
    Replace your daily beverages with sour beverages like limeade, buttermilk and drinking vinegar. Have sour tasting food all day long. Have sour fruits for breakfast and for lunch have lemon chicken. For dinner make some ceviche, a grapefruit salad and a key lime pie for dessert. Bring sour candy to work for your co-workers or make a dessert that include sour fruit or limes. Know someone who is grumpy and grouchy? Do something nice for them to make them feel less sour. Did You Know…
    …that an average adult has about 10,000 taste buds in their mouth? Taste buds reduce in number as people age.
     
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    Famous film quotes get the 
redneck treatment: 
    “You had me at ‘Sooooey!’”
    “Use the horse, Luke.”
    “Are you crying? There’s no crying in NASCAR!”
    “Of all the trailer parks in Pine Cone County, she had to pull her 
’68 Rambler into mine.”
     
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    The problem with math puns is that calculus jokes are all derivative, trigonometry jokes are too graphic, algebra jokes are usually formulaic, and arithmetic jokes are pretty basic. But I guess the occasional statistics joke is an outlier.
     
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    A hiker stumbles upon a golden lamp in the forest. He rubs it, and out pops a real-life genie. “In return for freeing me,” says the genie, “I will grant you three wishes.” “I want a million more wishes,” the hiker says immediately. “Rule number one: No asking for more wishes.” The hiker considers his options before replying, “In that case, I want a million more genies.”
     
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    In math: Two divided by nothing.
    In physics: The contraction of 
the mouth due to the expansion 
of the heart.
    In accounting: It’s a credit, because it is profitable when returned.
    In economics: A thing for which the demand is higher than the 
supply.
    In dentistry: It’s infectious and 
antiseptic.
     
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    After catching her five-year-old son Lucas trying to pull a fast one, his mother demanded,
    “Do you think I have idiot written on my forehead?”
    Lucas answered,
    “I don’t know. I can’t read.”
     
     
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    October 24th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Anthony Mary Claret Eberigisil (Evergitus) Five Martyrs of Carthage (Felix and Companions) Luigi Guanella Magloire of Dol Martin of Vertou Proclus of Constantinople Raphael the Archangel (Catholic Church 1921-1969, local calendars) Rafael Guízar y Valencia Senoch October 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Azad Kashmir Day (Pakistan) Day of Special Forces of the Armed Forces (Russia) Food Day (United States) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Zambia from United Kingdom in 1964. International Day of Diplomats Suez Day (Egypt) United Nations Day, the anniversary of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations (International) World Development Information Day World Polio Day  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Chulalongkorn Day / Piyamararaj Day
    Deepavali
    Disarmament Week
    Diwali
    Kali Puja
    Laksmi Puja
    National Elizabeth Day
    National Food Day
    National Jamaican Jerk Day
    National Kangaroo Awareness Day
    National Senior UTI Awareness Day
    New Zealand Labour Day
    World Tripe Day
    Wayne Rooney’s Birthday
    Krystal Jung’s Birthday
    Jaylen Brown’s Birthday
    Eric Hosmer’s Birthday
    Daya’s Birthday
    Adrienne Bailon’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Bologna Day
    October 24 is Bologna Day, an unofficial holiday that was created to honor everyone's favorite sausage and sandwich meat - bologna.

    Also sometimes known as baloney or boloney, bologna sausage is an American version of the Italian mortadella sausage. The American version is named after the Italian city of Bologna, where the original sausage is thought to have originated from.
    Different Meats
    According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) bologna sausages can be made of pork, beef, chicken or lamb, but the meat has to be very finely ground such that there can be no flecks of lard or spices visible in the sausage. In the U.S. bologna sausages are mostly used to make bologna or baloney sandwiches, which is a slice of bologna and other condiments between two pieces of white bread. Many regional varieties of the sandwich exist, the most famous being fried bologna sandwich from the Midwest.
    The holiday is also sometimes known as National Bologna Day in the United States.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make a bologna sandwich for all your meals. Try pairing it with different condiments to mix things up. For a special dessert, try making a bologna cake - a cake made by alternating layers of bologna and cream cheese. Make your own bologna sausage from scratch. Did You Know…
    …that the University of Bologna, is the second oldest university still in existence in the world? It was founded in 1088. The oldest, the University of al-Karaouine in Morocco, was established in 859.
     
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    Spotted on a Laundromat corkboard: “Please keep clothes on while doing laundry.”
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    A Canadian psychologist is selling a video that teaches you how to test your dog's IQ.
    Here’s how it works:
    If you spend $12.99 for the video, your dog is smarter than you.
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do with how she completed this 
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    “When the ______ is dead, the car won’t start.”
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    October 23rd 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer James the Just (i.e. James, brother of Jesus) (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA), Eastern Orthodox) Allucio of Campugliano Amon of Toul (Diocese of Toul) Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius Ignatios of Constantinople John of Capistrano Joséphine Leroux Peter Pascual Romain (Romanus) of Rouen Servandus and Cermanus Severin of Cologne October 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Christmas or the Feast of Señor Noemi (the Child Jesus) in the Apostolic Catholic Church Aviator's Day (Brazil) Chulalongkorn Day (Thailand) Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle (Republic of North Macedonia) Liberation Day (Libya) National Day (Hungary) Paris Peace Agreement Day (Cambodia)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    Slap Your Annoying Coworker Day
    International Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
    Masskara Festival
    National Boston Cream Pie Day
    National Croc Day
    National iPod Day
    National Mother-in-Law Day
    National One United Race Day
    National Paralegal Day
    National Tight Ends Day
    Newport Wales Marathon
    T.V. Talk Show Host Day
    International Snow Leopard Day
    Event Organizers Day
    Pelé’s Birthday
    Ryan Reynolds’s Birthday
    Miguel’s Birthday
    Mina Sundwall’s Birthday
    Masiela Lusha’s Birthday
    Dwight Yoakam’s Birthday
    Johnny Carson’s Birthday Meghan McCain’s Birthday
    Weird Al Yankovic’s Birthday
    Amandla Stenberg’s Birthday
    Emilia Clarke's Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Mole Day
    Mole Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated by chemists and chemistry students on October 23 in honor of the mole, a measuring unit in Chemistry.

    The mole measures chemical entities such as atoms or molecules and is formally defined as the amount of any substance that contains as many entities as there are atoms in 12 grams of carbon-12.
    Associated with Avogadro’s number, a dimensionless measuring unit in Chemistry, the mole approximates to 6.02×1023. The number is named after Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro.
    6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m
    Mole Day is celebrated annually between 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m (18:02) on October 23 because when written in the month-date format, the date and time 6.02, 10/23 include the digits in Avogadro’s number.
    The National Mole Day Foundation founded in 1991 celebrates the day every year with a theme. Some of the recent themes include Molar Eclipse in 2012, Mole of the Caribbean in 2010, and Molar Express in 2009.
    How to Celebrate?
    Get your geek on for this day. Wear a mole t-shirt and when someone asks you about it, explain the concept of mole to them. Have a mole-themed party and serve guaca“mole” and wear mole (the animal) costumes. Did You Know…
    …that a group of moles is called a labor?
     
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    While driving on the highway, my daughter noticed a child in the window of a car in the next lane, holding up a handwritten sign that read "Help."

    A few minutes later, the car passed her and she again glanced at it. The little boy held up the same sign and this time followed it with another, which read "My mother is singing!"
     
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    FYI: By the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas song, your home is crammed with 23 flying Birds and 50 hyperactive Humans.
     
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    My sister was busy getting ready to host our entire family for Easter. On her to-do list was a hair appointment for her daughter. "So, Katie," said the stylist as the little girl got up in the chair, "who's coming to your house this weekend with big ears and floppy feet?"

    Katie replied, "I think it's my uncle Brian."
     
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    Students are great about 
sending our troops letters, and the troops love ’em. You can see why:
    “Dear Soldier, If you’re having 
a rough day, remember the most 
important thing in life is to be 
yourself. Unless you can be Batman.”
    “Dear Veterans, You rock more than AC/DC or Metallica or Red 
Hot Chili Peppers.”
    “I am so happy you are risking your life for the USA! My grandpa Bob was in the Navy. Now he likes peanuts.”
     
     
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    October 22nd 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast day: Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church) Abercius of Hieropolis Bertharius Cordula Donatus of Fiesole Marcus of Jerusalem Mary Salome Mellonius of Rouen Nunilo and Alodia Pope John Paul II Theodoret of Antioch October 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which Labour Day can fall, while October 28 is the latest; celebrated on the fourth Monday in October (New Zealand) Fechner Day (International observance) International Stuttering Awareness Day Jidai Matsuri (Kyoto, Japan) National Santri Day (Indonesia) Wombat Day (Australia)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
     
    National Nut Day
     
    International Stammering Awareness Day
     
    Make a Difference Day
     
    National Anna Day
     
    National Color Day
     
    National Diego Day
     
    National Kristopher NaJee Roebuck Day
     
    National Lauren Day
     
    National Make a Dog’s Day
     
    National Scar Appreciation Day
     
    Smart is Cool Day
     
    Zac Hanson’s Birthday
     
    Shaggy’s Birthday
     
    Curly Howard’s Birthday
     
    Charlie Wright’s Birthday
     
    Christopher Lloyd’s Birthday
     
    Deepak Chopra’s Birthday
     
    Jeff Goldblum’s Birthday
     
    Deontay Wilder’s Birthday
     
    Ethan Munck’s Birthday
     
    Franz Liszt’s Birthday
     
    Gloria Carter Spann’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Caps Lock Day
    October 22 IS CAPS LOCK DAY! The day celebrates the Caps Lock on a computer keyboard and was created by Derek Arnold in 2000.

    It is unclear what the exact purpose of this made-up holiday is. Perhaps it encourages people to use the Caps Lock in their online communications. Or maybe it discourages them to use it because using all caps in an electronic communication is generally associated with anger and yelling.
    Uppercase
    On most keyboards, caps lock is a button or key that when set forces all types letters to be in uppercase. The mode can be switched off by pressing the caps lock key again.
    Caps Lock Day is also called International Caps Lock Day and is sometimes celebrated on June 28.
    How to Celebrate?
    Communicate with friends and family using the Caps Lock. Did You Know…
    …that according to some studies, the three most used keys on a typical computer keyboard are the delete key, the key for letter e and the space bar?
     
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    It was my first night caring for an elderly patient. When he grew sleepy, I wheeled his chair as close to the bed as possible and, using the techniques I’d learned in school, grasped him in a bear hug to lift him onto the bed. But I couldn’t clear the top of the mattress. So I grabbed him again, summoned all my might, and hoisted him onto the bed. When the night shift nurse arrived, I recounted what had happened.
    “Funny,” she said, looking puzzled. “Usually I just ask him to get in bed, and he does.”
     
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    As a brain wave technologist, I often ask postoperative patients to smile to make sure their facial nerves are intact. It always struck me as odd to be asking this question right after brain surgery, so a colleague suggested I ask patients to show me their teeth.
    Armed with this new phrase, I said to my next patient, “Mr. Smith, show me your teeth.”
    He shook his head. “The nurse has them.”
     
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    My paramedic team was called to an emergency. Before we took the patient to the hospital, I had a question for his wife. “Does your husband have any cardiac problems?” I asked.
    “Yes,” she said with a note of concern. “His cardiologist just died.”
     
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    Gary was having a yard sale. 
A minister bought a lawn mower 
but returned it a few days later, 
complaining that it wouldn’t run.
    “It’ll run,” said Gary. “But you 
have to curse at it to get it started.
    ” The minister was shocked. “I have not uttered a curse in 30 years.”
    “Just keep pulling on the starter rope—the words will come back to you.”
     
     
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    October 21st 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Armed Forces Day (Honduras) Christian feast day: Asterius of Ostia Berthold of Parma Blessed Charles of Austria (Roman Catholic Church) Fintán of Taghmon Hilarion John of Bridlington Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena Leticia Malchus of Syria Peter Yu Tae-chol Severinus of Bordeaux Tuda of Lindisfarne Ursula Viator of Lyons October 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Egyptian Naval Day (Egypt) Indian Police Commemoration Day (India) National Nurses' Day (Thailand) Ndadaye Day (Burundi) Overseas Chinese Day (Republic of China) Trafalgar Day (the British Empire in the 19th and early 20th century) Birth of the Báb (2017) (Baháʼí Faith)  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    National Apple Day
    American Frog Day
    Back to the Future Day
    Celebration of the Mind Day
    Everyone Writes Day
    Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day
    Hawke's Bay Anniversary Day
    International Day of the Nacho
    Loud Shirt Day
    National Alexander Day
    National Archives Day
    National Check Your Meds Day
    National Jameson Day
    National Mammography Day
    National Pets for Veterans Day
    National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
    National aymond Day
    National Reptile Awareness Day
    National Reptile Day
    Police Commemoration Day
    Sŵn Festival
    Kane Brown’s Birthday
    Hope Hicks’s Birthday
    Judge Judy Sheindlin’s Birthday
    Cristy Lee’s Birthday
    Celia Cruz’s Birthday
    Carrie Fisher’s Birthday
    Aaron Tveit’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    Count your Buttons Day
    October 21 is Count Your Buttons Day. As far as made-up holidays go, this one is a head scratcher.

    It is unclear what the unknown creators of this unofficial holiday aimed to do. Maybe they wanted people to count the buttons in their button stash or count the number of buttons on their shirt? Or perhaps they hoped that people spent the day counting buttons on the electrical appliances they come across on this day?
    Decorative and Practical
    Buttons have been part of human fashion since antiquity. Until the 13th century, however, buttons were used mostly for decoration and as jewelry and were made out of sea shells, bones and ivory. Buttons as a way to attach two pieces of fabric together came about in Europe in the 1200s - the first button maker's guild was formed in 1250 in France.
    In the late 1800s, buttons became a way to proclaim one's political loyalty - a trend that is still going strong in the United States. The first political button was issued at the inauguration of President George Washington in 1789. Today, buttons with candidates faces and logos are worn by supporters during elections.
    How to Celebrate?
    Start a button collection. There are many different types of buttons and some vintage buttons are actually priceless. Count all the buttons in your sewing kit. Why not celebrate the day by making sweet treats that look like buttons? Did You Know…
    …that Charles Dickens wrote an article in 1852 on the art and science of button making, titled What there is in a button.
     
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    My sister-in-law was teaching Sunday school class. The topic for the day: Easter Sunday and the 
resurrection of Christ. “What did Jesus do on this day?” she asked. There was no response, 
so she gave her students a hint: 
“It starts with the letter R.”
    One boy blurted, “Recycle!”
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    Halloween is the beginning of the holiday shopping season. That's for women. The beginning of the holiday shopping season for men is Christmas Eve.
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    It’s New Year’s Eve, and the restaurant is hopping—revelers, band, overworked waiters. Wending his way through the crowd is a drunk, staggering back to his seat. Spotting an attractive woman sitting alone, he says, “Pardon me, miss, did I step on your feet a few minutes ago?”
    “Yes,” she says testily, “you did.”
    “Good! I knew my table was around here somewhere.”
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    I used to love the candy Nerds, but I stopped eating them when I realized that for me, it was basically cannibalism.
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    In fourth grade, my son had a huge crush on a classmate. So for Valentine's Day, he bought her a box of chocolates and took it into school. When I returned home from work, I found him on the couch eating the same box of candy.

    "What happened?" I asked.

    "Well, I thought about it for a long time," he said between chews. "And I decided that, for now, I still like candy more than girls."
     
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    Test Answers From Smart-Alecky Students
    • Q: 
What’s the name of a 
six-sided polygon?  A: Sixagon.   • Q: 
What part of the body is 
affected by glandular fever?   A: The glandular.   • Q: 
In The Tempest, why does 
Ariel sing in Gonzalo’s ear?   A: 
She’s a mermaid and wants to be human.   • Q: 
In comparison with large 
hydrocarbons, how would you describe small hydrocarbons?   A: They’re smaller.   • Q: 
Who were the Bolsheviks? A:   A Russian ballet company.  
     
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    October 20th 2022 - Holidays and Observances
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    Christian feast days: Acca of Hexham Aderald Artemius Caprasius of Agen Hedwig (in Canada, moved from Oct. 16) Irene of Tomar Magdalene of Nagasaki Margaret Marie Alacoque (in Canada, moved from Oct. 16) Maria Bertilla Boscardin Mater Admirabilis October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Arbor Day (Czech Republic) Heroes' Day (Kenya) Revolution Day (Guatemala), one of the two Patriotic Days (Guatemala) Vietnamese Women's Day (Vietnam) World Osteoporosis Day World Statistics Day  
    Observances (click on the day for details)
    International Credit Union Day
    Conflict Resolution Day
    Information Overload Day
    International Chefs Day
     
    International ShakeOut Day
     
    Miss American Rose Day
     
     
    National Brandied Fruit Day
     
    National Day on Writing
     
    National Get Smart About Credit Day
     
    National Jeff Day
     
    National Lane Day
     
    National Youth Confidence Day
     
    Philippine-British Friendship day
     
    Spirit Day
     
    Talent Transformation Day
     
    World CRISPR Day
    Get to Know Your Customers Day
    Office Chocolate Day
    Suspender’s Day
    Community Media Day
    John Krasinski
    Tom Petty
    Kamala Harris
    Snoop Dogg
     
    Bela Lugosi’s Birthday
     
    John Dewey’s Birthday
     
    Sunny Hostin’s Birthday
     
    Mickey Mantle’s Birthday
     
    Viggo Mortensen’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances
    International Sloth Day
    October 20 is International Sloth Day, a day to honor the adorable slow-moving, tree-dwelling, and leaf-eating mammals.

    International Sloth Day was created in 2010 by the AIUNAU Foundation, a non-profit conservation and wildlife organization based in Colombia. The unofficial holiday raises awareness about the life cycle and natural habitat of the Sloth. The day also calls on people to learn more about these native South and Central American animals.
    Helping Humans Fight Diseases
    These extremely slow-moving animals, whose name is synonymous with one of seven deadly sins in Christian philosophy, tend to spend their entire lives hanging from limbs of trees.
    They have two layers of fur, which harbors a variety of symbiotic algae, fungi, beetles and other insects. The algae on the sloth's fur give it it's characteristic green color and helps the sloth camouflage itself in thick vegetation. Recent studies have shown that the algae and fungi in the sloth fur may help fight many human diseases, including cancer.
    How to Celebrate
    Learn more about the habitat, physiology and habits of the sloth. If your local zoo has sloths, visit it and spend the day observing them. Volunteer your time and money to a conservation and wildlife organization working to preserve the habitat of the sloth. And finally, this is a good day to be slothful. Spend the day doing nothing at all! Did You Know…
    …that even though sloths mostly eat leaves, their stomachs can't easily digest them? Sloths have a stomach with four compartments and it takes them almost a month to digest one meal.
     
     
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    My boss yelled at me the other day, “You’ve got to be the worst train driver in history. How many trains did you derail last year?"
    I said, "Can’t say for sure, it’s so hard to keep track!"
     
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    Last night, I dreamed I was swimming in an ocean of orange soda. But it was just a Fanta sea.
     
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    The public safety officer came up to a large mob of people outside a department store and asked, “What’s happening?”
    A mall officer replied, “These people are waiting to get the new Barbie doll.”
    The public safety officer shook his head and muttered, “Who can resist a Barbie queue?”
     
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    In ancient Rome, deli workers were told that they could eat anything they wanted during the lunch hour. Anything, that is except the smoked salmon. Thus were created the world's first anti-lox breaks.
     
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    My neighbor is in the Guinness World Records.
    He has had 44 concussions. He lives very close to me.
    
A stone’s throw away, in fact.
     
     
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