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    MDBCs 24 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


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    November 24th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Christian feast days: Albert of Louvain Andrew Dũng-Lạc, Pierre Dumoulin-Borie, and other Vietnamese Martyrs Chrysogonus Colmán of Cloyne Eanflæd Firmina Flavian of Ricina Flora and Maria Jehu Jones (Lutheran) Justus Falckner (Lutheran) Kenan (Cianán) Pierre Dumoulin-Borie Protasius of Milan Romanus of Blaye November 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Evolution Day (International observance) Lachit Divas (Assam) Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (India) Teachers' Day (Turkey)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD or week for details)
    D.B. Cooper Day
    National Brand Day
    National Sardines Day
    National Sovereignty Day Argentina
    National Fairy Bread Day
    International Au Pair Day
    World Conjoined Twins Day
     
    Grace Shadrack’s Birthday
    Jimmy Graham’s Birthday
    Katherine Heigl’s Birthday
    LiAngelo Ball’s Birthday
    Natalie Odell’s Birthday
    Peyton Meyer’s Birthday
    Sarah Hyland’s Birthday
    Savannah Jordan’s Birthday
    Scott Joplin’s Birthday
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    Mon Nov 24th, 2025 - Fri Nov 28th, 2025 National Book Week   Fun Observances
    Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
    Embrace your unique talent and celebrate it, no matter how quirky it is on November 24 or Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day.

    Sing out loud from the rooftops, dance on the streets, paint a picture, jump through hoops or wiggle your nose. Our unique talents are some of the things that make us who we are and in many cases define our personalities and our outlook to life.
    This unofficial holiday of unknown origins encourages people to wholeheartedly accept their special talent and showcase it to the world.
    How to Celebrate?
    This one's easy. Whether you sing, dance, juggle, look like a celebrity or can do headstands for an hour while singing the national anthem and balancing a basketball on your feet, do everything in your power to let the world know about your unique talent. Here are some ways how:
    Host a talent show at work or among your friends and give them a chance to show off their skills. Make a video of you performing your talent and post it on a video sharing website - share your unique talent with the world. Did You Know…
    …that talent was once an ancient measurement of weight? It was also used as a way to value work. A talent in ancient Greece was equivalent to about 55 pounds or 25 kilograms of silver.
     
     
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    Little Susie, a six-year-old, complained, "Mother, I've got a stomach ache."
    "That's because your stomach is empty," the mother replied. "You would feel better if you had something in it."
    That afternoon, her father came complaining that he had a severe headache all day.
    Susie perked up, "That's because it's empty," she said. "You'd feel better if you had something in it."
     
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    A kid walks up to his mom and asks, "Mom, can I go bungee jumping?"
    The mom says "No, you were born from broken rubber and I don't want you to go out the same way!"
     
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    There is a senior citizen driving on the highway. His wife calls him on his cell phone and in a worried voice says, ''Herman, be careful! I just heard on the radio that there is a madman driving the wrong way on Route 280!''
    Herman says, ''I know, but there isn't just one, there are hundreds!''
     
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    A man told a friend about taking his wife to dinner for their anniversary. He described how the food was made in front of them.
    The friend said, “I’ve heard of places like that, what is the name of the restaurant?”
    The man replied, “Subway.”
     
     
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    A Favorite Haunt For Lawyers With A Conscience
    We can't think of many more novels (or movies, for that matter) more worthy to name a restaurant after and the wordplay on display here is, to be fair, on point. Here's hoping the theme of this popular-looking bar — based on the legendary novel by Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird" — continues when you step through the door because we'd love to stop by for a cold bottle of Judge Taylor, or perhaps a shot of Atticus.  
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    Thomas The Tank Engine was living a good life and he seemed happy as well. But the bad company and wrong choices led him to this track. By the way, it is slightly terrifying as well.
     
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  2. sandrewn

    MDBCs 23 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1515
    November 23rd 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Christian feast day: Alexander Nevsky (Repose, Russian Orthodox Church) Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro – one of Saints of the Cristero War (Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran Church) Columbanus Felicitas of Rome Paulinus of Wales Pope Clement I (Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and the Lutheran Church) Trudo (or Trond) Wilfetrudis (or Vulfetrude) Labor Thanksgiving Day (Japan) Repudiation Day (Frederick County, Maryland, United States) St George's Day (Georgia) or Giorgoba (Georgia)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Christ the King Feast
    Eat A Cranberry Day
    National Cashew Day
    National Espresso Day
    Stir-Up Sunday
    Thankful For My Dog Day
    Wolfenoot
    Doctor Who Day
     
    Alan Stokes’s Birthday
    Avani Gregg’s Birthday
    Billy the Kid’s Birthday
    Bradley Steven Perry’s Birthday
    Chris Hardwick’s Birthday
    Christopher Vélez Muñoz’s Birthday
    Hannah Ferrier’s Birthday
    Jack Maynard’s Birthday
    John Schnatter’s Birthday
    Lia Marie Johnson’s Birthday
    Lil Niqo’s Birthday
    Maxwell Caulfield’s Birthday
    Mike Moradian’s Birthday
    Miley Cyrus’s Birthday
    Nikachu’s Birthday
    Robin Rene Roberts’s Birthday
    Snooki’s Birthday
    Traci Young-Byron’s Birthday
    Yanyan De Jesus’s Birthday
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    Sun Nov 23rd, 2025 - Sat Nov 29th, 2025 Better Conversation Week Philatelic Week National Game & Puzzle Week   Sun Nov 23rd, 2025 - Sun Nov 30th, 2025 National Bible Week   Fun Observances
    Fibonacci Day
    November 23 is Fibonacci Day, an annual holiday that honors one of the most influential mathematicians of the Middle Ages - Leonardo Bonacci.

    Also known as Leonardo of Pisa, he is popularly known as Leonardo Fibonacci. Fibonacci is a contraction of filo Bonacci, meaning the son of Bonaccio.
    Date Sequence
    November 23 is celebrated as Fibonacci day because when the date is written in the mm/dd format (11/23), the digits in the date form a Fibonacci sequence: 1,1,2,3. A Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers where a number is the sum of the two numbers before it. For example: 1, 1, 2, 3...is a Fibonacci sequence. Here, 2 is the sum of the two numbers before it (1+1). Similarly, 3 is the sum of the two numbers before it (1+2).
    The Rabbit Question
    The Fibonacci sequence, one of the biggest accomplishments of Leonardo of Pisa came from a simple puzzle about rabbit population. In his book Liber acaci, Fibonacci posed this puzzle: if there are a pair of newly born rabbit - male and female - in the field and if they are able to produce another pair of rabbits in their second month of life, how many pairs of rabbits will be there after a year?
    Born in 1170 in Pisa, Italy, Fibonacci was also responsible for making the Hindu-Arabic numerals popular in Europe. In Liber acaci he advocated the use of these numerals, explained the use of zero, provided ways to convert between currencies and different measurements, and described how to calculate interest.
    Fibonacci in Nature
    One of the beauties of the Fibonacci sequence is that the series is evident all over the natural world. Petal arrangements in flowers, the ordering of leaves in plants, the shell of the nautilus, the DNA molecule and even hurricanes show patterns that correspond to the sequence.
    How to Celebrate?
    Start the day by learning more about the Fibonacci sequence and its theoretical and practical uses. A number of fruits and vegetables, like pineapples, romanesco (a cross between broccoli and cauliflower) display the Fibonacci series - incorporate them in your meals to celebrate this mathematical holiday. Have children in your life? Introduce them to the elegance of math and the importance of learning it to use in real life. Did You Know…
    …that the ratio of two successive numbers in the Fibonacci sequence is very close to the Golden Ratio? The Golden Ratio is approximately equal to 1.6. Objects whose length and breadth exhibit the Golden Ratio are thought to be the most pleasing to the eye.
     
     
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    Boss: Do you believe in life after death?

    Employee: No, because there is no proof of it.

    Boss: Well there is now !

    Employee: How?

    Boss: When you left yesterday saying that you have to go to your uncle's funeral, your uncle came here looking for you after you left.
     
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    Bob goes to see his friend Pete. He finds Pete in his barn dancing naked around his John Deere. "What are you doing!" asks Bob.
    Pete stops dancing & says, "My wife has been ignoring me lately so I talked to my psychiatrist and he said I needed to do some thing sexy to a tractor." [to attract her]
     
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    Little Johnny came home from school and heard the word "b*tch."
    He asks his mom what the word meant and she responds, "It means priest."
    The next day little Johnny comes home and hears the word "sh*t" and asks his dad what it means.
    His dad answers, "It means food on the table."
    At school, he hears the word "f*cking" and asks his mom what it means.
    She responds, "It means getting ready."
    The next day a priest came over for dinner and little Johnny opened the door and says, "Hey son of a b*tch. There's sh*t on the table and my parents are upstairs f*cking!"
     
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    The black lacquer stand 
holding his prized samurai swords was dusty, so my husband left our cleaning lady a note, reading, “Check out my swords.”
    That evening, he found the stand just as dirty as 
before but with this appended to 
his note:
    “Nice swords.”
     
     
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    MDBCs 22 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


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    November 22nd 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Christian feast day: Cecilia Pedro Esqueda Ramírez Philemon and Apphia Pragmatius of Autun Blessed Salvatore Lilli November 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Albanian Alphabet (Albania and ethnic Albanians) Good Spouses Day (いい夫婦の日) celebrates married couples in Japan. Independence Day celebrates the independence of Lebanon from France in 1943.  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Aron Day
    Aura Awareness Day
    Family Volunteer Day
    Housing Day
    Humane Society Anniversary Day
    International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
    Love Your Freckles Day
    National Adoption Day
    National Amelia Day
    National Cranberry Relish Day
    National Larimar Day
    World Silambam Day
     
    Baby Ariel’s Birthday
    Billie Jean King’s Birthday
    Celine Tam’s Birthday
    Cody Ko’s Birthday
    Dulcie Dornan’s Birthday
    Hailey Bieber’s Birthday
    Jamie Lee Curtis’s Birthday
    JuJu Smith-Schuster’s Birthday
    Julia Rehwald’s Birthday
    Katherine McNamara’s Birthday
    Mads Mikkelsen’s Birthday
    Mark Ruffalo’s Birthday
    Michael D. Cohen’s Birthday
    Rodney Dangerfield’s Birthday
    Scarlett Johansson’s Birthday
    Trevor Tordjman’s Birthday
    Ville Valo’s Birthday
    WOOZI’s Birthday
    Chenle’s Birthday
    Hailey Baldwin
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    Sat Nov 22nd, 2025 - Wed Nov 26th, 2025 New Zealand Flowers Week   Sat Nov 22nd, 2025 - Sun Nov 30th, 2025 National Tree Week   Fun Observances
    Go For a Ride Day
    On November 22, take out your car, bike, segway, unicycle, kayak, horse or your tractor for a spin because it is Go For A Ride Day.

    While the origins of this made-up holiday are unknown, we can safely assume that it encourages people to get out of the house and take a ride. Go For a Ride Day is the perfect excuse to explore parts of your neighborhood and town that you have never seen before or to take a long, aimless road trip across the state or country.
    How to Celebrate?
    Gather your friends and family members and take a ride out of the city to the countryside. Pack a picnic lunch along and commune with nature. Participate in a bike or car rally or race. Take a ride in your car to the nearest amusement park and spend the day enjoying some amusement rides. Don't own a vehicle? Don't worry, take a ride in your local public transport. Did You Know…
    …that the world's first fastest street legal car reached a top speed of 12 miles per hour (19 kilometers per hour)? The Benz Velo was first introduced to the market in 1894.
     
     
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    Three football teams (Arsnel, Liverpool, and Hartsfield) are flying from England across Egypt for a match in the Middle East. Their plane crashes in the desert and they survive. After days of wandering, they are really hungry so when they come across a camel, the footballers decide to kill it and eat it.
    The Liverpool team says, "Because we play for Liverpool, will we eat the liver."
    The Hartsfield players decide, "Because we play for Hartsfield, we will eat the heart."
    Arsnel says, "I think we might go hungry..."
     
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    A Giants fan, a Padre fan, and a Dodger fan are climbing a mountain and arguing about who loves his team more. The Padre fan insists he's the most loyal.
    "This is for San Diego!" he yells and jumps off the side of the mountain.
    Not to be outdone, the Giants fan is next to profess his love for his team. He yells, "This is for San Francisco!" and pushes the Dodger fan off the mountain.
     
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    A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa, taking her poodle along for company. One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a hungry-looking leopard heading rapidly in his direction.
    The poodle thinks, "Uh, oh!" Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the poodle exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are any more around here?"
    Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew!" says the leopard. "That was close! That poodle nearly had me!"
    Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So off he goes, but the poodle sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.
    The leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here, monkey, hop on my back so you can watch me chew that poodle to bits!"
    Now, the poodle sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, "What am I going to do now?" but instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and waits until they get just close enough to hear.
    "Where's that damn monkey?" the poodle says. "I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another leopard!"
     
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    A first-grade teacher can’t 
believe her student isn’t hepped up about the Super Bowl. “It’s a huge event. Why aren’t you excited?”
    “Because I’m not a football fan. My parents love basketball, so I do too,” says the student.
    “Well, that’s a lousy reason,” says the teacher. “What if your parents were morons? What would you be then?”
    “Then I’d be a football fan.”
     
     
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  4. sandrewn

    MDBCs 21 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1513
    November 21st 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh) Christian feast days: Amelberga of Susteren Digain Maurus of Parentium Pope Gelasius I Franciszka Siedliska Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Rufus of Rome (no. 7 in list) William Byrd, John Merbecke and Thomas Tallis (Episcopal Church (USA)) November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) World Television Day (United Nations observance)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Alascattalo Day
    Children in Need
    False Confession Day
    National Gingerbread Cookie Day
    National Stuffing Day
    Red Mitten Day
    World Fisheries Day
    World Vasectomy Day
    Funeral Celebrant Day
    Substitute Educators Day
     
    Amanda Ashlee Mertz’s Birthday
    Björk’s Birthday
    Brie Bella’s Birthday
    Cameran Eubanks’s Birthday
    Carlton Morton’s Birthday
    Colleen Ballinger’s Birthday
    Conor Maynard’s Birthday
    Davido’s Birthday
    Goldie Hawn’s Birthday
    Grant Thompson’s Birthday
    Hunter Hill’s Birthday
    Johnny Dang’s Birthday
    Ken Griffey Jr.’s Birthday
    Kenzo Hart’s Birthday
    Kyle Khou’s Birthday
    Marlo Thomas’s Birthday
    Marvin Cortes’s Birthday
    Michael Strahan’s Birthday
    Moose’s Birthday
    Nikki Bella’s Birthday
    Risa Dressler’s Birthday
    Robin Hood Gamer’s Birthday
    Stan Musial’s Birthday
    Voltaire’s Birthday
    Rain Phoenix
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    Fri Nov 21st, 2025 - Sun Nov 23rd, 2025 Elephant Round-Up in Surin   Fun Observances 
    World Hello Day
    World Hello Day on November 21 is an unofficial holiday created to promote world peace through interpersonal communication.

    The unofficial holiday was created by Brian and Michael McCormack as a response to the Yom Kippur War between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria in 1973.
    Say Hello
    The purpose of World Hello Day is simple – to encourage communication and dialogue between people of different backgrounds in order to achieve peace and understanding.
    Since its beginning in 1973, the day has been celebrated around the world annually with several Nobel Peace Prize winners and peace activists taking part in it.
    How to Celebrate?
    World Hello Day requires that participants greet at least 10 people. These people can be family and friends, but it is suggested that one finds strangers to greet and talk to. Did You Know…
    …that hello was used as a telephone greeting for the first time by Thomas Edison?
     
     
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    Three guys go to a ski lodge, and there aren't enough rooms, so they have to share a bed. In the middle of the night, the guy on the right wakes up and says, "I had this wild, vivid dream of getting a hand job!"
    The guy on the left wakes up, and unbelievably, he's had the same dream, too.
    Then the guy in the middle wakes up and says, "That's funny, I dreamed I was skiing!"
     
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    It's game 7 of the NBA finals and a man makes his way to his seat at center court. He sits down and notices that the seat next to him is empty. He leans over and asks his neighbor if someone is sitting there.
    He responds, "No, the seat's empty."
    "The first man exclaims, "What?!? Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the NBA finals and not use it?"
    The neighbor responds, "Well the seat is mine, but my wife passed away and this is the first NBA finals we haven't been together."
    The first man responds," I'm sorry to hear that. Wasn't there anyone else, a friend or relative, that could've taken that seat?"
    The neighbor responds, "No, they're all at the funeral."
     
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    The huge college freshman decided to try out for the football team. "Can you tackle?" asked the coach.
    "Watch this," said the freshman, who proceeded to run smack into a telephone pole, shattering it to splinters.
    "Wow," said the coach. "I'm impressed. Can you run?"
    "Of course I can run," said the freshman. He was off like a shot, and, in just over nine seconds, he had run a hundred yard dash.
    "Great!" enthused the coach. "But can you pass a football?"
    The freshman hesitated for a few seconds. "Well, sir," he said, "if I can swallow it, I can probably pass it."
     
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    My collection of vintage kitchen utensils includes one whose intended purpose was always a mystery. It looks like a cross between a metal slotted spoon and a spatula, so I 
use it as both.
    When not in use, it 
is prominently displayed in a 
decorative ceramic utensil caddy 
in my kitchen.
    The mystery of the spoon/spatula was recently solved when I found one in its original packaging at 
a rummage sale.
    It’s a pooper-scooper.
     
     
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    (This made me laugh, then miss Steve Irwin..)
     
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  5. sandrewn

    MDBCs 20 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1512
    November 20th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    20-N (Spain) Africa Industrialization Day (international) Black Awareness Day (Brazil) Children's Day Christian feast day: Agapius Ambrose Traversari Ampelus and Caius Blessed Anacleto González Flores, José Sánchez del Río, and companions (Martyrs of Cristero War) Bernward of Hildesheim Dasius of Durostorum Edmund the Martyr Felec (or Felix) of Cornwall Gregory of Dekapolis Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church) Solutor, Octavius, and Adventor Theonestus of Vercelli November 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Earliest day on which the Feast of Christ the King can fall, while November 26 is the latest; celebrated on the last Sunday before Advent. (Roman Catholic Church) National Sovereignty Day ( Argentina) Day of the Mexican Revolution ( Mexico) Royal Thai Navy Day ( Thailand) Saint Verhaegen ( Brussels) Teachers' Day or Ngày nhà giáo Việt Nam ( Vietnam) Transgender Day of Remembrance (LGBT community)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Beaujolais Nouveau Day
    Future Teachers of America Day
    Great American Smokeout
    International Hug a Runner Day
    Name Your PC Day
    National Lucia Day
    National Pay Back Your Parents Day
    National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
    National Rural Health Day
    Social Enterprise Day
    Universal Children’s Day
    World Pancreatic Cancer Day
    World Philosophy Day
     
    Dierks Bentley’s Birthday
    Duane Allman’s Birthday
    Future’s Birthday
    Hannah Kepple’s Birthday
    Havan Flores’s Birthday
    Jaxon Bieber’s Birthday
    Jeremy Jordan’s Birthday
    Joe Biden’s Birthday
    Joe Walsh’s Birthday
    Josh Turner’s Birthday
    Kaylie Leas’s Birthday
    Lilypichu’s Birthday
    Michael Clifford’s Birthday
    Michael Reeves’s Birthday
    Michael Xavier’s Birthday
    Oliver Sykes’s Birthday
    Robert F. Kennedy’s Birthday
    Salice Rose’s Birthday
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    Thu Nov 20th, 2025 - Wed Nov 26th, 2025 National Game & Puzzle Week   Fun Observances  (02)
    National Absurdity Day
    Embrace the absurd and the ridiculous on November 20, National Absurdity Day. This holiday encourages people to acknowledge that absurdity is part of life.

    Absurdity, which refers to the illogical, unreasonable or nonsensical has been widely studied and written about. In fiction and humor, the absurd is usually used to make a nuanced point about human behavior. Lewis Carol's Alice in Wonderland is considered to be one of the most well-known works of absurdist literature.
    Absurdist Movement
    While absurdity in its many forms has been a subject of study since the time of the ancient Greeks, the absurdist movement in theater and literature came about right after the Second World War. It is thought that many writers and film makers reacted to the threat of a nuclear war by including absurdist themes in their works.
    The holiday is also known as Absurdity Day.
    How to Celebrate?
    This holiday is an excuse for you to be as whacky as you want to be, without having to explain yourself, so go nuts! Dress up absurdly, say absurd and nonsensical things and do silly things. Send absurd emails and messages to family and friends. Read absurdist plays and literature. Some examples of absurdist authors include Václav Havel, Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett. Did You Know…
    …that the word absurd comes from the Latin word absurdum, which means out of tune or irrational?
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    Use Less Stuff Day
    The Thursday before Thanksgiving day is Use Less Stuff Day.

    In anticipation of some of the year's biggest and busiest shopping days in the United States - Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the unofficial holiday encourages people to buy and use fewer things in order to reduce environmental waste and lower their energy use.
    25% More Trash
    The holiday was created as a response to the huge amounts of trash created by people around the U.S. during the holiday season that begins with Thanksgiving day and ends with New Year celebrations. Some estimates show that trash production in the U.S. increases by 25% during the winter holiday season. This means that American families generate about 4 to 5 million ton of extra waste in just a matter of a month!
    Friday after U.S. Thanksgiving is Buy Nothing Day.
    How to Celebrate?
    Celebrating Use Less Stuff Day is easy - just reduce, reuse and recycle. Here are some more ways to make your holiday season a green holiday season:
    Make a conscious decision to reduce your consumption during the holidays. Instead of buying physical gifts, give them your time. Volunteer to babysit or help a friend with house improvement projects. Have a friend who likes movies or the theater? Buy them tickets to go watch a film or a play as a holiday gift. Give a donation in your friend's or family member's name to their favorite charitable organization. Hand make gifts and wrap them in re-usable or biodegradable packaging. Send electronic greeting cards instead of paper holiday cards to your family and friends. Host a garage or yard sale and get rid of all the things you have not used in the past few months. Did You Know…
    …that about 38,000 miles of ribbon is used and discarded around the holidays every year? This is enough ribbon to tie a bow around the Earth!
     
     
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    A lady goes to the doctor and complains that her husband is losing interest in sex. The doctor gives her a pill, but warns her that it's still experimental. He tells her to slip it into his mashed potatoes at dinner, so that night, she does just that. About a week later, she’s back at the doctor, where she says, "Doc, the pill worked great! I put it in the potatoes like you said! It wasn't five minutes later that he jumped up, raked all the food and dishes onto the floor, grabbed me, ripped all my clothes off, and ravaged me right there on the table!"
    The doctor says, "I’m sorry, we didn’t realize the pill was that strong! The foundation will be glad to pay for any damages."
    "Nah," she says, "that's okay. We're never going back to that restaurant anyway."
     
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    Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!"
    The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.
    Bob has been missing since Friday.
     
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    A wife comes home late one night and quietly opens the door to her bedroom. From under the blanket, she sees four legs instead of just her husband's two. She reaches for a baseball bat and starts hitting the blanket as hard as she can. Once she's done, she goes to the kitchen to have a drink. As she enters, she sees her husband there, reading a magazine.
    He says, "Hi darling, your parents have come to visit us, so I let them stay in our bedroom. Did you say hello?"
     
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    No Dumb Questions (Except This One)
    Just before the final exam in 
my college finance class, a less-than-stellar student approached me. “Can you tell me what grade 
I would need to get on the exam 
to pass the course?” he asked.
    I gave him the bad news. “The exam is worth 100 points. You would need 113 points to earn a D.”
    “OK,” he said. “And how many points would I need to get a C?”
     
     
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    MDBCs 19 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1511
    November 19th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Blessed Giacomo Benefatti Mechthild of Hackeborn Obadiah (Eastern Catholic Church) Raphael Kalinowski Severinus, Exuperius, and Felician November 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Discovery of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) Day of Missile Forces and Artillery (Russia, Belarus) Flag Day (Brazil) Garifuna Settlement Day (Belize) International Men's Day Liberation Day (Mali) Martyrs' Day (Uttar Pradesh, India) The Sovereign Prince's Day (Monaco) World Toilet Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    BOTOX® Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) Day
    Education Support Professionals Day - 1
    National Educational Support Professionals Day - 2
    Geographic Information Systems Day
    GIS Day
    International Journalist Day
    National Camp Day
    National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day
    National Have A Bad Day Day
    National Integration Day
    National Lewis Day
    National Play Monopoly Day
    Sigd Day
    World COPD Day
    National Kentucky Day
     
    Adam Driver’s Birthday
    Apollo Nida’s Birthday
    Calvin Klein’s Birthday
    FaZe Rug’s Birthday
    Indira Gandhi’s Birthday
    James Beavers’s Birthday
    Jodie Foster’s Birthday
    Kassandra Lee’s Birthday
    Larry King’s Birthday
    Lauren Burnham’s Birthday
    Lil' Mo’s Birthday
    Meg Ryan’s Birthday
    Patrick Kane’s Birthday
    RiceGum’s Birthday
    Sushmita Sen’s Birthday
    Tyga’s Birthday
    Ted Turner
    Allison Janney
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    Wed Nov 19th, 2025 - Wed Nov 26th, 2025 National Farm-City Week     ii
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    International Journalist Day
    National Camp Day
    National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day
    National Entrepreneur's Day
    National Have A Bad Day Day
    National Integration Day
    National Lewis Day
    National Play Monopoly Day
    Women Entrepreneurship Day
    National Kentucky Day
    National Working Daughters Day
     
    RiceGum’s Birthday
    Meg Ryan’s Birthday
    Patrick Kane’s Birthday
    Lauren Burnham’s Birthday
    Lil' Mo’s Birthday
    Kassandra Lee’s Birthday
    Larry King’s Birthday
    James Beavers’s Birthday
    Jodie Foster’s Birthday
    Indira Gandhi’s Birthday
    FaZe Rug’s Birthday
    Calvin Klein’s Birthday
    Sushmita Sen’s Birthday
    Tyga’s Birthday
    Adam Driver’s Birthday
    Apollo Nida’s Birthday
    Ted Turner
    Allison Janney
     
     
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    Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they laid down for the night, and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
    Watson replied, "I see millions and millions of stars."
    "What does that tell you?"
    Watson pondered for a minute. "Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies, and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?"
    Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke. "It tells me that someone has stolen our tent."
     
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    Q: What do the starship Enterprise and toilet paper have in common?
    A: They both probe Uranus and wipe out Klingons.
     
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    A bank robber pulls out gun points it at the teller, and says, "Give me all the money or you're geography!"
    The puzzled teller replies, "Did you mean to say 'or you're history?'"
    The robber says, "Don't change the subject!"
     
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    Because it was my brother's birthday, our mom wanted to do something special. She called his fraternity house and said she wanted to bring a cake.
    The young man who took the call was very excited. "Hey, Mrs. Schaeffer," he said, "that would be great!"

    The next day she drove to the fraternity and rang the doorbell.
    The same boy answered the door. When he saw the cake, his face fell.
    "Oh," he said, clearly disappointed. "I thought you said 'keg.' "
     
     
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    MDBCs 18 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1510
    November 18th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Abhai of Hach (Syriac Orthodox Church) Alphaeus and Zacchaeus Barulas Constant Dedication of Saints Peter and Paul Elizabeth of Hungary (Church of England) Juthwara Mabyn (Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism) The main day of the Feast of the Virgen de Chiquinquirá or Chinita's Fair (Maracaibo, Venezuela) Maudez (Mawes) Nazarius (Nazaire) Odo of Cluny Romanus of Caesarea Rose Philippine Duchesne November 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Army and Victory (Haiti) Independence Day (Morocco), celebrates the independence of Morocco from France and Spain in 1956. National Day (Oman) Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia celebrates the independence of Latvia from Russia in 1918. Remembrance Day of the Sacrifice of Vukovar in 1991 (Croatia)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Apple Cider Day
    International Occult Day
    Married to a Scorpio Support Day
    Mickey Mouse Birthday
    Mickey Mouse Day
    Minnie Mouse Birthday
    National Entrepreneur's Day
    National Princess Day
    National Vichyssoise Day
    World Day for the Prevention and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence
    Housing Day
    National Working Daughters Day
    Underwater Hockey World Day
    National Injury Prevention Day
    European Antibiotic Awareness Day
    International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Men
     
    Allyson Felix’s Birthday
    Bart Kwan’s Birthday
    BJ GROOVY’s Birthday
    Brene Brown’s Birthday
    Denny Hamlin’s Birthday
    Fabolous’s Birthday
    James Welch’s Birthday
    Kaylen Zahara’s Birthday
    Kirk Hammett’s Birthday
    Mabel Chee’s Birthday
    Megyn Kelly’s Birthday
    Mike Epps’s Birthday
    Mike Jones’s Birthday
    Nathan Kress’s Birthday
    Owen Wilson’s Birthday
    Pedro Infante’s Birthday
    Ramona Singer’s Birthday
    Zane Hijazi’s Birthday
    Chloë Sevigny
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    Tue Nov 18th, 2025 - Mon Nov 24th, 2025 World Antibiotic Awareness Week
    World AMR Awareness Week 
     
    Fun Observances
    Push Button Phone Day
    November 18 is Push Button Phone Day. The unofficial holiday commemorates the anniversary of the introduction of the push button phone by Bell Systems in the United States.

    First introduced to customers in some areas of Pennsylvania on November 18, 1963, push button phones were the fancy alternatives to rotary dial phones.
    Push button phones are phones that use buttons to dial numbers and connect to another telephone user.
    Today, the introduction of cell phones and touch screens have made push button phones obsolete.
    How to Celebrate?
    If you can get your hands on a push button phone, try and install it and use it to make phone calls. Learn more about the science and history behind these phones. Did You Know…
    …that the first words spoken over a telephone were “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you”? They were spoken by the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell to his assistant Thomas Watson.
     
     
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    One day a duck walks in a store and asks the manager if they sell grapes.
    The manager says, "No, we don't sell grapes."
    The duck goes home and comes back the next day and asks the same question. The manager says the same thing again, "No, we do not sell grapes."
    The duck goes home, comes back the next day, and asks the manager if they sell grapes. This time the manager says, "No, we don't sell grapes! If you ask one more time, I will nail your beak to the floor!"
    The duck goes home. It comes back the next day and asks the manager if he has any nails.
    The manager says, "No, I don't have any nails."
    The duck says, "Okay, good. Do you sell grapes?"
     
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    Son: "Dad, when will I be old enough so I don't have to ask mom for her permission to go out?"

    Dad: "Son, even I haven't grown old enough to go out without her permission!"
     
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    A 7 year-old and a 4 year-old are in their bedroom. "You know what?" says the 7 year-old, "I think it's time we started swearing. When we go downstairs for breakfast, I'll swear first, then you."
    "Okay," replies the 4 year-old.
    In the kitchen, when the mother asks the 7 year-old what he wants for breakfast, he answers, "I'll have Coco Pops, bitch."
    *WHACK* He goes flying out of his chair, crying his eyes out.
    The mother looks at the 4 year-old & sternly asks, "And what do you want?"
    "Dunno," he replies, "But it won't be fucking Coco Pops."
     
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    Thinking no one could hear me as I loaded a UPS tractor trailer, I began to whistle. I was really getting into it when a coworker in the next trailer poked his head in.
    “You know, I always used to wish I could whistle,” he said. “Now I just wish you could.”
     
     
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    MDBCs 17 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1509
    November 17th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Athens Polytechnic Uprising Remembrance Day (Greece) Christian feast days: Acisclus Aignan of Orleans Elizabeth of Hungary Gennadius of Constantinople (Greek Orthodox Church) Gregory of Tours (Roman Catholic Church) Gregory Thaumaturgus Hilda of Whitby Hugh of Lincoln November 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) International Students' Day Martyrs' Day (Orissa, India) Presidents Day (Marshall Islands) World Prematurity Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    National Baklava Day
    National Homemade Bread Day
    National Testosterone Awareness Day
    National Unfriend Day
    Odd Socks Day
    Zinfandel Day
    National Reuben Day
    National Butter Day
    International Happy Gose Day
    International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
    Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
     
    Danny DeVito’s Birthday
    Doug Walker’s Birthday
    Dr. Heavenly’s Birthday
    Eli Unique’s Birthday
    Eric Nam’s Birthday
    Gabriella Garza’s Birthday
    Gordon Lightfoot’s Birthday
    Howard Dean’s Birthday
    Jason Walsh’s Birthday
    Jeff Buckley’s Birthday
    Kate Thompson’s Birthday
    Linda Lee Thomas’s Birthday
    Logan Thirtyacre’s Birthday
    Martin Scorsese’s Birthday
    MTQcapture’s Birthday
    Prezley Lea’s Birthday
    Rachel McAdams’s Birthday
    RuPaul’s Birthday
    Tom Ellis’s Birthday
    Yugyeom’s Birthday
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    Mon Nov 17th, 2025 - Fri Nov 21st, 2025 Anti-Bullying Week American Education Week Geography Awareness Week National Education Week Enterprise Week   Mon Nov 17th, 2025 - Sun Nov 23rd, 2025 Book Week Scotland   Mon Nov 17th, 2025 - Tue Nov 25th, 2025 National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week   Fun Observances
    Take A Hike Day
    On November 17, wear your most comfortable hiking shoes and take a hike because it is Take A Hike Day.

    A hike is a long walk in the countryside, away from populated urban areas. Hiking can be done for pleasure or for exercise and is usually done on unpaved paths known as trails. The length and duration of a hike can vary from a few hours to multiple days.
    Healthy and Social
    In many parts of the world, hiking is a social pastime, where people get together to walk through forests, parks, riversides and mountains in order to commune with nature and to bond with their fellow hikers. Many cities and countries have professional hiking associations that organize hiking trips around the year.
    Research has shown that hiking can have many health and social benefits. Considered to be a good way to exercise, hiking can have all the benefits associated with walking in nature - it can reduce stress, increase heart activity and reduce blood pressure.
    Take a Hike Day is also sometimes known as National Take a Hike Day in the United States.
    How to Celebrate?
    Take a hike! Spend the day exploring hiking trails around your town. Make sure you carry enough food and water with you and tell your family and friends where you are going. Did You Know…
    …that the phrase take a hike is sometimes used in the English language as a rude way to tell someone to leave or go away?
       
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    Late one night a burglar broke into a house and while he was sneaking around he heard a voice say, "Jesús is watching you." He looked around and saw nothing. He kept on creeping and again heard, "Jesús is watching you."
    In a dark corner, he saw a cage with a parrot inside. The burglar asked the parrot, "Was it you who said Jesús is watching me"
    The parrot replied, "Yes."
    Relieved, the burglar asked, "What is your name?"
    The parrot said, "Clarence."
    The burglar said, "That's a stupid name for a parrot. What idiot named you Clarence?"
    The parrot answered, "The same idiot that named the rottweiler Jesús."
    (I know this one is a repeat, but it is one of my favorites)
     
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    A man was driving and saw a truck stalled on the side of the highway that had ten penguins standing next to it. The man pulled over and asked the truck driver if he needed any help.
    The truck driver replied, "If you can take these penguins to the zoo while I wait for AAA that will be great!"
    The man agreed and the penguins hopped into the back of his car.
    Two hours later, the trucker was back on the road again and decided to check on the penguins. He showed up at the zoo and they weren't there! He headed back into his truck and started driving around the town, looking for any sign of the penguins, the man, or his car.
    While driving past a movie theater, the truck driver spotted the guy walking out with the ten penguins. The truck driver yelled, "What are you doing? You were supposed to take them to the zoo!"
    The man replied, "I did and then I had some extra money so I took them to go see a movie."
     
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    A panda walks into a bar, sits down, and orders a sandwich. He eats, pulls out a gun, and shoots the waiter dead.
    As the panda stands up to go, the bartender shouts, "Hey! Where are you going? You just shot my waiter and you didn't pay for the food!"
    The panda yells back, "Hey man, I'm a panda. Look it up!"
    The bartender opens his dictionary to panda, "A tree climbing mammal of Asian origin, characterized by distinct black and white coloring. Eats, shoots, and leaves."
     
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    My gunnery sergeant and 
I were inspecting a Marine training exercise when we spotted a second lieutenant ambling about. “Where is your foxhole, Lieutenant?” I asked.
    He snapped off a salute and 
responded, “I don’t know, sir!”
    
Turning to the sergeant, he asked, “Gunnery, where is my foxhole?”
    “You’re standing in it, sir,” said 
the sergeant. “All you have to do is remove the dirt.”
     
     
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    MDBCs 16 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1508
    November 16th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Africus Agnes of Assisi Edmund of Abingdon Elfric of Abingdon Eucherius of Lyon Gertrude the Great (Roman Catholic Church) Giuseppe Moscati Gobrain Hugh of Lincoln Margaret of Scotland Matthew the Evangelist (Eastern Christianity) Othmar Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn Roch Gonzalez, Juan de Castillo, and Alonso Rodriguez, SJ November 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of Declaration of Sovereignty (Estonia) Earliest day on which Day of Repentance and Prayer can fall, while November 22 is the latest; celebrated 11 days before Advent Sunday (Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United Protestant churches, Saxony, Bavaria), and its related observance: Volkstrauertag (Germany) Icelandic Language Day or Dagur íslenskrar tungu (Iceland) International Day for Tolerance (United Nations) Statia Day in Sint Eustatius (Caribbean Netherlands) Intergenerational Fairness Day (International day of action for rights of younger and future generations)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Bhai Dooj
    Have a Party with your Bear Day
    National Black Marketers Day
    National Button Day
    National Charles Day
    National Clarinet Day
    World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
    Check Your Wipers Day
    National Slobber Appreciation Day
      The Night of Hekate
    Indiana Day
    Louis Riel Day
     
    Brandi Glanville’s Birthday
    Cindy Kimberly’s Birthday
    Fatboy SSE’s Birthday
    Jonathan Pagan’s Birthday
    Kyle Catlett’s Birthday
    Lauren Speed-Hamilton’s Birthday
    Lisa Bonet’s Birthday
    Mason Ramsey’s Birthday
    Park Hyung-sik’s Birthday
    Pete Davidson’s Birthday
    Piggy D’s Birthday
    Samira Mighty’s Birthday
    Shigeru Miyamoto’s Birthday
    Terence McKenna’s Birthday
    Usuke Devil’s Birthday
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
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    Sun Nov 16th, 2025 - Sat Nov 22nd, 2025 GERD Awareness Week National Bible Week Restorative Justice Week Separation of Church & State Week Road Safety Week   Fun Observances
    Fast Food Day
    Head out to your closest fast food restaurant and indulge in your favorite fast food on November 16 because it is Fast Food Day.

    Fast food, also known as junk food, is a type of cuisine that can be prepared, served and consumed quickly. Usually, the term is reserved for food served outside the home in restaurants or street-side eateries.
    Quick and Cheap
    Food historians believe that the modern day version of fast food, the kind all of us are familiar with today, was first popularized in the United States in the early 20th century. The burger chain White Castle, which first opened its doors in 1921 in Whichita, Kansas, is credited for paving the path for modern day fast food chains.
    Fast food has always been a part of urban human history. In the old days, fast food was a quick way for travelers and workers to get their quickly and cheaply meals. Despite this, food sold by vendors and at roadside kiosks had a dubious reputation - in many cultures eating outside the home was seen as an uncultured and undesirable act. Today, however fast food has become an acceptable and often times necessary part of mainstream urban life.
    How to Celebrate?
    Have fast food for all your meals today. Make your own fast food at home – it will be healthier, nutritious and cheaper! Did you Know…
    …that according to many business sources, fast food giant McDonalds sells 75 hamburgers every second around the world?
       
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    A husband suspected his wife was cheating on him. He explained his situation to a pet shop owner who replied, "I have a parrot that will let you know daily what goes on in your house. The bird has no legs, so he holds onto his perch with his penis."
    Reluctantly, the husband brought the bird home. At the end of the first day, the man asked the bird, "Did anything happen today?"
    The parrot said, "Yes, the milk man came over."
    The man asked, "What did he do with my wife?"
    The bird said, "I don’t know; I got hard and fell."
     
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    A statue of a naked woman and a naked man stand in a park at night. Suddenly from out of nowhere, a magical genie arrives and grants the statues each one wish to be fulfilled.
    Both the female and male statues agree on 15 minutes as a real man and woman in the bushes behind them to "get things done." The genie gives a knowing grin and grants the wish. The man and woman immediately jump behind the bushes and screaming sounds and laughter can be heard from their activities. 12 minutes later they return to the front of the bush again claiming they are finished.
    "Well now, that was kinda quick!" the genie says. "You can do it a second time for the remaining 3 minutes if you want," the genie tells them, winking his eye.
    Both the female and male look at each other and smile. The man says to the woman, "Okay great, but this time you get to hold the pigeon so I can shit on him!"
     
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    A magician worked on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The audience would be different each week, so the magician did the same tricks each week. However, there was a problem, the captain's parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick. Once he understood, he started shouting out the secrets in the middle of the show, "Look, it's not the same hat." "Look, he is hiding the flowers under the table." "Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades?"
    The magician was furious but couldn't do anything, it was, after all, the captain's parrot. One day, the ship had an accident and sank. The magician found himself with the parrot, adrift on a piece of wood, in the middle of the ocean. They stared at each other with hatred, but did not utter a word. This went on for a day, then another, and another.
    Finally, after a week, the parrot said, "Okay, I give up. Where the heck is the boat?"  
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    During orientation at Fort Sill, in Oklahoma, our first sergeant stated that if anyone lost his locker key to see him, as he kept a master key in his office.
    Sure enough, a few weeks later, I lost my key. I walked into the orderly’s room and asked Sarge if 
I could borrow his master key.
    “Why, certainly, young man,” he said, as he reached under his desk and handed me a large pair of bolt cutters.
     
     
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  10. sandrewn

    MDBCs 15 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1507
    November 15th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    America Recycles Day (United States) Christian feast day: Abibus of Edessa Albert the Great Blessed Caius of Korea Didier of Cahors Francis Asbury and George Whitefield (Episcopal Church) Blessed Hugh Faringdon Leopold III, a public holiday in Lower Austria and Vienna. Malo Mechell November 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the German-speaking Community of Belgium (German-speaking Community of Belgium) Day of the Imprisoned Writer (International observance) Independence Day, unilaterally declared in 1988. (Palestine) King's Feast (Belgium) National Tree Planting Day (Sri Lanka) Peace Day (Ivory Coast) Republic Proclamation Day (Brazil) Shichi-Go-San (Japan) Republic Day (Northern Cyprus) The beginning of Winter Lent (Eastern Orthodox)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Govardhan Puja
    I Love to Write Day
    National Ample Time Day
    National Bundt Day
    National Camp T-Shirt Day
    National Drummer Day
    National Family Civility Day
    National Philanthropy Day
    National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
    National Recycling Day
    National Spicy Hermit Cookie Day
    Pack Your Mom's Lunch Day
    Steve Irwin Day
     
    Ariel Fulmer’s Birthday
    B.o.B’s Birthday
    Bobby Mares’s Birthday
    Catherine Missal’s Birthday
    Chad Kroeger’s Birthday
    Charlotte Summers’s Birthday
    Deavan Clegg’s Birthday
    E-40’s Birthday
    Ed Asner’s Birthday
    Georgia O'Keeffe’s Birthday
    Jared Haibon’s Birthday
    Jeffree Star’s Birthday
    Karen Clark-Sheard’s Birthday
    Karl-Anthony Towns’s Birthday
    keke_slays’s Birthday
    Lee Rosbach’s Birthday
    Max Hype’s Birthday
    Paulina Sodi’s Birthday
    Randy Savage’s Birthday
    Rocket Ayer Williams’s Birthday
    Russell Tyrone Jones’s Birthday
    Sean Murray’s Birthday
    Shailene Woodley’s Birthday
    Snoopy’s Birthday
    Sukihana’s Birthday
    Twinkie Clark’s Birthday
    Wayne Thiebaud’s Birthday
    Ol’ Dirty Bastard
    Beverly D’Angelo
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    Sat Nov 15th, 2025 - Sun Nov 16th, 2025 The National Dog Show   Fun Observance
    Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day
    November 15 is Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day, a day to clear out your fridge of all the suspicious looking, probably living and now procreating foods.

    The refrigerator is possibly one of the most neglected equipment in many households. Food items just seem to find their way to its inner recesses never to see the light to the day again. Spills are never properly cleaned and jars and jars of grandma's pickles compete for space with months of take out boxes.
    If that is your fridge, do you notice an odd smell every time you open its door? Then that is your fridge crying out for you to clean it! Wear your cleaning clothes, put on kitchen gloves, collect all your cleaning supplies and do your fridge and your health a favor - take this day to scrub your fridge clean.
    How to Celebrate?
    Clean your fridge out – throw away expired foods and foods that you haven’t touched or eaten for a while. Make space for healthier, more nutritious food. Have a everything in the fridge party – take out everything that is still edible in your fridge and use them to make food. Did You Know...
    ...that in Pennsylvania, United States, it is illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors?
     
     
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    A man walks into a bar and sits down. He asks the bartender, "Can I have a cigarette?"
    The bartender replies, "Sure, the cigarette machine is over there."
    So he walks over to the machine and as he is about to order a cigarette, the machine suddenly says, "Oi, you bloody idiot."
    The man says with surprise in his voice, "That's not very nice." He returns to his bar stool without a cigarette and asks the bartender for some peanuts.
    The bartender passes the man a bowl of peanuts and the man hears one of the peanuts speak, "Ooh, I like your hair."
    The man says to the bartender, "Hey, what's going on here? Your cigarette machine is insulting me and this peanut is coming on to me. Why's this?"
    The bartender replies, "Oh, that's because the machine is out of order and the peanuts are complementary."
     
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    A farmer is walking with a prospective buyer when they see a beautiful pig in the yard, except it has a wooden leg.
    The buyer asks, "Why the wooden leg?"
    The farmer replies, "That pig is so smart, I let it drive the kids to school."
    "Great, but why the wooden leg?"
    "The pig is so smart it has a degree in horticulture and philosophy."
    "Amazing! But why the bloody wooden leg?"
    "Well when you have a pig that smart you don't eat it all at once!"
     
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    Three men are all working on building a house. They go up to the roof for lunch, and unwrapped their sandwiches. The Brunette says "if I get one more Tuna sandwich, I'm going to jump off this roof and kill myself.
    The black haired one says "if I get one more pickle and lettuce sandwich, I, too, am going to jump off this roof and kill myself.
    The blonde looks at his sandwich and also declares, "if I get one more peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I'm going to jump off this roof and kill myself."
    The next day, they all get the same sandwiches and kill themselves. That night, their wives all meet up and mourn.
    "If I had known that my husband was going to kill himself over a sandwich, I wouldn't have given it to him." The brunette cries.
    "Same," the raven head replies. They both look at the blonde.
    "Don't look at me, he packed his own lunch!"
     
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    My sister Jordan was helping my 2 and 1/2-year-old niece Berea put on her sweatshirt when Berea’s head got stuck on the neck hole.
    Berea started panicking and saying, “I can’t see! I can’t see!” The shirt quickly slipped over her head, and the panic was gone until her arms got stuck 
on the tight cuffs.
    The panic returned, and she started crying again. “My fingers can’t see! My fingers can’t see!” she said.
    It was all we could do not to laugh as Jordan quickly pulled Berea’s arms through the cuffs.
     
     
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  11. sandrewn

    MDBCs 14 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1506
    November 14th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Anniversary of the Movement of Readjustment (Guinea-Bissau) Children's Day, celebrated on the birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (previously on November 20). (India) Christian feast day: Alberic of Utrecht All Saints of the Carmelites All Souls of the Benedictine family Barlaam of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church) Dubricius (Dyfrig, or Devereux) Hypatius of Gangra Joseph Pignatelli SJ Justinian I (Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran Church) Laurence O'Toole Nikola Tavelic Philip the Apostle (Eastern Orthodox Church) Samuel Seabury (Anglican Communion) Serapion of Algiers Sidonius (Saëns) Venera (Veneranda) November 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Colombian Woman (Colombia) Mobile Brigade Day (Indonesia) World Diabetes Day (International) Dobruja Day (Romania)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Canterbury Anniversary Day
    Christchurch Show Day
    International Girls Day
    Loosen Up Lighten Up Day
    National American Teddy Bear Day
    National Donor Sabbath
    National DTC (Direct-To-Consumer) Friday
    National Family PJ Day
    National Seat Belt Day
    Operating Room Nurse Day
    Children in Need Day
     
    Adina Howard’s Birthday
    Lil Boosie’s Birthday
    Braden Baker’s Birthday
    Brendan Morais’s Birthday
    Chandler Powell’s Birthday
    Chip Gaines’s Birthday
    Claude Monet’s Birthday
    Condoleezza Rice’s Birthday
    Don bbw’s Birthday
    Francisco Lindor’s Birthday
    Frederick Banting’s Birthday
    Gary Vaynerchuk’s Birthday
    George Sear’s Birthday
    Jawaharlal Nehru’s Birthday
    Jo Rivera’s Birthday
    Josh Duhamel’s Birthday
    Narwhal Dave’s Birthday
    Novi Brown’s Birthday
    Travis Barker’s Birthday
     
    Fun Observances (2)
    Spicy Guacamole Day
    November 14 is Spicy Guacamole Day. The holiday encourages guacamole lovers to spice up their favorite party dip.

    We didn't think there could be a better food holiday than Guacamole Day until we came across Spicy Guacamole Day! The unofficial holiday celebrates the spiced up version of the delicious Mexican dip made of mashed avocados, Guacamole.
    Mexican
    A party favorite today, guacamole has been a part of traditional Mexican cuisine since the 16th century, when it was made and eaten by the Aztecs as a sauce.
    Avocados are fruits native to Mexico and Central America and botanically come from the same family as camphor and cinnamon.
    How to Celebrate?
    Celebrating Spicy Guacamole Day is easy. All you need is a lot of avocados, chilies and spices. Here are some ways to spice up your bowl of delicious guacamole:
    Add lots of chilies, may we suggest jalapeños, and spices like cumin to your favorite guacamole recipe. Jalapeños not hot enough for you? What about adding some red chili flakes to the dip? Guacamole goes well with almost everything you can think of - so celebrate this holiday by pairing all your meals with spicy guacamole. Add it to your egg and bacon breakfast menu or make savory pancakes and top them with some spicy guac. Make a guacamole pizza for lunch and a spicy guacamole soup for dinner. Did You Know…
    …that scientifically avocados are considered to be berries?
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    Pickle Day
    November 14 is Pickle Day, a day to stock up your larders and pantries with pickles and add to pickles to every meal you eat.

    Also known as National Pickle Day in the United States, the unofficial holiday was first celebrated in 2001 in New York.
    Kills Harmful Bacteria
    In common usage, the term pickles is usually used to refer to cucumbers that are preserved in brine – salted water – with spices and herbs. In general, however, pickles are vegetables, fruits and other food items that are preserved in brine, salt and oil, or vinegar. The process is called pickling, an dit kills bacteria in food, either by immersing them in an acidic solution, such as vinegar, or by fermentation. This increases the lifespan of the food item and also changes its texture and taste.
    The phrase getting into a pickle is also sometimes used for when someone gets into trouble.
    Consumed Since Antiquity
    Humans have been making pickles since antiquity. It is believed that ancient Egyptians were the first ones to use the pickling process by preserving cucumbers brought from India. The Romans believed in the healing powers of pickles, while sources suggest that Cleopatra credited her beauty to the consumtion of pickles.
    Many Different Kinds
    Today, pickles are made all over the world and usually consumed as accompniments to main meals. In India and South Asia, where pickles are called achaar, vegetables and fruits are pickled in oil, salt and a variety of spices. In Korea, cabbage and chilis are fermented with salt to make kimchi, while people in Turkey, Iran and other Middle Eastern countries pickle a variety of vegetables including carrots, tomatoes, eggplants, turnips, and olives.
    Pickles are also widely eaten in Europe. In the United Kingdom, pickled eggs are a popular bar food, while pickled herrings are easily available in Scandinavia and the Netherlands. In the US pickles are usually served with sandwiches and in burgers.
    How to Celebrate?
    With pickles, of course! Have pickles with all your meals and for all your snacks during the day. Get together with family and friends and spend the day pickling your favorite vegetables. Don't forget to share with others! Did You Know…
    ...that in the old days, Christopher Columbus used pickles as a way to ward off scurvy among his crew on the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
     
     
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    A family is at the dinner table. The son asks the father, “Dad, how many kinds of boobs are there?”
    The father, surprised, answers, “Well, son, a woman goes through three phases. In her 20s, a woman’s breasts are like melons, round and firm. In her 30s and 40s, they are like pears, still nice, hanging a bit. After 50, they are like onions.”
    “Onions?” the son asks.
    “Yes. You see them and they make you cry.”
    This infuriated his wife and daughter. The daughter asks, “Mom, how many different kinds of willies are there?”
    The mother smiles and says, “Well, dear, a man goes through three phases also. In his 20s, his willy is like an oak tree, mighty and hard. In his 30s and 40s, it’s like a birch, flexible but reliable. After his 50s, it’s like a Christmas tree.”
    “A Christmas tree?” the daughter asks.
    “Yes, dead from the root up and the balls are just for decoration.”
     
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    A teacher is teaching a class and she sees that Johnny isn't paying attention, so she asks him, "If there are three ducks sitting on a fence, and you shoot one, how many are left?"
    Johnny says, "None."
    The teacher asks, "Why?"
    Johnny says, "Because the shot scared them all off."
    The teacher says, "No, two, but I like how you're thinking."
    Johnny asks the teacher, "If you see three women walking out of an ice cream parlor, one is licking her ice cream, one is sucking her ice cream, and one is biting her ice cream, which one is married?"
    The teacher says, "The one sucking her ice cream."
    Johnny says, "No, the one with the wedding ring, but I like how you're thinking!"
     
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    A man kills a deer and takes it home to cook for dinner. Both he and his wife decide that they won't tell the kids what kind of meat it is, but will give them a clue and let them guess. The dad said, "Well it's what Mommy calls me sometimes."
    The little girl screamed to her brother, "Don't eat it. Its an asshole!
     
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  12. sandrewn

    MDBCs 13 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1505
    November 13th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    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) Sadie Hawkins Day (United States) World Kindness Day  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    National Dream Destination Day
    National Hug a Musician Day
    National Indian Pudding Day
    Symphonic Metal Day
    Tempranillo Day
    World Quality Day
    World Usability Day
     
    Aryan Khan’s Birthday
    Gerard Butler’s Birthday
    Heather B’s Birthday
    Jimmy Kimmel’s Birthday
    Jordan Bridges’s Birthday
    Julia Michaels’s Birthday
    Justin Laboy’s Birthday
    Kelly Cutrone’s Birthday
    Lando Norris’s Birthday
    Matt Bennett’s Birthday
    Paulie Calafiore’s Birthday
    Whoopi Goldberg’s Birthday
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    Thu Nov 13th, 2025 - Wed Nov 19th, 2025 Transgender Awareness Week   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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  13. sandrewn

    MDBCs 12 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1504
    November 12th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    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, BD, or week for details)
    American Fancy Rat & Mouse Day
    Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
    National French Dip Day
    National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day
    Roast Dinner Day
     
    Anne Hathaway’s Birthday
    Arianny Celeste’s Birthday
    Cuban Link’s Birthday
    DJ Esco’s Birthday
    Grace Kelly’s Birthday
    NayVee Nelson’s Birthday
    Neil Young’s Birthday
    Noah Wiseman’s Birthday
    Omarion’s Birthday
    Romel Cummings’s Birthday
    Russell Westbrook’s Birthday
    Ryan Gosling’s Birthday
    Tonya Harding’s Birthday
    xQc’s Birthday
    Jorge Masvidal
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    Wed Nov 12th, 2025 - Tue Nov 18th, 2025 Benjamin Banneker Week   Wed Nov 12th, 2025 - Thu Nov 20th, 2025 Get Outdoors Week   Wed Nov 12th, 2025 - Fri Nov 21st, 2025 The Cairo International Film Festival   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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    MDBCs 11 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1503
    November 11th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
      They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:    Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.        At the going down of the sun and in the morning           We will remember them.                                                         (click on the day for details)
    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 (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) Combat Theatre Veterans Day (Romania) — marks the end of World War I and the first Romanian death in the Afghanistan War – 11 November 2003 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) Pepero Day (South Korea)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Armistice Day (Martinique)
    Armistice Day (Saint Barthelemy)
    Death/Duty Day
    French Guiana Armistice Day
    Metal Day
    National Indiana Day
    National Lei Day
    National Sundae Day
    Pocky Day
    PPUR Day
    Data Governance Day
    National Survivors’ Day
     
    Abigail Adams’s Birthday
    Ava Jules’s Birthday
    Barbara Boxer’s Birthday
    Corinne Olympios’s Birthday
    Demi Moore’s Birthday
    Emma Gonzalez’s Birthday
    FaZe Jarvis’s Birthday
    George S. Patton’s Birthday
    Jacob Whitesides’s Birthday
    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s Birthday
    Leighannsays’s Birthday
    Leonardo DiCaprio’s Birthday
    Melody Holt’s Birthday
    Patrick Starrr’s Birthday
    Richie Rich’s Birthday
    Susan Kelechi Watson’s Birthday
    Victor Cruz’s Birthday
    Vinny Guadagnino’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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    MDBCs 10 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1502
    November 10th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Adelin of Séez Áed mac Bricc Andrew Avellino Baudolino Elaeth Grellan Justus Lübeck martyrs Pope Leo I Monitor Theoctiste Tryphena of Rome November 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Cry of Independence Day (Panama) Day of Remembrance of Atatürk (Turkey) Day of Russian Militsiya (Russia) Heroes Day (Indonesia) or Hari Pahlawan Martinisingen (Germany) United States Marine Corps birthday (United States) World Keratoconus Day World Science Day for Peace and Development  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Area Code Day
    Constitution Day (Dominican Republic)
    International Accounting Day
    Sesame Street Day
    USMC Day
    World Immunization Day
    World Orphans Day
    World Top Up Day
    World NET Cancer Day
    Odd Socks Day
    National Civic Pride Day
    National Tradition Day in Argentina
     
    Big Pun’s Birthday
    Brittany Murphy’s Birthday
    Call Me Kevin’s Birthday
    Corey Gamble’s Birthday
    Dayna Frazer’s Birthday
    Diplo’s Birthday
    Ellen Pompeo’s Birthday
    Eve’s Birthday
    Gage Deon Halterman’s Birthday
    John Roberts’s Birthday
    Josh Peck’s Birthday
    Lilly Pulitzer’s Birthday
    Mackenzie Foy’s Birthday
    Michael Jai White’s Birthday
    Miranda Lambert’s Birthday
    Neil Gaiman’s Birthday
    Noelle Robinson’s Birthday
    Steven Lim’s Birthday
    Taron Egerton’s Birthday
    Tracy Morgan’s Birthday
    U-God’s Birthday
    Kiernan Shipka
    Walton Goggins
    Zoey Deutch
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    Mon Nov 10th, 2025 - Thu Nov 13th, 2025 Web Summit Lisbon   Mon Nov 10th, 2025 - Fri Nov 14th, 2025 Anti-Bullying Week National Young Readers Week   Mon Nov 10th, 2025 - Sun Nov 16th, 2025 Sugar Awareness Week Human-Animal Relationship Awareness Week Enterprise Week Global Entrepreneurship Week Kindness Week National Recycling Week   Fun Observances (2)
    Forget Me Not Day
    November 10 is Forget Me Not Day. All of us have people in our lives that we care about but are bad about keeping in touch with.

    Forget Me Not Day is an unofficial holiday that encourages people to try and reconnect with all those they may not be in touch with anymore.
    It is not clear who created this holiday, which is also called National Forget Me Not Day in the U.S.
    Alzheimer's Association
    In New Zealand, a similar holiday called Forget Me Not Days has been observed on June 5 and 6 every year since 2003. Started by two bank insurances as a way to fun raise for the Alzheimer's Association.
    How to Celebrate?
    Try and contact your long lost friends on social media websites and get talking with them. Send them a note saying that even though you haven’t been in touch you still miss them and care about them. Send forget me not flowers to your loved ones as a way to tell them how much they mean to you. Did You Know…
    …that in some cultures, forget-me-not flowers are used to remember those who die in a war?
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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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  16. sandrewn

    MDBCs 09 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1501
    November 9th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal (Pakistan) Christian feast day: Benignus of Armagh Dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Cathedral of the Pope (memorial feast day) Margery Kempe (Church of England) Martin Chemnitz (Lutheran) Nectarios of Aegina Theodore of Amasea (Roman Catholic Church) Virgin of Almudena (Madrid) Vitonus November 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Skulls or Dia de los ñatitas (Bolivia) Flag Day (Azerbaijan) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Cambodia from France in 1953. Inventors' Day (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) Uttarakhand Day (Uttarakhand, India) World Freedom Day (United States)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Brian Holland Legacy Day
    British Pudding Day
    Carl Sagan Day
    Day of Mourning
    Eleven09 Day
    Geriatric Tooth Fairy Day
    Go to an Art Museum Day
    International Tongue Twister Day
    Microtia Awareness Day
    National Louisiana Day
    National Pupusa Day
    National Scrapple Day
    Orphan Sunday
    Remembrance Sunday
    National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day
    Celebrate Social Media Kindness Day
    World Adoption Day
     
    Andy Studio’s Birthday
    Carl Sagan’s Birthday
    Carter Kench’s Birthday
    Chris Jericho’s Birthday
    Daphne Guinness’s Birthday
    Dorothy Dandridge’s Birthday
    Eric Dane’s Birthday
    Finley Tapp’s Birthday
    French Montana’s Birthday
    Hedy Lamarr’s Birthday
    Kory DeSoto’s Birthday
    Lou Ferrigno’s Birthday
    MOMO’s Birthday
    Nick Lachey’s Birthday
    Scarface’s Birthday
    Sisqo’s Birthday
    TaJiah Gary’s Birthday
    Vanessa Lachey’s Birthday
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    Sun Nov 9th, 2025 - Sat Nov 15th, 2025 Dear Santa Letter Week International Fraud Awareness Week National Split Pea Soup Week Nurse Practitioner Week Perioperative Nurse Week   Fun Observances
    Chaos Never Dies Day
    Feel like your life sometimes spirals into a chaotic mess? Then Chaos Never Dies Day on November 9 is the holiday for you.

    This made-up holiday encourages people to realize that chaos is part of life and that it will never die. So instead of getting hassled by it, just take a deep breath and let go of things that create chaos in your life on this day.
    Chaos Never Dies Day is also known as National Chaos Never Dies Day in the United States.
    How to Celebrate?
    Take the day for yourself and do things that de-stress you. Pack your lunch and go for a picnic in the park with your loved ones. Watch a feel good movie or read a book. Take a nap in the middle of the day and remember chaos never dies, so it can wait to hassle you for one more day. Did You Know…
    …that chaos theory, which is the study of dynamic systems can be applied to many fields of study including mathematics, biology, meteorology and philosophy?
     
     
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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 
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  17. sandrewn

    MDBCs 08 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1500
    November 8th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (Roman Catholic Church) Four Crowned Martyrs Godfrey of Amiens Johann von Staupitz (Lutheran) Blessed John Duns Scotus Saints and Martyrs of England (Church of England) Tysilio Willehad of Bremen November 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Intersex Day of Remembrance (New South Wales, Australia) International Day of Radiology (European Society of Radiology) National Aboriginal Veterans Day (Canada) Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Powers of Heaven (Eastern Orthodox Church) World Urbanism Day Victory Day (Azerbaijan)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Abet and Aid Punsters Day
    Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day
    National Cappuccino Day
    National Dunce Day
    National Harvey Wallbanger Day
    National Leon Day
    National Parents as Teachers Day
    National Saddle Hunting Day
    National STEM/STEAM Day
    Talk Money Day
    World Pianist Day
    World Radiography Day
    World Town Planning Day
    Shot Day
    National Ample Time Day
    Pertussis Awareness Day
     
    Benjamin Wadsworth’s Birthday
    Bentley Hammington’s Birthday
    Bobby Bowden’s Birthday
    Bonnie Raitt’s Birthday
    Damon Fizzy’s Birthday
    DanTDM’s Birthday
    David Muir’s Birthday
    Erica Mena’s Birthday
    Gordon Ramsay’s Birthday
    Hannah Rylee’s Birthday
    Jonathan Wheeler’s Birthday
    José Manuel López Castro’s Birthday
    Justin McElroy’s Birthday
    Khia’s Birthday
    Lauren Alaina’s Birthday
    Lisa Peachy’s Birthday
    Matilda Ramsay’s Birthday
    Naz Norris’s Birthday
    Nick Mara’s Birthday
    Tech N9ne’s Birthday
    Travis McElroy’s Birthday
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    Sat Nov 8th, 2025 - Fri Nov 14th, 2025 NYC Kidney Walk  
    Fun Observances
    Tongue Twister Day
    Say, Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers ten times really fast on November 8, because it is Tongue Twister Day!

    A tongue twister is a phrase that is very hard for people to articulate, especially when spoken in a sequence really fast.
    Finger Fumblers
    Most languages, including sign language have their own versions of tongue twisters. In sign language, they are known as finger fumblers. In many cultures, children usually use them as word games.
    Tongue twisters tend to rely on using similar sounding words that aliterate. That means that the first letters or sounds in the words are the same.
    How to Celebrate?
    Have a tongue twister contest with family, friends and co-workers. Whoever is able to say out a tongue twister without making mistakes wins. Make up your own tongue twister. Did You Know…
    …that she sells sea-shells on the sea-shore is a popular tongue twister that comes from a poem written by British songwriter Terry Sullivan and was based on the life of Mary Anning, a British fossil collector who was known to scout the beaches for fossils?
     
     
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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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  18. sandrewn

    MDBCs 07 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1499
    November 7th 2025 - 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, BD, or week for details)
    Fountain Pen Day
    Hug a Bear Day
    Love Your Lawyer Day
    National Cancer Awareness Day
    National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
    National Jersey Day
    National Programmatic Advertising Day
    National Retinol Day
    Notary Public Day
    Gumboot Friday
    International Day of Medical Physics
    National Medical Science Liaison Awareness and Appreciation Day
    International Merlot Day
     
    Adam DeVine’s Birthday
    Albert Camus’s Birthday
    Algee Smith’s Birthday
    Anthony Reeves’s Birthday
    Bethany Mota’s Birthday
    Briana Monique’s Birthday
    Chuki Beats’s Birthday
    David Guetta’s Birthday
    Duncan Joseph’s Birthday
    Ella Jane’s Birthday
    Elsa Hosk’s Birthday
    Gervonta Davis’s Birthday
    Hongjoong’s Birthday
    Jon Taffer’s Birthday
    Joni Mitchell’s Birthday
    Kamal Haasan’s Birthday
    Lorde’s Birthday
    Marie Curie’s Birthday
    Ronen Rubinstein’s Birthday
    THE8’s Birthday
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    Fri Nov 7th, 2025 - Thu Nov 13th, 2025 National Book Award Week         Fun Observances 
    Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day
    It's healthy, it's delicious and it's an easy-to-make, go-to snack. Celebrate almonds covered with sweet and bitter dark chocolate on November 7 or Bittersweet Chocolate With Almond Day.

    Made by dipping or rolling sautéed, roasted or caramelized almonds in melted chocolate, chocolate covered almonds were popular among the wealthy in the 18th century. Today, they are a quick snack perfect to take with on a hike, at a picnic or while on the go.
    Ancient Nuts
    Native to the Middle East and South Asia, almonds have been consumed by humans since ancient times. Archaeological evidence has shown that the almond fruit and nut was buried with Tutankhamun (King Tut) around 1300 BCE.
    Today, almonds are grown and used in cuisine all around the world. The United States is the world's largest producer of the nuts, with the state of California taking the lion share's of all the almonds exported by the country.
    Technically a drupe - a fruit with a fleshy body and hard seed - almonds are rich in Vitamins B and E and many essential minerals.
    Best for Baking
    Bittersweet chocolate is at least 35% chocolate liquor mixed with a minimal amount of sugar. In many parts of the world, it is also known as dark chocolate or semisweet chocolate. Bittersweet chocolate is used primarily for cooking and baking.
    How to Celebrate?
    Make your own bittersweet chocolate coated almonds. Experiment with flavors of this healthy snack - maybe add some cayenne pepper to give it a Mexican twist or use some rose essence and cardamom to make some Middle Eastern inspired bittersweet chocolate with almonds. Don't forget to share with family, friends and co-workers. Get creative. You don't just have to make bittersweet chocolate coated almonds to celebrate this fun food holiday. Instead, why not whip up a dessert that has both almonds and bittersweet chocolate. May we recommend a chocolate ice cream with caramelized almonds or an almond chocolate cake? Did You Know…
    …that wild almonds can kill you? The bitter version of the nut contains a high dosage of cyanide and eating a handful can prove fatal. But rest easy, the almonds you get from the stores and for food preparation are the harmless sweet, domestic variety
     
     
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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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    MDBCs 06 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1498
    November 6th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast days: Barlaam of Khutyn Demetrian Illtud Leonard of Noblac Melaine of Rennes Winnoc November 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Gustavus Adolphus Day (in Sweden, Finland and Estonia) Finnish Swedish Heritage Day (in Finland) International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Obama Day (in Kenya)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    Dog Film Festival
    Liberia Thanksgiving
    Marooned Without a Compass Day
    National Basketball Day
    National Cash Back Day
    National Ladies Learning Code Day
    National Nacho Day
    National Report Home Health Care Fraud Day
    National Team Manager Day
    Project Management Day
    Loy Krathong
    World Let’s Stop Shouting Day
     
    Adolphe Sax’s Birthday
    Ali-A’s Birthday
    Anna Shumate’s Birthday
    Baby Fendi’s Birthday
    Carl Lentz’s Birthday
    Cohen Muse’s Birthday
    Emma Rose Sutcliffe’s Birthday
    Emma Stone’s Birthday
    Glenn Frey’s Birthday
    Hannah Rathbun’s Birthday
    Hero Fiennes Tiffin’s Birthday
    Jackie Oshry’s Birthday
    Kris Wu’s Birthday
    Lamar Odom’s Birthday
    Lauren Orlando’s Birthday
    Maria Shriver’s Birthday
    Mike Wolfe’s Birthday
    Pat Tillman’s Birthday
    Sal Vulcano’s Birthday
    Sally Field’s Birthday
    Speaker Knockerz’s Birthday
    Talia Mar’s Birthday
    Traci Steele’s Birthday
    Ethan Hawke
    Mohamed Hadid
     
    Fun Observances  (3)
    Saxophone Day
    November 6 is Saxophone Day, an unofficial holiday that celebrates the woodwind instrument popularly used in jazz, classical music, and military ensembles.

    The day honors saxophonists and commemorates the birth anniversary of its inventor Adolphe Sax. Born in Belgium in 1814, Sax was an instrument maker and musician who designed and introduced the Saxophone in 1840.
    Used Extensively
    It was first adopted for use in military bands and soon became a popular instrument played in a concert band and in chamber music. Chamber music is a type of music played by a group of small instruments - ones that usually can fit into a small room or chamber.
    Today, the Saxophone is used extensively in jazz and other kinds of dance music and in symphony orchestras around the world.
    Many Different Types
    The Saxophone comes in many different varieties, though most saxophonists usually use one of the four most popular types. These are tenor, baritone, alto, and soprano saxophones. The tenor saxophone is usually used in jazz and rock music bands, while the baritone saxophone tends to be reserved for jazz solos. The Alto Saxophone is easy to play and therefore used to train beginners. The Soprano plays the highest pitch among all saxophones and is also often played in jazz bands.
    Other saxophones include Mezzo Soprano, Sopranino, Tubax, Bass and Contrabass.
    World Saxophone Day
    In 2015, the Sax Open Project, a group of music composers and saxophonists declared June 12 as the first annual World Saxophone Day. The day is part of the week long World Saxophone Congress and Festival.
    How to Celebrate?
    Are you a saxophonist? Bring out your instrument and play some music with a band or solo for your family and friends. Attend a chamber music, jazz or symphony orchestra concert. Keep an ear out for the Saxophone notes. If you have always wanted to learn how to play the Saxophone, today is the day to get started. Did You Know…
    …that Adolphe Sax was also responsible for inventing the Saxhorn, Saxotromba, and the Saxtuba?
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    Men Make Dinner Day
    The first Thursday of November is Men Make Dinner Day, a made-up holiday that encourages men to actively participate in household matters such as cooking.

    For long, the kitchen was considered to be the domain of women and were off limits to men. Today, as more and more women go out in the workforce and there is a demand for equality in the society, workplace and at home, this is a trend that is slowly fading out. Men and women become more equal partners in a family – they are sharing more and more house-related tasks like cooking, cleaning and parenting.
    Men Make Dinner Day is an attempt to spread the message that men can cook and can take on the responsibilities that were previously thought to be women's tasks.
    How to Celebrate?
    Men, wear an apron and get into the kitchen and make a dinner for your family. On this day, make a cooking schedule with your partner so that you can share the responsibilities of cooking and feeding your family. If you have never learned how to cook, maybe today is the day to begin - there are a lot of recipes for of easy to cook meals that can be found online and in cookbooks. Did You Know…
    …that the oldest cookbook on record is the De re conquinaria? Written in Latin, historians believe that it was written sometime in the 1st century.
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    International Stout Day
    Usually celebrated on the first Thursday of November, International Stout Day pays tribute to the stout, a popular type of beer.

    International Stout Day, whose creator is unknown, was first celebrated in 2011. It has gained in popularity over the years, with bars and breweries holding tasting events, brewing classes, and special happy hours with discounted stouts.
    Dark and Strong
    Historically, stout beer was considered to be a type of porter—a dark beer made from brown malt first introduced in London, England in the 17th century and popular throughout England and Ireland. The stronger and darker porters with more alcohol were called stout porters. Eventually, stout porters gained a faithful following, the word porter was dropped, and the beers came to be known only as stouts.
    Stouts are usually made with roasted malt or barley, hops, water, and yeast. They tend to have a higher alcohol content, though not always. Guinness, one of the world's best-known stouts, has about 4.1 to 4.3% alcohol by volume (ABV). Most stouts tend to fall between 5 to 8% ABV.
    Variety of Stouts
    As this type of beer became popular around the world in the 17th and 18th centuries, brewers started experimenting with fermenting conditions and ingredients to create several different kinds of stouts. For example, Milk or Sweet Stout is made by adding lactose, while Oatmeal Stout is made by adding oatmeal to the ingredient list. Other varieties include Russian Imperial Stout, American Stout, and Dry Stout.
    How to Celebrate?
    Gather your loved ones and visit your local brewery or bar to participate in a stout beer tasting. If you are a home brewer, why not take the opportunity to make your own signature stout at home? Don't forget to share with friends and family. Learn more about the history of beers in general and stouts in particular. Did You Know…
    …that beer enthusiasts use the word zythology to refer to the study of beer and beer making? The word cannot be found in a dictionary but is popular among those who brew and drink the beverage. It comes from the Greek words zythos, meaning beer, and logos, meaning study.
     
     
     
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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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    MDBCs 05 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1497
    November 5th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Christian feast day: All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg Berthild of Chelles Domninus Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist Galation Blessed Gomidas Keumurdjian Blessed Guido Maria Conforti Blessed Hryhoriy Lakota November 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Bank Transfer Day (United States) Colón Day (Panama) Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom, New Zealand and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), and its related observances: West Country Carnival (English West Country) Cinco de noviembre (Negros, Philippines) Kanakadasa Jayanthi (Karnataka, India)  
    Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
    American Football Day
    Bonfire Night
    Dev Diwali
    Gunpowder Day
    National Advent Calendar Day
    National Chinese Takeout Day
    National Controlled Environment Certifier Day
    National Love Your Red Hair Day
    National Redhead Day
    National Stress Awareness Day
    World Tsunami Awareness Day
    Eating Healthy Day
    International Sweater Vestival
    Wobbly Wednesday
    Kartika Purnima
     
    Alexa Chung’s Birthday
    AllStar’s Birthday
    Azlia Williams’s Birthday
    BoA’s Birthday
    Bryan Adams’s Birthday
    Daisy Dares You’s Birthday
    ElainaExe’s Birthday
    Ike Turner’s Birthday
    Johnny Damon’s Birthday
    Kevin Jonas’s Birthday
    Kris Jenner’s Birthday
    Lindsley Register’s Birthday
    Meredith Foster’s Birthday
    Naval Ravikant’s Birthday
    Odell Beckham Jr.’s Birthday
    Roy Rogers’s Birthday
    Ryan Adams’s Birthday
    Samuel Page’s Birthday
    Sophi Knight’s Birthday
    Virat Kohli’s Birthday
    Vivien Leigh’s Birthday
    Sam Rockwell
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    Wed Nov 5th, 2025 - Thu Nov 6th, 2025 Yi Peng Lantern Festival    
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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, 
I stopped in front of a birdcage to 
admire a parakeet.
    We watched each other for a few minutes before it asked,
    “Can’t you talk?”
     
     
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    I told myself, I don't care what the starting salary is!!!
     
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    Then after I saw this next job offer, I took the first one. I would rather shovel it,
    than swim in it!!!
     
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    MDBCs 04 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1496
    November 4th 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    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, BD, or week for details)
    Election Day
    Melbourne Cup Day
    National Candy Day
    National Chicken Lady Day
    National Easy-Bake Oven Day
    National Waiting for the Barbarians Day
    Roast Dinner Day
    Use Your Common Sense Day
     
    Bethenny Frankel’s Birthday
    Darrius Barney’s Birthday
    Dez Bryant’s Birthday
    Diddy’s Birthday
    Gaby - Gaby and Alex’s Birthday
    Jeff Kaplan’s Birthday
    Jessa Duggar’s Birthday
    Kathy Griffin’s Birthday
    Kirby Jenner’s Birthday
    Laura Bush’s Birthday
    Lorenzen Wright’s Birthday
    Lyna Perez’s Birthday
    Matthew McConaughey’s Birthday
    Ralph Macchio’s Birthday
    Raquel Santiago’s Birthday
    Rissa G.’s Birthday
    Steven Ogg’s Birthday
    Taylor Tomlinson’s Birthday
    TOP’s Birthday
    Victoria Leigh Soto’s Birthday
    Will Rogers’s Birthday
    Sean Combs
     
    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 
therapist asked him to say chicken. He responded with kitchen.
    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 
just call it a duck?”
     
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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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    MDBCs 03 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1495
    November 3rd 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
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    Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church) Alpaïs of Cudot 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) 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, BD, or week for details)
    All Saints Day (Colombia)
    Cliche Day
    Color the World Orange Day
    Give Someone a Dollar Day
    Jellyfish Day
    Job Action Day
    Marlborough Anniversary Day
    National Accessory Day
    National Homemaker Day
    National Housewife Day
    Recreation Day Tasmania
    Smart Home Day
    Traffic Directors Day
    Job Action Day
    One Health Day
     
    Adam Ant’s Birthday
    Alex Zedra’s Birthday
    Andi Miranda’s Birthday
    Anna Wintour’s Birthday
    Benito Skinner’s Birthday
    Bert Kreischer’s Birthday
    Charles Bronson’s Birthday
    Colin Kaepernick’s Birthday
    David After Dentist’s Birthday
    Desiree Dacosta’s Birthday
    Ella Mai’s Birthday
    Gabe Newell’s Birthday
    Joseline Hernández’s Birthday
    Karnation So Cool’s Birthday
    Kendall Jenner’s Birthday
    Lulu’s Birthday
    Minhyuk’s Birthday
    Nav’s Birthday
    Nihachu’s Birthday
    Roseanne Barr’s Birthday
    Dolph Lundgren
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    Mon Nov 3rd, 2025 - Fri Nov 7th, 2025 Number Confidence Week   Mon Nov 3rd, 2025 - Sat Nov 8th, 2025 Talk Money Week   Mon Nov 3rd, 2025 - Sun Nov 9th, 2025 Children’s Book Week  National Patient Transport Week Great British Game Week     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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  23. sandrewn

    MDBCs 02 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1494
    November 2nd 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    Christian feast day: Agapius and companions 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) Arrival of Indentured Labourers (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, BD, or week for details)
    All Souls Day (Brazil)
    Be the Impact Day
    Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day
    Daylight Savings Ends
    Dynamic Harmlessness Day
    Feast of St. Giusto
    Look for Circles Day
    National Ohio Day
    World Ballet Day
    Orphan Sunday
    International Doge Day
    Traffic Directors Day
     
    Aga Khan III’s Birthday
    Brielle Barbusca’s Birthday
    Daniel Boone’s Birthday
    David Schwimmer’s Birthday
    Dess Dior’s Birthday
    Dylan Dauzat’s Birthday
    Hannah Hart’s Birthday
    Isobel Yeung’s Birthday
    James K. Polk’s Birthday
    Jimmy Garoppolo’s Birthday
    Josh Wiggins’s Birthday
    KD Lang’s Birthday
    Kendall Schmidt’s Birthday
    Marie Antoinette’s Birthday
    Meow Michelle’s Birthday
    Nelly’s Birthday
    Nickayla Rivera’s Birthday
    Park Woo Jin’s Birthday
    RanbooLive’s Birthday
    Shah Rukh Khan’s Birthday
    Soy Luigi’s Birthday
    Stevie J.’s Birthday
    Thiago Messi’s Birthday
    Toni Logan’s Birthday
    Karamo Brown
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    Sun Nov 2nd, 2025 - Sat Nov 8th, 2025 Drowsy Driving Prevention Week National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week National Radiologic Technology Week Polar Bear Week Rad Tech Week  
    Fun Observances  (2)
    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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    Zero Taskings 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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    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    Weevil
    Weevil who?
    Weevil weevil rock you.
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    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    Sam and Janet
    Sam and Janet who?
    Samenjanet Evening.
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    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    From.
    From who?
    Actually, grammatically speaking you should say "from whom." ***
    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    A little old lady.
    A little old lady who?
    I didn't know you could yodel! ***
    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    Somebody who can't reach the doorbell! ***
    Knock! Knock!
    Who's there?
    Broken pencil.
    Broken pencil who?
    Forget it—this joke is pointless. ***
    Knock! Knock! Who's there? Boo hoo. Boo hoo who? Aww, don't cry—it's just a joke.
     
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    From the police blotter, 
or, what a beat cop deals with 
every day:
    • A deputy responded to a report 
of a vehicle stopping at mailboxes. 
It was the mail carrier.
    • 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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    Out of all the creatures in the animal kingdom, hairy frogs are among some of the most freaky. These creatures, also known as the trichobatrachus robustus, or the horror frog, live in Central Africa where they break their own bones in order to produce claws when faced when faced with predators. One researcher explained:
     
     
    Males grow up to about four inches and grow long hair-like strands of skin and arteries. Its believed that this “hair” helps the frogs take in more oxygen into their skin. 
     
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  24. sandrewn

    MDBCs 01 Nov 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1493
    November 1st 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    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, BD, or week for details)
    All Saints Day (Spain)
    D. Hamilton Jackson Day
    Deck the Everything Day
    Extra Mile Day
    Haryana Day
    International Pet Groomer Appreciation Day
    National Biologic Coordinators Day
    National Bison Day
    National Calzone Day
    National Cinnamon Day
    National Cook For Your Pets Day
    National Deep Fried Clams Day
    National Family Literacy Day
    National Mia Day
    National Pâté Day
    National Vinegar Day
    Prime Meridian Day
    Puducherry Liberation Day
    Scented Candle Day
    World Numbat Day
    Kekri
    Autistics Speaking Day
     
    Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Birthday
    Alex Wolff’s Birthday
    Anthony Kiedis’s Birthday
    Anthony Ramos’s Birthday
    Coco Crisp’s Birthday
    David Foster’s Birthday
    Earth Katsamonnat’s Birthday
    Gabrielle Bernstein’s Birthday
    GeorgeNotFound’s Birthday
    Jayden Bartels’s Birthday
    Jayo Sama’s Birthday
    Jenny McCarthy’s Birthday
    Jeongyeon’s Birthday
    JoJo Fletcher’s Birthday
    JP Cooper’s Birthday
    Kamehameha I’s Birthday
    Lil Peep’s Birthday
    Marc D'Amelio’s Birthday
    Miranda Brooke’s Birthday
    Natalia Tena’s Birthday
    Paige Hyland’s Birthday
    Penn Badgley’s Birthday
    Sada Bettencourt’s Birthday
    Sunset Safari’s Birthday
    Tim Cook
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    Sat Nov 1st, 2025 - Fri Nov 7th, 2025 National Fig Week National Medical Cannabis Week World Communication Week Marzipan Week World Communication Week  
    Observances (click on the month for details) Adopt A Senior Pet Month
    Adopt a Turkey Month
    Aviation History Month
    Banana Pudding Lovers Month
    Bladder Health Month
    COPD Awareness Month
    Diabetic Eye Disease Month
    Epilepsy Awareness Month
    Erectile Dysfunction Awareness Month
    Family Stories Month
    Filipino Values Month
    Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
    Library and Information Services Month
    Long-term Care Awareness Month
    Lung Cancer Awareness Month
    Manatee Awareness Month
    Military Family Month
    National Adoption Month
    National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
    National Children’s Month
    National Consciousness Month for Punctuality and Civility
    National Diabetes Month
    National Entrepreneurship Month
    National Family Caregivers Month
    National Family Literacy Month
    National Fun with Fondue Month
    National Gratitude Month
    National Healthy Skin Month
    National Home Care and Hospice Month
    National Inspirational Role Models Month
    National Life Writing Month
    National Marrow Awareness Month
    National Muscle Health Month
    National Native American Heritage Month
    National Novel Writing Month
    National Pepper Month
    National Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation Month
    National Pomegranate Month
    National Prevent a Litter Month
    National Raisin Bread Month
    National Repair Done Right Month
    National Rice Awareness Month
    National Roasting Month
    National Scholarship Month
    No-Shave November
    Peanut Butter Lovers Month
    Pet Cancer Awareness Month
    Pet Diabetes Month
    Philippine Book Development Month
    PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month
    Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
    Traditional and Alternative Health Care Month
    Worldwide Bereaved Siblings 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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  25. sandrewn

    MDBCs 31 Oct 2025

    By sandrewn,


    Bread Crumbs 1492
    October 31st 2025 - Holidays and Observances
     
    (click on the day for details)
    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, BD, or week for details)
    Bandana Day
    Books For Treats Day
    Frankenstein Friday
    National Breadstick Day
    National Caramel Apple Day
    National Doorbell Day
    National Knock Knock Joke Day
    Nevada Day
    World Cities Day
    World Lemur Day
    World Savings Day
    Muddy Dog Day
    Lutefisk Day
     
    Alison Victoria’s Birthday
    Ansu Fati’s Birthday
    Christopher Columbus’s Birthday
    Dan Rather’s Birthday
    Frank Iero’s Birthday
    Icewear Vezzo’s Birthday
    ItsFunneh’s Birthday
    John Candy’s Birthday
    John Keats’s Birthday
    Juliette Gordon Low’s Birthday
    Khalyla Kuhn’s Birthday
    Michael Landon’s Birthday
    Nick Saban’s Birthday
    Vanilla Ice’s Birthday
    Willow Smith’s Birthday
    Rob Schneider
     
    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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