(click on the day for details)
Birthday of Haile Selassie (Rastafari)
Children's Day (Indonesia)
Christian feast day:
Bridget of Sweden
Heiromartyr Phocas (Eastern Orthodox)
John Cassian (Western Christianity)
Liborius of Le Mans
Margarita María
Mercè Prat i Prat
Rasyphus and Ravennus
July 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
National Remembrance Day (Papua New Guinea)
Renaissance Day (Oman)
Revolution Day (Egypt)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Apolinario Mabini Day
Fast of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz - 1
Fast of Tammuz - 2
Hot Enough For Ya Day
International Yada Yada Yada Day
National Gorgeous Grandma Day
National Sprinkle Day
National Women Touched By Addiction Day
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day
World Sjogren's Day
Slash’s Birthday
David Dobrik’s Birthday
Paul Wesley’s Birthday
Marlon Wayans’s Birthday
Daniel Radcliffe’s Birthday
Woody Harrelson
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Monica Lewinsky
Kathryn Hahn
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Tue Jul 23rd, 2024 - Fri Aug 2nd, 2024
PANAFEST
Fun Observances
Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 23 is Vanilla Ice Cream Day. Celebrate this unofficial holiday of unknown origins by eating as much vanilla ice cream as you want without any guilt.
Made by freezing a custard of cream or milk, sugar, eggs, and vanilla beans or flavoring, vanilla ice cream is the most popular flavor of ice cream in the United States and Canada according to some surveys.
Recognizable Flavor
Vanilla is a flavoring that comes from the pods of the fruit of the vanilla orchid. A native plant of Mexico, vanilla was unknown to the world outside Central America until the late 1600s. Today, it is one of the world's most recognized flavors. The expression, plain vanilla, is used to refer to something that is commonplace and does not have any special or distinguishing characteristics.
Vanilla Ice Cream Day is also sometimes known as National Vanilla Ice Cream Day in the US.
How to Celebrate?
Do we need to say anything else other than it's Vanilla Ice Cream Day! Eat as much ice cream as you can possibly eat.
Having pancakes for breakfast? Add a dollop of vanilla ice cream with it. Brownies for dinner? Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Smoothies for an after workout snack? Add a few scoops of vanilla ice cream. Well, you get our point.
Did You Know…
…that vanilla is thought to be the world's second most expensive spice? The most expensive spice in the world is saffron.
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I eavesdropped on two of my language arts students. The first one asked, “Did you warsh your hands?”
“It’s not warsh, it’s wash,” said the other. “The r is silent.”
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The barman says, “We don’t serve time travelers in here.”
A time traveler walks into a bar.
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I don't know if you've ever had only five dollars in the bank, but guess what–you can't get it out. You can't.
You can visit your five dollars, you can call it on the phone, but you can't get it out.
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A business executive visits his Chinese friend in the hospital. “Li kai yang qi guan,” says the sick man feebly.
The executive desperately wants to help him, but he doesn't speak Mandarin.
“Li kai yang qi guan!” says the patient, as he draws his last breath.
Later that year, the executive is in Shanghai on business when he finally learns the meaning of Li kai yang qi guan:
“Get off my oxygen tube.”
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Carnival of Awussu (Tunisia)
Children's Day (Vanuatu)
Christian feast day:
Charbel (Maronite Church/Catholic Church)
Christina the Astonishing
Christina of Bolsena
Declán of Ardmore
John Boste
Kinga (or Cunegunda) of Poland
Martyrs of Daimiel
Menefrida of Cornwall
Sigolena of Albi
July 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Pioneer Day (Utah)
Police Day (Poland)
Simón Bolívar Day (Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, and Bolivia)
Navy Day (Venezuela)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Amelia Earhart Day
INTERNATIONAL SELF CARE DAY
National Day of Motoring
National Drive-Thru Day
National Tequila Day
National Thermal Engineer Day
Samaritans Awareness Day
Tell An Old Joke Day
“Talk to Us” Day
Mara Wilson’s Birthday
Jennifer Lopez’s Birthday
Casie Colson Baker’s Birthday
Amelia Earhart’s Birthday
Alexis Ryan’s Birthday
Elisabeth Moss
Anna Paquin
Rose Byrne
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Wed Jul 24th, 2024 - Thu Aug 8th, 2024
National marine week
Wed Jul 24th, 2024 - Fri Aug 30th, 2024
National Fishing Month
Fun Observances
Cousins Day
Cousins are fun to be with – they are almost like your siblings but you don’t have to share all your prized possessions with them all the time. Celebrate them on Cousins Day, an annual celebration of the special bond you share with your cousins.
Celebrated every year on July 24, the unofficial holiday is also sometimes known as National Cousins Day.
Shared Ancestors
In general, cousins are relatives with whom we share an ancestor, though in many cultures the term is commonly used to refer to the children of our aunts and uncles. In genealogy, which is the study of families and their history, a relationship between cousins - two people who have a common ancestor - is named after which generation they belong to.
The Many Different Types of Cousins
When cousins are from the same generation, they are known as first, second or third cousins. For example, first cousins are children of siblings - your uncle and aunt's children will be your first cousins. The children of first cousins are second cousins, and the children of second cousins are third cousins.
On the other hand, when two people are not from the same generation, their relationship is described by adding the word removed. First cousin once removed, for example, is used to describe the relationship between a person and the children of his or her first cousin - your first cousin's child will be your first cousin once removed. First cousin once removed can also be used to refer to a parent's first cousin.
Confused? One easy way to remember is that once removed means that there is a separation of one generation between the two relatives. Twice removed means there are two generations between them. The same logic applies to other degrees of cousinhood.
How to Celebrate?
Send a note or message to your cousins wishing them a happy Cousins Day. Tell them that you love them and you care about them.
If you live close to your cousins, why not get together with them and their families and do something fun?
If your cousins live far away, you could video chat with them or talk to them over the phone.
Did You Know...
...that a genogram is a type of a family tree that includes medical, hereditary, and psychological information about the members of the family?
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Hannu wants everything to be perfect for his anniversary trip to the hotel where he and his wife honeymooned 30 years earlier. So he gets there a day early to make all the arrangements. That night, he e-mails her but misspells the address, and the message goes to a recent widow.
The next day, the widow's son finds his mother passed out in front of her computer. On the screen is this e-mail:
“My darling wife, I've just gotten here and everything's set for your arrival tomorrow. I hope your trip down here will be as pleasant as mine.
“P.S. It's really hot!”
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My cousin always “borrows” money from her older brother's piggy bank, which drives him crazy. One day, she found the piggy in, of all places, the freezer.
Inside was this note:
“Dear sister, I hope you'll understand, but my capital has been frozen.”
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Did you hear about the weekly poker game with Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Leif Eriksson, and Francisco Pizarro?
They can never seem to beat the Straights of Magellan.
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“What are you doing?” asked my mother after I pressed several buttons on her microwave.
“Reheating these leftovers for two minutes at 80 percent.”
“I didn’t know you could do that.”
“Sure. How do you reheat bacon?”
“Oh,” she said, “that’s two biscuits and a popcorn.”
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Christian feast day:
Anne (Eastern Christianity)
Christopher (Western Christianity)
Cucuphas
Glodesind
James the Great (Western Christianity)
John I Agnus
Julian of Le Mans (translation)
Magnerich of Trier
July 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Earliest day on which Father's Day can fall, while July 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Sunday in July. (Dominican Republic)
Earliest day on which National Tree Planting Day can fall, while July 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Sunday in July. (Australia)
Earliest day on which Navy Day can fall, while July 31 is the latest; celebrated on last Sunday in July. (Russia)
Guanacaste Day (Costa Rica)
National Baha'i Day (Jamaica)
National Day of Galicia (Galicia, Spain)
Puerto Rico Constitution Day (Puerto Rico)
Republic Day (Tunisia)
International Afro-descendant Women's Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Carousel Day
Commemoration of the Assault on Moncada
Earth Overshoot Day
Fiesta de Santiago (Nicaragua)
Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day
Houston Day
International Digital Adoption (DAP) Professionals Day
International Red Shoe Day
National Chili Dog Day
National Drowning Prevention Day
National Hire a Veteran Day
National Hot Fudge Sundae Day
National Intern Day
National Merry Go Round Day
National Refreshment Day
National Thread the Needle Day
National Wine and Cheese Day
World Drowning Prevention Day
Jackie Christie’s Birthday
Hasan Piker’s Birthday
Estelle Getty’s Birthday
Dennis McKinley’s Birthday
Juwany Roman’s Birthday
Finn Bálor’s Birthday
Matt LeBlanc
Emmett Till
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Thu Jul 25th, 2024 - Sat Jul 27th, 2024
Darwin Show Day
Fun Observances
Culinarians Day
July 25 is Culinarians Day, an unofficial holiday that honors all cooks and chefs who bring good taste and great food in people's lives.
Culinarians are experts in the art and science of cooking and serving food. They can be chefs, cooks, home cooks, bakers, and anyone else who is involved in the process of preparing and serving meals. Professional culinarians tend to work in restaurants and commercial kitchens.
While the origins of Culinarians Day are unknown, we can all safely assume that the holiday was invented as a way to thank all the culinarians who make our experience of eating out fun and special.
How to Celebrate?
If you personally know a chef or a cook, send them a thank you note and a thoughtful gift.
Make a special dinner for the person who cooks for you every day.
Go out to eat and thank the chef and the cooks for laying out a good meal for you.
Did You Know...
...that the hat chefs wear is called a toque blanche (white hat in French)? It is believed that the height of the toque represents seniority and rank in the kitchen and the folds in the hat represent the qualification of the chef.
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A few weeks back, I went to the hardware store and bought an ax to use on an overgrown shrub. I put the ax in a bag and went a few doors down to the grocery store, where I bought two bottles of wine.
As the clerk placed the wine in the bag, he spotted the ax.
“This,” he said, “has all the makings of a very interesting weekend.”
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Our normally sweet Great Dane has one quirk: She hates United Parcel Service drivers.
While walking her one day, we came upon a guy delivering a package.
Struggling to keep hold of her, I joked, “As you can see, she just loves UPS men.”
Circumnavigating us, he muttered, “Don’t you feed her anything else?”
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Lenny tells the psychiatrist, “Every time I get into bed, I think there’s somebody under it.”
“Come to me three times a week for two years, and I’ll cure your fears,” says the shrink. “And I’ll charge you only $200 a visit.”
Lenny says he’ll think about it. Six months later, he runs into the doctor, who asks why he never came back.
“For $200 a visit?” says Lenny. “A bartender cured me for $10.”
“Is that so! How?”
“He told me to cut the legs off the bed.”
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I stayed in a hotel where the towels were so thick, I could hardly close my suitcase.
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Christian feast day:
Andrew of Phú Yên
Anne (Western Christianity)
Bartolomea Capitanio
Blessed Maria Pierina
Joachim (Western Christianity)
Paraskevi of Rome (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Venera
July 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Emancipation Day (Barbados)
Day of the National Rebellion (Cuba)
Esperanto Day
Independence Day (Liberia), celebrates the independence of Liberia from the American Colonization Society in 1847.
Independence Day (Maldives), celebrates the independence of Maldives from the United Kingdom in 1965.
Kargil Victory Day or Kargil Vijay Diwas (India)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Darwin Show Day
Fiesta de Santa Ana (Nicaragua)
Holistic Therapy Day
National All or Nothing Day
National Bagelfest Day
National Coffee Milkshake Day
National Disability Independence Day
National Dog Photography Day
National Saint Day
National Talk in an Elevator Day
One Voice Day
System Administrator Appreciation Day
World Mangrove Day
World Tofu Day
Mick Jagger’s Birthday
Kate Beckinsale’s Birthday
Mary Jo Houghton’s Birthday
Jason Statham’s Birthday
Helen Mirren’s Birthday
Ferran The Fashion King’s Birthday
Elizabeth Gillies’s Birthday
Sandra Bullock’s Birthday
DerekTrendz’s Birthday
Kevin Spacey
Stanley Kubrick
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Fri Jul 26th, 2024 - Thu Aug 1st, 2024
Hepatitis Awareness Week
Fri Jul 26th, 2024 - Fri Aug 2nd, 2024
Love Parks Week
Fun Observances
Uncle and Aunt Day
Honor all the awesome uncles and aunts in your life on Uncle and Aunt Day. The unofficial holiday is celebrated every year on July 26.
Uncles and aunts are fun to spend time with. They are just like parents except without the rules and regulations. They buy you gifts that your parents won't, dote on you, take you on fun vacations, and they are a huge part of your support system. So, celebrate your uncles and aunts on Uncle and Aunt Day.
In many western cultures, the term uncle and aunt is reserved for close family members, related by marriage or through genetics. This is in contrast to several other cultures, especially in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, where anyone who is from the generation of one's parent is referred to as an uncle or an aunt.
How to Celebrate?
Call your uncles and aunts or visit them to wish them a happy day.
Make them a nice meal or take them out to thank them for all the fun things you have done with them and learned from them.
Did You Know…
…that "say uncle" is a phrase popularly used in the United States and Canada and is usually used to concede defeat in a game or match?
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When in doubt, look intelligent.
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The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for steak to cook.
—Julia Child
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A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the first word you thought of.
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My grandfather is a meat and potatoes guy. Once, while getting dinner ready, I asked how he liked his vegetables prepared.
He said, “Fed to a cow, so they’ll turn into steak.”
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Our Grand Canyon guide was asked if people ever get too close to the edge and fall over.
“Some do,” he said. “I call that natural selection.”
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Christian feast day:
Arethas (Western Christianity)
Aurelius and Natalia and companions of the Martyrs of Córdoba.
Maurus, Pantalemon, and Sergius
Pantaleon
Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (Roman Martyrology)
National Sleepy Head Day (Finland)
Theobald of Marly
Titus Brandsma, O.Carm.
July 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (North Korea)
Iglesia ni Cristo Day (the Philippines)
José Celso Barbosa Day (Puerto Rico)
Medical Workers Day (Ukraine)
Martyrs and Wounded Soldiers Day (Vietnam)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Bagpipe Appreciation Day
Barbie-in-a-Blender Day
Cross Atlantic Communication Day
Gary Gygax Day
National Black Women's Equal Pay Day
International Decora Day
National Chicken Finger Day
National Creme Brûlée Day
National Day of the Cowboy
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
National Love is Kind Day
National New Jersey Day
National Roanoke Community Beautification Day
National Scotch Day
National Sleepy Head Day
Norfolk Day
Paddle for Perthes Disease Awareness Day
Take Your Houseplant For A Walk Day
Walk On Stilts Day
Robin Thede’s Birthday
iDubbbzTV’s Birthday
Jacqueline Walters’s Birthday
Elvis the Alien’s Birthday
Danny Duncan’s Birthday
Baby Goth’s Birthday
Sarah Miller’s Birthday
Tory Lanez’s Birthday
Abby Roberts’s Birthday
Alex Rodriguez’s Birthday
Triple H’s Birthday
Maya Rudolph
Fun Observances
Take Your Pants for a Walk Day
July 27 is Take Your Pants For A Walk Day. Because the purpose or the origins of the day are unknown, we can only surmise that the unofficial holiday encourages people (in pants) to go out for a walk and enjoy the many benefits that walking provides.
Studies have shown that walking at a medium to fast pace regularly can have tremendous mental and physical health benefits. Walking not only helps burn calories, but can also boost a person's mood and can help treat depression. It also reduces the risk of a variety of health problems including obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases.
How to Celebrate?
Get up early in the morning, wear your pants, and go for a walk!
Walking with weights is known to increase the effectiveness of the exercise. So why not fill a bag with all your pants and literally take them for a walk?
Did You Know…
… that the oldest historical records of pants date back to 10th BCE China?
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You can measure distance by time. "How far away is it?" "Oh, about 20 minutes."
But it doesn't work the other way.
"When do you get off work?" "Around three miles."
—Jerry Seinfeld
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I gave my cat a bath the other day ... they love it. He sat there, he enjoyed it, and it was fun for me.
The fur would stick to my tongue, but other than that ...
—Steve Martin
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First you forget names, then you forget faces.
Next you forget to pull your zipper up and finally,
you forget to pull it down.
—George Burns
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Every ten years, the monks in the monastery are allowed to break their vow of silence to speak two words.
Ten years go by and it’s one monk’s first chance. He thinks for a second before saying, “Food bad.”
Ten years later, he says, “Bed hard.”
A decade later, it’s the big day. He gives the head monk a long stare and says, “I quit.”
“I’m not surprised,” the head monk says. “You’ve been complaining ever since you got here.”
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Christian feast day:
Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church)
Arbogast
Barhadbesciabas
Carlos of Brazil (Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church)
Daniel (Catholic Church)
Lawrence of Brindisi
Praxedes
Victor of Marseilles
July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
Belgian National Day (Belgium)
Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)
Summer Kazanskaya (Russia)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Asalha Puja
Comic Con
Invite an Alien to Live with You Day
Lake Superior Day
Legal Drinking Age Day
National Be Someone Day
National Craft for your Local Shelters Day
National Day of Prayer Reflection and Thanksgiving in Montserrat
National Lamington Day
No Pet Store Puppies Day
Take a Monkey to Lunch Day
Vicky Terrazas’s Birthday
Romeo Santos’s Birthday
Robin Williams’s Birthday
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Sun Jul 21st, 2024 - Sat Jul 27th, 2024
National Parenting Gifted Children Week
National ZooKeeper Week
Sun Jul 21st, 2024 - Sun Jul 28th, 2024
Shark Week
Jul 25th, 2024 - Oct 21st, 2024
Buddhist Lent
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Junk Food Day
On July 21, let go of your diet and indulge in all your favorite unhealthy snacks without any guilt because it is Junk Food Day.
Junk food is a term used to refer to food that has a lot of calories but very little or no nutritional value. Popularized in the United States in the 1950s, the word is widely used for foods that are heavily processed, and have high amounts of sugars, fats, and salt.
Studies have shown that consuming junk food once-in-a-while does not have a negative effect on health - it is only when one eats junk food for a majority of their meals that their diet can be considered unhealthy. Consuming large amounts of foods considered to be junk, can lead to several health problems, including a high risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart issues.
Different Definitions
Different cultures have their own different definition of what constitutes junk food - what may be junk food in one culture, may be considered nutritional food in another. Many people believe that fast food is usually junk food, though some kinds of fast food are prepared in a healthy way and can be very nutritional.
How to Celebrate?
Have junk food for all your meals!
Start the day with your favorite junk food – may we suggest several slices of bacon and an egg omelet wedged between two slices of a glazed donut washed down with a big glass of orange soda? If someone questions your choice, you can always point out to the fact that eggs, bacon, donuts, and orange juice are all breakfast items.
Have a potato chip sandwich for lunch and a waffle burger – a burger between two waffles – for dinner.
Did You Know...
...that the first cotton candy (candy floss or fairy floss) machine was invented by a dentist? Dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton created the machine in 1897 and introduced it to the public at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Made out of pure sugar and some flavorings, cotton candy is widely considered to be a junk food.
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Ice Cream Day
Cool down with a scoop (or two) of refreshing ice cream on Ice Cream Day. Celebrated annually since 1984 on the third Sunday of July in the United States, the unofficial holiday celebrates everyone’s favorite sweet treat.
The holiday was created by an official proclamation by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. At the time, the holiday was supposed to be only celebrated once - on July 15, 1984. The ice cream industry, however, decided to continue the tradition every year since. In addition to observing a National Ice Cream Day, the proclamation also designated July as National Ice Cream Month. This too has now become a tradition.
Chinese Origin
Traditionally made by freezing a mixture of cream or milk, sugar, and some kind of flavoring, ice cream is often eaten after a meal as a dessert or as a mid-meal snack. As a treat, ice cream has a long and varied history, though very little is known about its origins. Some historians believed that the Chinese were responsible for inventing the earliest versions of this dessert, while others suggest that the Romans mixed snow with honey and fruits to create the first prototype of ice cream. Either way, the early types of ice cream were nothing like the ice cream we are familiar with today.
Only for Royals
In the old days before refrigerators became common kitchen equipment, ice cream was a food reserved for the royals and the rich and it was only eaten during special occasions. The development of refrigeration technology quickly made ice cream a commonly enjoyed dessert around the world. Today, people can easily make ice cream at home with the help of portable ice cream makers.
How to Celebrate?
Many ice cream parlors and stores have sales and specials on their products on this day. Visit one of them to celebrate this fun holiday.
Have ice cream for all your meals. It can be considered as a nutritious food group for this one day.
Don’t live in the United States? We suggest that that shouldn’t stop you from celebrating this awesome holiday. After all, ice cream is a delicious treat in every culture. Make your own ice cream and serve it to family and friends.
Tired of the usual vanilla or strawberry ice cream? Get creative with your flavorings. What about adding mint to your strawberry ice cream? Or bacon bits to your caramel ice cream?
Don't like to have just plain ice cream? What about making some ice cream sandwiches or an ice cream cake instead?
Did You Know...
...that some studies have shown that people buy and consume more ice cream on a Sunday than any other day of the week?
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My friend has a bad habit of overdrawing her bank account. One day before we went shopping, I complained about my lack of funds and lamented, “Guess I’ll use plastic.”
Unconcerned, she whipped out her checkbook: “I’m using rubber.”
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After an enthusiastic recommendation from my wife, I began listening to the audiobook version of Frank McCourt’s Teacher Man.
“I love it, but his writing style is so disjointed,” I complained. “He refers to characters I don’t know and introduces them a half hour later.”
My wife was as confused as I was, but I soldiered on, disoriented by the jumpy story line.
It wasn’t until the end of the book that my dilemma was explained—
I had set the iPod to Shuffle.
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While my parents were making their funeral arrangements, the cemetery salesman pointed out a plot that he thought they would like.
“You’ll have a beautiful view of the swan pond,” he assured them.
Dad wasn’t sold: “Unless you’re including a periscope with my casket, I don’t know how I’m going to enjoy it.”
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I bought a pint of Häagen-Dazs ice cream at the supermarket. As the cashier rang it up, I asked, “How do you pronounce that?”
Speaking slowly and distinctly, he said, “Four dollars and seventy-nine cents.”
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Birthday of the Late King Sobhuza (Eswatini)
Christian feast day:
Abd-al-Masih
Joseph of Tiberias (or of Palestine)
Markella
Mary Magdalene
Nohra (Maronite Church)
July 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Earliest day on which Parents' Day can fall, while 28 July is the latest; celebrated on the fourth Sunday in July. (United States)
National Press Day (Azerbaijan)
Ratcatcher's Day
Revolution Day (The Gambia)
Sarawak Independence Day (Sarawak, Malaysia)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Beta Glucan Day
Lion's Share Day
Mango Day
National Fragile X Awareness Day
National Hammock Day
National Penuche Fudge Day
Spoonerism Day
World Brain Day
National Be a Good Teammate Day
Shawn Michaels’s Birthday
Selena Gomez’s Birthday
Max Boyd’s Birthday
Larray’s Birthday
David Spade’s Birthday
This Trippy Hippie’s Birthday
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Mon Jul 22nd, 2024 - Thu Aug 25th, 2024
Royal Welsh Show
Fun Observances
Pi Approximation Day
July 22 is Pi Approximation Day. Also known as Casual Pi Day, the day is dedicated to the mathematical constant pi (π).
Pi denotes the relationship between a circle’s circumference and its diameter and is denoted by the fraction 22/7 which calculates approximately to 3.14. One of the most widely recognized mathematical constant, π, is an irrational number, the digits of which repeat in a random fashion and are never ending.
Depends on Date Format
People in countries that write their dates in the date/ month format celebrate Pi Approximation or Casual Pi Day on 22 July or 22/7. On the other hand, those who write their date in month/ date format celebrate Pi Day on March 14 (3/14 or 3-14) because the first three digits of the date correspond to the first three digits of pi - 3.14.
Move to Replace Pi
In recent years, some mathematicians and physicists have argued for the replacement of the π by tau and to celebrate Tau Day on June 28 instead of celebrating Pi Day or Pi Approximation Day.
How to Celebrate?
Here are some ways you can celebrate this irrational, but fun holiday:
Celebrate the day with lots of pie – remember a pie is also a circle so not only are you learning something about math, but also having fun while eating it!
Have a pi contest. Whoever knows the most digits in the number takes home a pie.
Did You Know...
...that the sequence 123456 does not occur in the first million digits of pi?
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I didn't enlist in the Army -- I was drafted. So I wasn't going to make life easy for anyone. During my physical, the doctor asked softly, "Can you read the letters on the wall?"
"What letters?" I answered slyly.
"Good," said the doctor. "You passed the hearing test."
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There are people who have green thumbs. And then there's me, Ms. Black Thumb. I didn't think anyone else noticed until the day my sister visited.
"I found this in the yard," she said, handing me a potted plant as she came in the door. "I think the wind blew it off your deck."
"It wasn't the wind," my husband joked. "It jumped."
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My brother delivered prescriptions to people too ill to go out. Since the neighborhoods he visited were often unsafe, he decided to get some protection.
"Why do you need a pistol?" asked the clerk at the gun shop.
My brother had to explain, "I deliver drugs at night and carry a lot of money."
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Shortly after the FAA announced the ban on fluids, my husband was stopped by airport security because they found a bottle of water in one of his carry-on bags.
"Sorry," the officer said, tossing the bottle into a bin of confiscated items, "but water is now considered a liquid."
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Birthday of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus (Norway)
Christian feast day:
Ansegisus
Apollinaris of Ravenna
Aurelius
Ealhswith (or Elswith)
Elijah
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Amelia Bloomer, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Ross Tubman (Episcopal Church (USA))
John Baptist Yi (one of The Korean Martyrs)
Margaret the Virgin
Thorlac (relic translation)
Wilgefortis (cult suppressed)
July 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Día del Amigo (Argentina, Brazil)
Engineer's Day (Costa Rica)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence declaration of Colombia from Spain in 1810.
International Chess Day
Lempira Day (Honduras)
Tree Planting Day (Central African Republic)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Asahna Bucha Day
Esala Full Moon Poya
Full Moon Day of Waso
International Snowdon Race
Moon Day
National Fortune Cookie Day
National Lollipop Day
NATIONAL PENNSYLVANIA DAY
National Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Day
National Ugly Truck Contest Day
Toss Away the “Could Haves” and “Should Haves” Day
Women's Union Establishment Day
Woodie Wagon Day
World Jump Day
Pop Smoke’s Birthday
Pepe’s Birthday
Alycia Debnam-Carey’s Birthday
Unpopular Edits’s Birthday
Chris Cornell’s Birthday
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Sat Jul 20th, 2024 - Sun Jul 28th, 2024
National Moth Week
Fun Observances
Space Exploration Day
On July 20, look up at the sky and think back on all the advances humankind has made in exploring and understanding space because it is Space Exploration Day.
The annual holiday commemorates the anniversary of the first manned mission to the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Americans astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to step foot on the surface of the Moon.
In 1984, the day was proclaimed a holiday by United States President Ronald Reagan. The fifth manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, Apollo 11 was launched from Florida on July 16. It returned to Earth with the 3 astronauts - Armstrong, Aldrin, and Michael Collins on July 24.
Moon Day
The holiday, which is also sometimes called Moon Day, encourages people to learn more about space exploration. It attempts to inspire young adults to consider space sciences and space exploration as careers.
Everything you need to know about the Moon
How to Celebrate?
Visit your local space and science museums and spend the day there learning about space and our astronomical neighbors.
Join an astronomy club and participate in their Space Exploration Day activities.
If you have young children in your life, get them interested in space and related fields by reading them books about space and space technology.
Did You Know...
...that 12 people, including Armstrong and Aldrin, have walked on the surface of the Moon?
***
Did you ever notice that from the time you hang up the phone until the pizza guy shows up, the only conversation you have is
“Where’s the guy with our pizza?”
***
When my lifelong-bachelor uncle turned 78, he traveled across the country to visit a dozen or so old girlfriends.
“How’d it go?” I asked when he returned.
“Thank God I never married any of them,” he said. “They’re all widows.”
***
A customer’s request to the general store in his vacation town:
“I would like to reserve a New York Times, Star-Ledger, and Post for every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from June 22 till Labor Day. However, we will be in Greece from July 1 to July 8. My son may or may not pick up the papers then, we don’t know. We will be in Spain for two weeks in August. Not sure which two, though. We’ll try to let you know. Oh, and we don’t need the Times on any Mondays in July, except the 8th of July.”
The store’s response:
“Effective July … we will no longer be reserving newspapers.”
***
Why are cowboy hats turned up on the sides?
So that three people can fit in the pickup.
(click on the day for details)
Palace Day
Christian feast day:
Arsenius (Catholic Church)
Bernold, Bishop of Utrecht
Justa and Rufina
Kirdjun (or Abakerazum)
Macrina the Younger, Sister of St. Basil the Great
Symmachus
July 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Martyrs' Day (Myanmar)
Sandinista Day or Liberation Day (Nicaragua)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Flight Attendant Safety Professionals' Day
Flitch Day
International Retainer Day
National Daiquiri Day
National Football Day
National Urban Beekeeping Day
National Words with Friends Day
Pflasterspektakel Linz
International Karaoke Day
Shane Dawson’s Birthday
Riley Curry’s Birthday
Karl Jacobs’s Birthday
Brian May’s Birthday
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Birthday
aestheticfashion19’s Birthday
Fun Observances
Stick Out Your Tongue Day
July 19 is Stick Out Your Tongue Day.
It is unclear whether the anonymous inventor of this made-up holiday intended it to be a day for people to stick out their tongues at everyone they come across or for them to visit their doctors to get a general check-up.
It is also possible that the creator of this unofficial holiday created it to encourage people to defy odds and attempt things that they find difficult to do.
Many cultures consider sticking out the tongue at someone as a childish, rude, and insulting gesture. In these cultures, when children stick out their tongue at adults, it is seen as an act of disobedience. In Tibet, however, sticking out one's tongue is considered to be a polite form of greeting.
Perfectly Fine at the Doctor's Office
There is one place where sticking out one's tongue is not only considered ok, but can be sometimes essential - in a doctor's office. The tongue, which is a muscle that helps humans in eating food and speaking, is also one of the many organs in the human body that doctors check to detect signs of illness.
Today, sticking out one's tongue over the Internet or through text (or SMS) is done through emoticons, and seen as a way to express a point that should not be taken very seriously. The emoticon is written by typing a colon, followed by a dash, and a capital (:-P).
How to Celebrate?
Stick out your tongue at people. Just let them know why you are doing it, lest they think of you as a terribly rude person.
If there are things that are bothering you, take this day to stick your tongue out at them.
If you are overdue for a general check-up, perhaps today is the day to visit the doctor and get a clean bill of health.
Did You Know...
...that the human tongue can have anywhere from 2,000 to 8,000 taste buds?
***
A millionaire, a hard hat, and a cheapskate are at a bar... When they get their beers, they notice a fly in each mug.
The millionaire politely asks the bartender for another beer, then sips the new one.
The hard hat spills out just enough to get rid of the fly and quaffs the rest.
It’s now the cheapskate’s turn:
He sticks his hand into the beer, grabs the fly by the wings, and shouts, “Spit it out! Spit it out!”
***
A man, shocked by how his buddy is dressed, asks him, “How long have you been wearing that bra?”
The friend replies, “Ever since my wife found it in the glove compartment.”
***
A hermit leaves the solitude of his rural home and ventures into town for the first time in his life to try to get a loan. Inside the bank, he tells the manager, “I want to borrow $10,000 to build a bathroom in my house.”
“I don’t believe I know you,” says the manager. “Where have you done your business before?”
The hermit replies, “Out back in the woods.”
***
A man invited a woman over to his home for a seven-course meal.
“That’s lovely,” she said. “What are we going to have?”
He said, “A hot dog and a six-pack of beer.”
(click on the day for details)
Christian feast day:
Arnulf of Metz
Bruno of Segni
Camillus de Lellis (optional memorial, United States only)
Eadburh (or Edburga) of Bicester
Elizabeth Ferard (Church of England)
Frederick of Utrecht
Maternus of Milan
Pambo
Philastrius
Symphorosa
Theodosia of Constantinople
July 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Uruguay)
Nelson Mandela International Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Birthday of Don Luis Munoz Rivera
National Dapper Your Data Day
National Sour Candy Day
Perfect Family Day
World Listening Day
Black Leaders Awareness Day
Vin Diesel’s Birthday
Chayce Beckham’s Birthday
Taemin’s Birthday
Nelson Mandela’s Birthday
Canelo Álvarez’s Birthday
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Thu Jul 18th, 2024 - Sat Aug 17th, 2024
South Asian Heritage Month
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Insurance Nerd Day
Insurance Nerd Day on July 18 celebrates the insurance industry and helps raise awareness about the importance of insurance in our daily lives.
It was created in 2016 by an insurance company in the United States as a way to showcase the profession and dispel general misconceptions about how staid and boring the field can be.
Risk Management
Insurance is a form of risk management, where a person or company agrees to pay out financial compensation in case of accidents, disability, natural disasters, ill health, or death. To receive the payouts, the insured has to buy the insurance by paying the insurer premiums, usually monthly.
There are different kinds of insurance, including life, health, automobile, business, home, travel, and credit insurance.
While insurance does not reduce risks, it can help mitigate the financial losses and hardships that accompany unexpected adverse events.
Complicated Calculations
The cost of insurance depends on the number of insured entities—the more people pay into the pool, the lower the premium. The calculations of how much to charge people are so complicated that it is a field of study known as actuarial science.
Actuarial scientists calculate the premiums based on a variety of statistical factors. For example, the amount a company can charge for automobile insurance depends on the age and health of the driver, the condition of the car, and their history of driving.
Not a Boring Profession
Due to the complicated nature of the industry and the strict educational requirements for entering it, many people think that an insurance company is a boring and staid place to work. It is this image of insurance workers that this holiday is trying to change.
Insurance professionals play an important role in society and help people during some of the worst times of their lives.
How to Celebrate?
If you know an insurance agent, use this day to thank them for all the work they do.
If you know a mathematically-inclined young person, encourage them to learn more about actuarial science as a field of study and future profession.
Take the day to make sure you are adequately insured so that in case of an accident, you and your loved ones are covered and protected.
Did You Know...
...that ancient Greeks and Romans had a form of health and life insurance? Thiasoi or benevolent societies were set up to help the sick and the bereaved.
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Caviar Day
On July 18, take out your best vodka and pair it with some top-of-the-shelf caviar because it is Caviar Day. The unofficial holiday of unknown origins encourages people to try out the delicacy while promoting environmentally friendly and humane fishing practices.
Considered to be a delicacy in many parts of the world, caviar is salt-cured roe or fish eggs, usually from sturgeon. Traditionally, the term caviar was used to refer to roe from sturgeons from the Caspian Sea, though in recent years the roe of other fish found elsewhere are also commonly called caviar.
From Pig Feed to Luxury Food
Derived from the Persian word khaya meaning egg, caviar did not gain its status as a food for the rich and famous until the 1800s. Before that, even though sturgeon was a commonly eaten fish, its roe was considered worthless and routinely used as pig and other animal feed. By the end of the 18th century, however, caviar had found its way on the dinner tables of royals around the world and had become a coveted food item. Today, caviar is considered to be a luxury food.
How to Celebrate?
If you have never tried caviar before, today is the day to take the plunge and try it. What is the worst that can happen? You may not like it, but at least you will know what it tastes like.
If you like caviar, why not have a caviar tasting party for your friends?
Did You Know…
…that the rarest and the most expensive caviar comes from the beluga sturgeon found in the Caspian Sea?
***
I realized my little nephew will never know life without Facebook.
He’ll never know what it’s like to go, “I wonder what happened to that guy Chris from high school?”
and then just shrug his shoulders and move on.
***
Doctor Jones likes to stop at a bar after work and enjoy an almond daiquiri.
One day, Dick the bartender runs out of almonds and uses hickory nuts instead.
The doctor takes a sip and says, "Is this an almond daiquiri, Dick?"
And Dick says, "It's a hickory daiquiri, Doc."
***
A guy walks into a bar and finds a horse serving drinks.
The horse asks, "What are you staring at? Haven't you ever seen a horse tending bar before?"
The guy says, "It's not that. I just never thought the parrot would sell the place."
***
A grasshopper hops into a bar.
The bartender says, "You're quite a celebrity around here. We've even got a drink named after you."
The grasshopper says, "You've got a drink named Steve?"
(click on the day for details)
Christian feast day:
Alexius of Rome (Western Church)
Andrew Zorard
Cynehelm
Cynllo
Inácio de Azevedo
Jadwiga of Poland
Magnus Felix Ennodius
Marcellina
Martyrs of Compiègne
Blessed Pavel Peter Gojdič (Greek Catholic Church)
Pope Leo IV
Romanov sainthood (Russian Orthodox Church)
Speratus and companions
William White (Episcopal Church))
July 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (South Korea)
Gion Matsuri (Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto)
Independence Day (Slovakia)
International Firgun Day (international)
King's Birthday (Lesotho)
U Tirot Sing Day (Meghalaya, India)
World Day for International Justice (International)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
National Hot Dog Day
National Lottery Day
National Peach Ice Cream Day
National Tattoo Day
Take Your Poet to Work Day
Wrong Way Corrigan Day
Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day
Glioblastoma Awareness Day
Kali Uchis’s Birthday
Kade Skye’s Birthday
David Hasselhoff’s Birthday
Luke Bryan’s Birthday
Angela Merkel’s Birthday
Jeremih Felton’s Birthday
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Wed Jul 17th, 2024 - Tue Jul 23rd, 2024
Hemp History Week
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Yellow Pig Day
July 17 is Yellow Pig Day. Despite its name, the day is not a celebration of the porcine world, but a celebration of the number 17.
The unofficial holiday was created in the early 1960s by Princeton mathematics students, David Kelly and Michael Spivak, while working on the special properties of the number 17.
It is unclear why the day was called Yellow Pig Day or what a yellow pig has to do with the number 17, though legend has it that it is in reference to David Kelly's collection of yellow pigs. The mascot of the holiday, the yellow pig, has 17 toes, 17 eyelashes, and 17 teeth.
A Number With Special Properties
17 is a prime number that has significance in mathematics. It is the sum of the first four prime numbers - 2, 3, 5, and 7. A prime number is a number that can only be divided by 1 and by itself. Several studies have shown that when people are asked to choose a number between 1 and 20, a majority of people choose the number 17.
17 is not always a special number. In Italy, for example, 17 is considered to an unlucky number.
How to Celebrate?
Gift the mathematicians in your life marzipan Yellow Pig candies or yellow pig plush toys.
Do 17 acts of kindness during the day.
Sing Yellow Pig carols.
Did You Know...
...that the fear of the number 17 is called heptadecaphobia.
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Emoji Day
World Emoji Day on July 17 is an unofficial holiday that pays homage to emojis.
The holiday was created in 2014 by Jeremy Burge as a way to celebrate emojis and to popularize their usage. Burge is the creator of Emojipedia, a reference website for emojis. He chose July 17 as the date for the observance because of the way the calendar emoji is displayed on iPhones—a calendar that has July 17 as the default date.
Japanese Invention
Emojis are graphical representations of emotions, ideas, and thoughts. A Japanese invention of the 1990s, they were first introduced to the world in 2011 by Apple in their iPhones. The word emoji in Japanese means picture character or picture letter.
Emojis have now become an integral part of online communications—billions of emojis are sent in social media and text messages daily. Some of the most widely used emojis including the face with tears of joy, the heart, and the face with heart eyes.
A New Language
The widespread usage of emojis in everyday online correspondence has led linguistics experts to believe that emojis might be evolving into a new type of language. According to experts, emojis can be very convenient and effective in written communication, where emotion and tone are harder to convey.
At the same time, there have been concerns that emojis can also lead to miscommunications, especially when people interpret an emoji differently.
Emoji Versus Emoticons
Many people use the words emoji and emoticons interchangeably, even though they are not the same thing. Emoticons are text only while emojis are stylized images.
How to Celebrate?
Use only emojis to communicate with everyone on social media and text/SMS today.
Carry index cards with emojis printed on them and use them when interacting with people in real life. Let them know you are celebrating World Emoji Day.
Did You Know...
...that the Oxford Dictionaries declared emoji as the word of the year in 2015?
***
At the nudist colony for communists, two men are sitting on the front porch.
One turns to the other and says, "I say, have you read Marx?"
The other replies, "Yes … I believe it's these wicker chairs."
***
An old farmer is inconsolable after his dog goes missing. He takes out an ad in the newspaper,
but two weeks later, there’s still no sign of the mutt.
“What did you write in the ad?” his wife asks. “
‘Here, boy,’ ” he replies.
***
A panda walks into a bar and gobbles some beer nuts. Then he pulls out a gun, fires it in the air, and heads for the door.
"Hey!" shouts the bartender,
but the panda yells back, "I'm a panda. Google me!"
Sure enough, panda: "A tree-climbing mammal with distinct black-and-white coloring. Eats shoots and leaves."
***
This cowboy walks into a bar and orders a beer.
His hat is made of brown wrapping paper, his shirt and vest are made of waxed paper, and his chaps, pants, and boots are made of tissue paper.
Pretty soon they arrest him for rustling.
(click on the day for details)
Christian feast day:
Gondulphus of Tongeren
Helier
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Fiesta de La Tirana (Tarapacá Region, Chile)
Reineldis
July 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Engineer's Day (Honduras)
Holocaust Memorial Day (France)
Guinea Pig Appreciation Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day
Ashura
Fresh Spinach Day
Guru Purnima
Harela
La Paz day
Manu’a Cession Day (in lieu)
National Atomic Veterans Day
National Cherry Day
National D.R.E.S.S. Syndrome Day
National Personal Chef Day
National Wedding Invitation Day
Rural Transit Day
Saune Sankranti
Tassoua
World Snake Day
Will Ferrell’s Birthday
Luke Hemmings’s Birthday
Kaylyn Sans’s Birthday
Corey Feldman’s Birthday
Wizkid’s Birthday
Katrina Kaif’s Birthday
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Tue Jul 16th, 2024 - Wed Jul 31st, 2024
Festival of British Archaeology
Fun Observances
Corn Fritters Day
July 16 is Corn Fritters Day. So, take out your best cooking pan, mix a batch of flour, sweet corn, eggs, and milk and whip up a batch of delicious and comforting corn fritters.
Fritters are battered and fried - deep or shallow - foods. Most cultures have their versions of fritters and one can usually have them as roadside snacks.
In the Southern United States, where they are a popular snack, corn fritters are served as a side dish with a sweet condiment - usually honey, jam, or cream.
How to Celebrate?
Love corn fritters? Corn Fritters Day is a great excuse to have them the whole day long - for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Corn fritters are very easy to make. All you need is sweet corn, flour, eggs, milk, butter, and baking powder. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, fry them, and you have corn fritters! Don't forget to share these with your family and friends!
Trying to be healthy? Bake instead of frying these delicious comfort food snacks.
Experiment with different toppings that will elevate the flavor of this delicious snack.
Did You Know...
...that every continent in the world, except Antarctica, grows corn for food?
***
Would You Like to Join …
The Yoko Club? Oh no.
The German Philosophy Club? I Kant.
The Compulsive-Rhymers Club? Okey-dokey.
The Codependence Club? Can I bring a friend?
The Procrastinators Club? Maybe next week.
***
A man is visiting an old friend when a little girl races through the room.
“Diploma,” the friend calls after her, “bring us two cups of coffee.”
“Diploma? What an odd name,” says the visitor. “How did she get it?”
The friend sighs. “I sent my daughter to study at the university in Lisbon, and that's what she came back with.”
***
As they leave the courthouse, a lawyer turns to his grim-faced client and says, “Janez, what's wrong? You were acquitted.”
“I know, but now I'm really in trouble,” says Janez. “I just rented out my apartment for three years.”
***
Wife: “Honey, did you notice? I bought a new toilet brush.”
Husband: “Yes, I did. But I still prefer the paper.”
(click on the day for details)
Bon Festival (Kantō region, Japan)
Christian feast day:
Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Anne-Marie Javouhey
Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
Bonaventure
Dispersion of the Apostles (formerly by the Catholic Church)
Donald of Ogilvy
Edith of Polesworth
Edith of Wilton
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Plechelm
Quriaqos and Julietta (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox)
Swithun
Vladimir the Great (Eastern Orthodox; Catholic Church)
July 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Earliest day on which Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera can fall, while July 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday of July. (Puerto Rico)
Earliest day on which Galla Bayramy can fall, while July 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Sunday of July. (Turkmenistan)
Earliest day on which Marine Day can fall, while July 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday of July. (Japan)
Earliest day on which President's Day can fall, while July 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday of July. (Botswana)
Elderly Men Day (Kiribati)
Festival of Santa Rosalia (Palermo, Sicily)
Sultan's Birthday (Brunei Darussalam)
Statehood Day (Ukraine)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Celebration of the Horse Day - 1
National I Love Horses Day - 2
Developmental Disability Professionals Day
Global Hug Your Kids Day
National Be A Dork Day
National Clean Beauty Day
National Get Out of the Dog House Day
National Give Something Away Day
National Pet Fire Safety Day
National Respect Canada Day
Orange Chicken Day
NATIONAL TAPIOCA PUDDING DAY
The Democracy and National Unity Day of Turkey
World Youth Skills Day
Blackcurrant Day
Social Media Giving Day
International Stamp Out Spiking Day
Lana Parrilla’s Birthday
Jim Jones’s Birthday
Damian Lillard’s Birthday
Diane Kruger
Linda Ronstadt
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Mon Jul 15th, 2024 - Sun Jul 21st, 2024
Coral Reef Awareness Week
Fun Observances
Gummi Worm Day
Held annually on July 15, Gummi Worm Day celebrates and honors these chewy and yummy creepy crawly sweet treats.
Remember gummi worms? Yes, those delicious sour and sweet candies of your childhood that resembled worms? Remember how you ate them by the fistful just to gross out other adults? Well, now you can do that again once a year on Gummi Worm Day.
German Origins
Gummi worms are gelatin-based candies that look like colorful worms. They were first created and marketed by German candy company, Trolli, and are just one of the many gummi candies available in the market.
The first gummi (or gummy) candies were created in 1922 by another German candy company called Haribo. These were in the shape of bears and are now popularly known around the world as gummi bears.
How to Celebrate?
Treat yourself with a big bag of gummi worm candies.
Bring gummi worms to work and share them with your co-workers.
Learn how to make them at home from scratch.
Did You Know...
...that the word gummi comes from the German word gummi, meaning rubber?
***
After a checkup, a doctor asked his patient, “Is there anything you’d like to discuss?”
“Well,” said the patient, “I was thinking about getting a vasectomy.”
“That’s a big decision. Have you talked it over with your family?”
“Yes, we took a vote … and they’re in favor of it 15 to 2.”
***
A Red Sox fan walks into a Boston pub and spots a guy wearing a New York Yankees cap.
“Drinks for everyone here, bartender!” shouts the Red Sox fan. “Except for Mr. Yankees!”
The Yankees fan smiles and says, “Thank you!”
Infuriated, the Red Sox fan orders another round of drinks for everyone except Mr. Yankees, who, again, thanks the man.
This goes on for a while, until Mr. Red Sox asks the bartender, “What’s the matter with that guy? I’ve ordered rounds of drinks for everyone but him, and all he does is thank me. Is he nuts?”
“No, he’s not nuts,” says the bartender. “He owns the place.”
***
Customer: Pardon me, I’m lost.
Me: What are you looking for?
Customer: I’m looking for Milkjer Boulevard.
Me: I’ve never heard of it. Can I see your directions?
Customer: Sure. See, it’s spelled M-L-K-J-R Boulevard.
***
During a science lesson, my sister-in-law picked up a magnet and said to her second-grade class,
“My name begins with the letter M, and I pick things up. What am I?”
A little boy answered, “You’re a mommy.”
(click on the day for details)
Christian feast day:
Boniface of Savoy
Gaspar de Bono
Camillus of Lellis (Roman Catholic Church, except in the United States)
Deusdedit of Canterbury
John Keble (Church of England)
Samson Occom (Episcopal Church (United States)
July 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Bastille Day (France and dependencies)
International Non-Binary People's Day
Republic Day (Iraq)
Victoria Day (Sweden). The birthday of Crown Princess Victoria is an official flag flying day in Sweden.
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Barn Day
Emmeline Pankhurst Day
Fete de la Federation
Kharchi Puja
National Be Nice to Bugs Day
National Break Free From the Big Three Day
National Grand Marnier Day
National Mac and Cheese Day
National Nude Day
National Tape Measure Day
Shark Awareness Day
World Chimpanzee Day
Vinnie Hacker’s Birthday
Gerald Ford’s Birthday
Trap Beckham’s Birthday
Tameka Harris’s Birthday
Koe Wetzel’s Birthday
Dorit Kemsley’s Birthday
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Sun Jul 14th, 2024 - Sat Jul 20th, 2024
Everybody Deserves A Massage Week
Fun Observances
Pandemonium Day
July 14 is Pandemonium Day, an annual celebration of chaos and disorder. Pandemonium Day is a reminder of the chaos and uncertainty that marks most of our lives.
The unofficial holiday encourages people to take a different look at upheavals and changes in their lives. It also inspires celebrators to find ways to take a pause from the daily grunt and to bring order and equilibrium in their lives.
From Paradise Lost
The word pandemonium, meaning a place of confusion or turmoil, comes from English poet John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost. First published in 1667, the epic was a collection of 10 books. In the poem, Pandæmonium or Pandemonium is the capital of Hell. Pandemonium comes from the Greek word, pan meaning all, and daimonion, meaning inferior gods.
How to Celebrate?
Acknowledge that chaos is part of your life. The first step for sanity to return is to accept that pandemonium will always be part of your life.
Take measures to reduce the chaos and the stress that comes with it. Make a chore chart and stick to it, but don’t feel guilty if you are unable to accomplish a few chores once in a while.
Don’t feel like you have to do everything yourself. If the chaos feels overwhelming, ask for help from your family and friends.
Did You Know...
...that Milton wrote another epic poem called Paradise Regained as a sequel to Paradise Lost? Paradise Regained was published in 1671.
***
A man walks into a rooftop bar and takes a seat next to another guy. “What are you drinking?” he asks the guy.
“Magic beer,” he says.
“Oh, yeah? What’s so magical about it?”
The guy proceeds to show him: He drinks some beer, jumps off the roof, flies around the building, and returns to his seat.
“Amazing! Lemme try some of that,” the man says. He grabs the beer, downs it, leaps off the roof, and falls 30 feet to the ground.
The bartender shakes his head and says to the first guy, “You know, you’re a real jerk when you’re drunk, Superman.”
***
Old lawyers never die; they just lose their appeal.
***
Our minister announced that admission to a church social event would cost $6 per person.
“However,” he said, “if you’re over 65, the price will be $5.50.”
From the back of the congregation, a woman shouted,
“Do you really think I’d give you that information for only 50 cents?”
***
Studying our wedding photos, my six-year-old asked,
“Did you marry Dad because he was good-looking?”
“Not really,” I replied.
“Did you marry him for his money?”
“Definitely not,” I laughed. “He didn’t have any.”
“So,” he said, “you just felt sorry for him.”
(click on the day for details)
Christian feast day:
Abd-al-Masih
Abel of Tacla Haimonot (Coptic Church)
Clelia Barbieri
Conrad Weiser (Episcopal Church (USA))
Eugenius of Carthage
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mildrith of Thanet
Silas (Catholic Church)
Teresa of the Andes
July 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Feast of Kalimát, first day of the seventh month of the Baháʼí calendar. (Baháʼí Faith)
Statehood Day (Montenegro)
The last day of Naadam (Mongolia)
Kashmir Martyrs' Day (Pakistan)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Beef Tallow Day
Fool's Paradise Day
Gruntled Workers Day
International Skinny Dip Day
National Barbershop Music Appreciation Day
NATIONAL BEANS ‘N’ FRANKS DAY
National Delaware Day
National Paul Day
National Rock Day
National Sam Day
World Rum Day
MF DOOM’s Birthday
Harrison Ford’s Birthday
Caleb Logan LeBlanc’s Birthday
Wyatt Oleff’s Birthday
Patrick Stewart’s Birthday
Ken Jeong
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Festival of British Archaeology
Fun Observances
Embrace Your Geekness Day
On July 13 embrace your geekness and use it as your secret power because it is Embrace Your Geekness Day.
Being a geek is something to be proud of - chances are there are few other people in the world who are as smart as you are in the field of your specific interest, may it be music, video games, comics, movies, renaissance-era jewelry making techniques, or astronomy. So accept your geekiness with open arms and show off your knowledge with pride!
How to Celebrate?
Learn something new and geeky today.
Flaunt your geekiness with pride. Are you a math geek? What about wearing a cool t-shirt with a math problem that only fellow math geeks would understand.
If the field you are interested in has a secret language, what about spending the day speaking the language?
Did You Know…
…that geek was originally used as a derogatory term to describe circus workers? Today, however, the term has evolved to describe a person who is an enthusiastic expert on a particular issue or subject.
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When our ship stopped in the Atlantic Ocean for a “swim call,” the chief boatswain noticed how nervous I was.
“Don’t worry,” he assured me. “You are never more than three miles from land.”
Then he added, “Straight down.”
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As I stepped out of the shower, I heard someone in my kitchen downstairs. Knowing that my wife was out, I grabbed my 1903 heirloom rifle—which no longer works—and crept downstairs, forgetting the fact that I was in my birthday suit.
I came around the corner with the gun raised, only to find my wife loading the dishwasher.
“What are you doing?” she asked.
“I thought I heard an intruder. I came down to scare him.”
Scanning the contours of my doughy, naked body, she mumbled, “You didn’t need the gun.”
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Our drill instructor was at the end of his rope:
An airman’s ineptitude was driving him crazy.
Getting in the airman’s face, he demanded, “Whoever told you to join the Air Force?!”
Snapping to attention, the airman proclaimed, “The Navy recruiter, Sir.”
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My friend forgot his laptop on the floor of my room. My grandma thought it was a scale.
Conclusion: My grandma weighs $950.
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Forget Soda, In The '60s You Could Buy Whisky From A Vending Machine
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Christian feast day:
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (Eastern Orthodox)
Hermagoras and Fortunatus
Jason of Thessalonica (Catholic Church)
John Gualbert
Louis Martin and Marie-Azélie Guérin
Nabor and Felix
Nathan Söderblom (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA))
Veronica
Viventiolus
July 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The second day of Naadam (Mongolia)
The Twelfth, also known as Orangemen's Day (Northern Ireland, Scotland, Newfoundland and Labrador)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Amazon Prime Day
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Etch A Sketch Day
Kiribati Independence Day
MALALA DAY
Mexico: Lawyer's Day
National Different Colored Eyes Day
National Eat Your Jello Day
National French Fry Day
National Hair Creator’s Day
National Motorcycle Day
National Pecan Pie Day
National Tyler Day
New Conversations Day
Night of Nights
Paper Bag Day
World Kebab Day
International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms
Fun Observances
Simplicity Day
Simplicity Day is celebrated every year on July 12. The unofficial holiday commemorates the life, times and work of American philosopher and proponent of simple living, Henry David Thoreau.
Born on July 12, 1817, Thoreau was against slavery, a supporter of small government, an environmentalist, and an author. He was also involved in the early transcendentalist movement in the United States. Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that emerged in the U.S. in the mid-1800s. The main idea of the movement was that humans by nature are inherently good and that knowledge can only be gained through looking inwards as well as outwards.
Embrace Simple Living
Simplicity Day was created by the Emily Fund an organization created in memory of Emily Rachel Silverstein. The unofficial holiday encourages people to embrace simple living and a simple outlook towards life. It also promotes participants to do one thing to make the world a better place.
The holiday is also sometimes known as National Simplicity Day in the United States.
How to Celebrate?
Take a vow of simplicity. Cut out unimportant things in your life.
Is there an expensive object you have always wanted to buy? Instead of buying it, donate the money to a deserving organization.
Volunteer your time and money to a local organization working on a cause of your choosing.
Learn more about Henry David Thoreau’s life and philosophy. Read books and essays written by him. Some of his more well-known works include Walden, A Plea for Captain John Brown and Paradise (to be) Regained.
Did You Know...
...that Thoreau was one of the first people to encourage hiking and other outdoor activities for fun?
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A pig walks into a bar, orders 15 beers, and drinks them.
The bartender asks, "Would you like to know where the bathroom is?"
"No," says the pig. "I'm the little piggy that goes wee-wee-wee all the way home."
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I’m not the easiest guy in the world to get along with. So when our anniversary rolled around, I wanted my wife to know how much I appreciated her tolerating me for the past 20 years. I ordered flowers and told the florist to enclose a card that read,
“Thanks for putting up with me so long.”
When my wife got the delivery, she called me at work. “Where are you going?” she asked.
“What do you mean?” I said.
She read the card aloud as the florist had written it:
“Thanks for putting up with me. So long.”
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Sometimes you have a mess on your hands that defies description. Not anymore. Clorox teamed up with comedian Carol Leifer to create The Clorox Ick-tionary, a Wiki-style dictionary for everyday messes.
Here are new words that define slovenliness.
Apocolipstick: The streak on your face when you’re bumped into while attempting to apply lipstick.
Szechuan doodles: The pattern that your lo mein noodles make when they fall on the floor.
Fridge-a-mortis: The liquid in the bottom of the vegetable drawer that hardens over time.
Board-’oeuvres: Crumbs on your keyboard.
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A wife asks her husband, “Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk and, if they have avocados, get six.”
A short time later, the husband returns with six cartons of milk.
“Why did you buy six cartons of milk?” his wife asks.
He replies, “They had avocados.”
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Christian Feast Day:
Benedict of Nursia
Olga of Kiev
Pope Pius I
July 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
China National Maritime Day (China)
Day of the Bandoneón (Argentina)
Day of the Flemish Community (Flemish Community of Belgium)
Eleventh Night (Northern Ireland)
National Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Genocide of the Citizens of the Polish Republic committed by Ukrainian Nationalists (Poland, established by the 22 July 2016 resolution of Sejm in reference to the July 11, 1943 Volhynian Bloody Sunday)
Gospel Day (Kiribati)
Imamat Day (Isma'ilism)
National Day of Commemoration, held on the nearest Sunday to this date (Ireland)
The first day of Naadam (July 11–15) (Mongolia)
World Population Day (International)
International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, established by the U.N. in May 2024.
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
All American Pet Photo Day
Bowdler's Day
Captive Nations Week
Celebration of the Golden Spurs
Free Slurpee Day
International Essential Oils Day
Naadam Holiday
National 7-Eleven Day
National Blueberry Muffin Day
National Culture and Senior Citizens Day
National Mojito Day
National Polyphenol Day
National Rainier Cherry Day
National State Fair Food Day
National Swimming Pool Day
World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day
Lisa Rinna’s Birthday
Lil Kim’s Birthday
Alessia Cara’s Birthday
Samantha Fekete’s Birthday
John Quincy Adams
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Behdienkhlam in Meghalaya
Fun Observances
Cheer Up the Lonely Day
Make someone smile on Cheer up the Lonely Day. Annually celebrated on July 11, the unofficial holiday aims to encourage people to give some of their time to make people who are lonely smile.
Loneliness is an inevitable part of life. For some people, it can be temporary, and for others it may be a daily struggle. Loneliness can affect the young and the old, and people from all walks of life. It can be harmful to the mental, physical, and social health of those suffering from it.
Bringing Cheer
Cheer Up the Lonely Day aims to spread awareness about the damaging effects of loneliness and asks for people to give some of their time to bring happiness and cheer into the lives of those who may be lonely.
How to Celebrate?
This is one holiday that is easy to celebrate. All you need to do is make someone feel loved. If you know someone who could use your company, spend some time with them, make them their favorite meal, give them some encouragement, and let them know that you enjoy your time with them.
If the person lives far away, send them a note to tell them that you miss them and that you think about them. Or what about sending them a little gift - perhaps their favorite candy or a bunch of flowers?
Volunteer your time to work with the elderly in a nursing home - not only will you be bringing cheer in their lives, you may get to hear some amazing stories about their past.
Learn more about the connection between mental health and loneliness and what you can do to ward off loneliness in your life and in the lives of others.
Invite someone who has just moved to your town for coffee and cake and get to know them better.
Did You Know...
...that some people can have a real fear of being lonely? Autophobia is the fear of being alone.
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Overheard: a mother bragging about her daughter.
“She’s very articulate. She can draw anything.”
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I went with a friend to the country to look at a house he was thinking of buying. We found the town but not the road. We drove over to city hall, but no one there had heard of the road, not even the police or firefighters we asked. Finally, a young guy came to our aid. Pulling out a map, he showed us exactly how to get there.
“Thanks,” I said. “Are you with the police or fire department?”
“Neither,” he said. “I deliver pizzas.”
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While phoning a friend, my grandmother dialed the wrong number. She apologized and tried again, but she got the same number. Once more she hung up and redialed—same result. Now Grandma was frustrated.
“Look,” she told the person on the other end,
“I’m going to call my friend again. This time, don’t answer her phone!”
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On a trip to Sweden, I asked a few people where I could find some good local cuisine. “This is a pretty cosmopolitan city, so you can find just about any kind of international food that you’d like,” said one man.
“But if you want truly local cuisine, get the meatballs at IKEA.”
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Armed Forces Day (Mauritania)
Christian feast day:
Amalberga of Maubeuge
Canute IV of Denmark
Rufina and Secunda
Seven Brothers
Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax
July 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Independence Day (Bahamas), celebrates the independence of the Bahamas from the United Kingdom in 1973.
Nikola Tesla Day
Statehood Day (Wyoming)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Don't Step On A Bee Day
Feast of St. Rosalia
First Sermon Of Lord Buddha
Global Energy Independence Day
Gospel Day
National Caleb Day
National Kitten Day
National Piña Colada Day
National Pizza Day in Brazil
National Stella Day
Pick Blueberries Day
Political Flag Day
Transplant Financial Coordinator Day
National Day of Prayer Reflection and Thanksgiving in Montserrat
Conwy River Festival
Chronic Disease Awareness Day
Ronnie James Dio’s Birthday
Perrie Edwards’s Birthday
Nikola Tesla’s Birthday
Kulture Kiari Cephus’s Birthday
Karma Fizz’s Birthday
Sofía Vergara
Antonio Brown
Jessica Simpson
Isabela Moner
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Teddy Bears' Picnic Day
If you have kids in your life, take them out with their teddy bears for a picnic on July 10, Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day.
Celebrated mainly in the United States, Canada, Australia, and in some parts of Europe, the origins of this unofficial holiday are unknown. It is also unclear what the holiday aims to achieve. It could be that the anonymous creators of the holiday wanted parents to encourage creativity among their children by taking them out for a whimsical picnic in the outdoors with their teddy bears and other stuffed toys.
The holiday owes its name to a song of the same name by American composer John Walter Bratton and Irish lyricist Jimmy Kennedy.
How to Celebrate?
Take out the kids in your life and their stuffed bears for a picnic.
If you have to have the picnic at home, what about setting a pillow tent in the middle of your living room and treat your kids’ teddy bears to a picnic?
Did You Know…
…that this popular stuffed toy was named after American President Theodore Roosevelt, Jr?
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Clerihew Day
On July 10 celebrate the Clerihew, a form of poetry that was invented by English author Edmund Clerihew Bentley.
Commemorating Bentley’s birthday the unofficial holiday encourages people to read and write their own specific form of clerihews.
A clerihew is a 4-line biographical poem usually featuring and making fun of a well-known person. The first line always includes the name of the subject. The poem does not have a fixed meter or line length and has an AABB rhyme scheme.
Anatomy of a Poem
In poetry, a meter (or metre if you follow British spellings) refers to a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line that is set in length (a verse). A rhyme scheme refers to the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem. To identify a rhyme scheme, each line in a poem is designated with a letter. Lines that share a letter rhyme have words at the end that rhyme with each other.
It is believed that Bentley first came up with the clerihew at the age of 16 during a science class. The poem was about Sir Humphry Davy, a chemist. It was published in 1905.
How to Celebrate?
Read some of Bentley’s clerihews.
Spend some time coming up with your own clerihews. What about featuring some of your friends, family members, and co-workers in some of your poems?
Learn more about the history, art, and science of poetry.
Did You Know...
...that the study of meter and rhyme in poetry and prose is called prosody?
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From the news:
“Bob” was considered a star at the computer company where he worked. He made a six-figure salary and routinely received excellent performance reviews.
And now we know why:
Without his boss’s knowledge, “Bob” had outsourced his entire job to a company in China—for a fifth of his salary. He then spent his days at his desk playing games, shopping on eBay, and watching cat videos.
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A man walks into a restaurant and says, "How do you prepare your chickens?"
The cook replies, "Nothing special. We just tell 'em they're gonna die."
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So a dog walks into a bar and asks the bartender, "Do you have any jobs?"
and the bartender says, "Why don't you try the circus?"
The dog replies, "Why would the circus need a bartender?"
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Two women came to my photo studio to have their portrait taken. My very young and very naïve assistant asked, “Are you two sisters?”
“No,” said one of the women. “We’re partners.”
“Ohhhh …,” said my assistant. “So how long have you ladies been cops?”
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Arbor Day (Cambodia)
Christian Feast Day:
Agilulfus of Cologne
Amandina of Schakkebroek (one of Martyrs of Southern Hunan)
Blessed Marija Petković
Everilda
Gregorio Grassi (one of Martyrs of Shanxi)
Martyr Saints of China
Martyrs of Gorkum
Our Lady of Itatí
Our Lady of Peace, Octave of the Visitation
Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá
Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury (Anglican commemoration)
Veronica Giuliani
July 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Australia)
Constitution Day (Palau)
Constitutionalist Revolution Day (São Paulo)
Day of the Employees of the Diplomatic Service (Azerbaijan)
Independence Day, celebrates the declaration of independence of the United Provinces of South America by the Congress of Tucumán in 1816. (Argentina)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011.
Nunavut Day (Nunavut)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Call of the Horizon Day
Drukpa Tsheshi
Fashion Day
Martyrdom of the Bab
National Don't Put all your Eggs in One Omelet Day
Cow Appreciation Day
National Dimples Day
Jack White’s Birthday
Courtney Love’s Birthday
Christina Haack’s Birthday
O. J. Simpson
Tom Hanks
Jordan Belfort
Jimmy Smits
Riley Reid
Fun Observances
Sugar Cookie Day
On July 9, whip up a batch of warm, delicious, and sugary sugar cookies because it is Sugar Cookie Day.
While the origins of this unofficial holiday are unknown, the day celebrates a childhood favorite that not only tastes good, but will also makes your kitchen smell amazing!
A holiday staple in the United States, sugar cookies are sweet treats made of flour, eggs, butter, and sugar. The primary flavor in the cookies is vanilla.
Blank Canvas for Decoration
While sugar cookies can be eaten plain, they are usually used baked in different shapes and decorated with colorful icing, frosting, and sprinkels.
In the United Kingdom and some other parts of the world, the term biscuits is used to refer to treats similar to cookies.
How to Celebrate?
Learn how to make sugar cookies and bake them. Share the cookies with co-workers, family, and friends.
Gourmet up your cookies by making them in different shapes and coating them with different colored royal icing.
Host a sugar cookie decorating and exchange party. Have your guests bake cookies and bring them to the venue, where all of you can decorate the cookies and take some home.
Did You Know...
...that the term cookie, comes from the Dutch word koekje, meaning little cakes?
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About a year had passed since my amicable divorce, and I decided it was time to start dating again. Unsure how to begin, I thought I'd scan the personals column of my local newspaper. I came across three men who seemed like they'd be promising candidates. A couple of days later, I was checking my messages and discovered one from my ex-husband.
"I was over visiting the kids yesterday," he said.
"While I was there I happened to notice you had circled some ads in the paper. Don't bother calling the guy in the second column. I can tell you right now it won't work out. That guy is me."
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My friend Mark and I work in a lawn-mower-parts warehouse. Somehow Mark got the idea that his wife did not want a card on Valentine's Day, but when he spoke to her on the phone he discovered she was expecting one. Not having time to buy a card on his way home, Mark was in a quandary. Then he looked at the lawn-mower trade magazines scattered around the office—and got an idea.
Using scissors and glue, he created a card with pictures of mowers, next to which he wrote:
"I lawn for you mower and mower each day."
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The lingerie store where my aunt works was crowded with shoppers selecting Valentine's Day gifts for their wives. A young businessman came to the register with a lacy black negligee.
My aunt noticed that the next customer, an elderly farmer, was holding a long flannel nightgown and kept glancing at the younger man's sexier choice.
When it was his turn, the farmer placed the nightgown on the counter.
"Would you have anything in black flannel?" He asked.
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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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Christian Feast Day:
Abda and Sabas
Auspicius of Trier
Grimbald
Kilian, Totnan, and Colman
Saints Peter and Fevronia Day (Russian Orthodox)
Procopius of Scythopolis
Sunniva and companions
Theobald of Marly
July 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Air Force and Air Defense Forces Day (Ukraine)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Amun Jadid
Be a Kid Again Day
International Town Criers Day
National Blueberry Day
National Chocolate with Almonds Day
National Denise Day
National Freezer Pop Day
National Ice Cream Sundae Day
National Kathryn Day
National Love Your Skin Day
National Video Game Day
Oneofusismissing Day
SCUD Day
Kevin Bacon’s Birthday
Jaden Smith’s Birthday
Penelope Disick’s Birthday
Anjelica Huston
John D. Rockefeller
Milo Ventimiglia
Sophia Bush
Maya Hawke
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Mon Jul 8th, 2024 - Sun Jul 14th, 2024
Nude Recreation Week
Mon Jul 8th, 2024 - Mon Jul 15th, 2024
Cultural Communities Week
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Video Games Day
On July 8 celebrate video games on Video Games Day. It is a day to acknowledge the art and science behind video games and to appreciate the skills required to play them.
Video games are games played by people on an electronic device that usually displays components of the games. Video games can be played on a computer, a console or an arcade machine.
Part of Popular Culture
Video games became a part of popular culture in the 1970s and 1980s when the technology to make the games and play them became affordable and easily accessible. One of the earliest arcade games that became popular around the world was Atari's Pong. Released in 1972, Pong was based on tennis.
Today, technological innovations have revolutionized both the science and art of video games. People can now not only play video games on consoles and on their computers, but they can also play them on their mobile phones and hand-held tablets.
Some people celebrate a similar holiday on September 12.
How to Celebrate?
Participate in local video game events and competitions.
Play all your favorite video games with your friends.
Have a video game party where you and your guests dress up like your favorite video game characters.
Did You Know…
…that the co-founders of Apple, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne all worked for video game giant, Atari?
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Math 2.0 Day
July 8 is Math 2.0 Day. It is a day to remind ourselves that math, or maths if you follow British English, is not just the boring subject you hated during school and college. The world runs on numbers and mathematics.
Without mathematics, we would not have buildings or cars or airplanes or the TV or even the device you are reading this on. Indeed, math is the basis of almost all science and technology. This unofficial holiday is thought to have been created in 2009 and is a celebration of math and technology. It brings together mathematicians, innovators, educators, and policy makers around the world and aims to raise awareness about the importance of math literacy and education, both at the school and college level.
Other Mathematical Holidays
If you are a math enthusiast, there are several other mathematical holidays throughout the year that honor mathematicians and their work. Some of these include Square Root Day, e-Day, Pi Day, Tau Day, Yellow Pig Day, Pi Approximation Day, and Fibonacci Day.
How to Celebrate?
Spend the day solving some mathematical problems and telling math jokes.
Many companies and universities organize Math 2.0 events. Attend one of these events and learn more about the intersection of mathematics and technology.
Did You Know...
...that the word mathematics comes from the Greek word, máthēma, which means knowledge or to learn?
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Nobody wants a pain reliever that’s anything less than extra-strength:
“Give me the maximum-allowable dosage. Figure out what will kill me, and then back it off a little bit.” —Jerry Seinfeld
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Did you hear the one about the claustrophobic astronaut?
He needed some space.
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Did you hear the one about the 400-pound cartoonist?
He was overdrawn.
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Did you hear the one about the knife-sharpener who quit his job?
He couldn't stand the daily grind.
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Did you hear the one about the mime who went shopping?
He only bought unmentionables.
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Did you hear the one about the convict who had an allergy?
He broke out.
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Concerned that he might have put on a few pounds, my husband exited the bathroom and asked, “Do you think my chin is getting fat?” I smiled lovingly and replied, “Which one?”
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Christian feast day:
Æthelburh of Faremoutiers
Felix of Nantes
Illidius
Job of Manyava (Ukrainian Orthodox Church)
Willibald (Catholic Church)
July 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Solomon Islands from the United Kingdom in 1978.
Ivan Kupala Day (Belarus, Poland, Russia, Ukraine)
Saba Saba Day (Tanzania)
Tanabata (Japan)
World Chocolate Day
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Bonalu
Build A Scarecrow Day
First Day of NAIDOC Week
George Town Heritage Day in Penang
Global Forgiveness Day
International Peace & Love Day
National Day of Rock ‘n’ Roll
National Dive Bar Day
National Dora Day
National Father Daughter Take a Walk Day
National Koi Day
National Macaroni Day
National Strawberry Sundae Day
Rath Yatra
Star Festival
World Kiswahili Language Day
World Circle Dance Day
Marc Chagall’s Birthday
Sky Brown’s Birthday
Cassidy’s Birthday
Shelley Duvall
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Sun Jul 7th, 2024 - Sat Jul 13th, 2024
Be Nice to Jersey Week
Be Nice to New Jersey Week
Sun Jul 7th, 2024 - Sun Jul 14th, 2024
National NAIDOC Week
Fun Observances
Tell the Truth Day
July 7 is Tell the Truth Day, a day dedicated to honesty and the rejection of manipulation and lying.
The unofficial holiday encourages people to always tell the truth, even if it is often times inconvenient and hard.
Honesty and truthfulness are virtues that are emphasized by all world religions. Cultures around the world put a premium on integrity and sincerity - people who tell the truth are always honored and celebrated over people known to tell lies.
Tell The Truth Day is also sometimes celebrated on April 2, the day after April's Fool Day, a holiday that encourages pranks and harmless forms of lying.
How to Celebrate?
Celebrate honesty by telling the truth the whole day.
If you have kids in your life teach them that lying is harmful and tell them the benefits of telling the truth all the time.
If you have been lying to a loved one or a family member, today is the day to come clean.
Did You Know…
…that Benjamin Franklin is thought to have popularized the phrase "honesty is the best policy"?
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Seeing her friend Sally wearing a new locket, Meg asks if there is a memento of some sort inside.
“Yes,” says Sally, “a lock of my husband’s hair.”
“But Larry’s still alive.”
“I know, but his hair is gone.”
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When my 15-year-old son, Pat, stepped up to the plate during a Colt League baseball game, the young announcer declared, "Now batting, the right fielder, number 12, Pathogen!"
After some confusion in the stands, the announcer came back on over the loudspeaker.
"Oh, I get it — Pat Hogan!"
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You’d die of embarrassment if these phrases appeared in your obituary:
“She leaves behind a brother and 117 cats.”
“Passed away in a failed stunt that has already been viewed more than 40 million times on YouTube.”
“Was always quick to point out others’ grammatical errors.”
“Survived by his parents and his animatronic wife, Elizabot.”
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I was diagnosed with antisocial behavior disorder, so I joined a support group.
We never meet.
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The first day of the Festival of San Fermín, which lasts until July 14. (Pamplona)
Christian feast day:
Maria Goretti
Romulus of Fiesole
July 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Cayman Islands)
Day of the Capital (Kazakhstan)
Independence Day (Comoros), celebrates the independence of the Comoros from France in 1975.
Independence Day (Malawi), celebrates the independence of Malawi from United Kingdom in 1964.
Jan Hus Day (Czech Republic)
Kupala Night (Poland, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
Statehood Day (Lithuania)
Teachers' Day (Peru)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Hop A Park Day - 1
NATIONAL HOP-A-PARK DAY - 2
International Cherry Pit Spitting Day
International Day of Cooperatives
Islamic New Year
MHIP Day
National Air Traffic Control Day
National Daniel Day
National Fried Chicken Day
National Hand Roll Day
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
The Day of Dombyra
Umbrella Cover Day
Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day
World Zoonoses Day
Tia Mowry’s Birthday
Sylvester Stallone’s Birthday
Kevin Hart’s Birthday
George W. Bush’s Birthday
Frida Kahlo’s Birthday
50 Cent’s Birthday
Zion Williamson’s Birthday
Ludwig Ahgren’s Birthday
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Sat Jul 6th, 2024 - Sun Jul 28th, 2024
AgitÁgueda
Fun Observances
World Kissing Day
On July 6, pucker up and lock lips with your sweetie because it is World Kissing Da
While the exact origins of the unofficial holiday are unknown, it is thought that it began in the United Kingdom. It has now become popular throughout the world.
While kissing is one the most recognized gesture in the world, it holds culture-specific meaning and importance. In some cultures kissing between people of opposite sex is frowned upon while in others kissing is seen as a symbol of intimacy and is only reserved as a way to convey love. In many other cultures, kissing can be a sign of respect, greeting or friendship.
Theories of Kissing
Anthropologists and scientists have proposed two different theories of why humans kiss. The first theory is that kissing is a behavior that evolved from kiss feeding - where mothers fed their children chewed-up food through their mouths. The second theory suggests that kissing is an instinct that humans have had throughout the history of humankind. A study published in the journal, Nature, found that two-thirds of people tilt their heads to the right while kissing.
This holiday is also sometimes known as Kissing Day or International Kissing Day.
How to Celebrate?
Steal kisses from your sweetheart throughout the day. Sometimes, the best way to tell someone you care is to give him or her a quick peck on the cheek.
Also remember to avoid onions or garlic that day, unless you want your loved one to celebrate Avoid Kisses From Your Loved One Day!
Did You Know…
...that kissing involves using 34 facial muscles? Humans have a total of 42 facial muscles.
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Here's what your e-mail address says about your computer skills:
Own domain (e.g., @joesmith.com): You're skilled and capable.
@gmail.com:When the Internet stops working, you actually try rebooting the router before calling a family member for help.
@hotmail.com:You still think that Myspace is hip.
@yahoo.com:You send e-mail chain letters saying that Bill Gates will eat your hard drive unless you forward this message to everyone you know.
@aol.com: You phone friends to tell them about a neat website, then say into the receiver, "OK, go to … h … t … t … p … colon … slash … w … w … w … dot …"
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A graphic designer on the phone with his client. Designer:
Hi. I'm just updating the copy for your form and was wondering if you meant to say "programs" for the third question.
Client: No! What I sent along was completely accurate. Just copy it over exactly as it says. I'll explain it nice and slowly for you.
Designer: "Please indicate which pogroms you've attended"?
Client: Yeah, that should be programs.
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Even though there was a blizzard raging outside, I made it the half-mile to the bakery, where I asked the owner for six rolls.
"Your wife must like rolls," he said.
"How do you know these are for my wife?" I asked.
"Because your mother wouldn't send you out in weather like this."
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As I was treating my daughter and her family to the buffet at a casino, all the bells and whistles for a winning slot machine began to go off. My seven-year-old grandson was awed.
"Wow!" yelled Casey. "This is like Chuck E. Cheese for old people."
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An actual educated meteorologist
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This bison weighs 3,000 pounds!
This bison weighs 3,000 pounds. The largest bison ever weighed 3,801 pounds. : interestingasfuck
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Bloody Thursday (International Longshore and Warehouse Union)
Christian feast day:
Anthony Maria Zaccaria, priest (d. 1539)
Cyril and Methodius (a public holiday in Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Zoe of Rome (Roman Catholic Church)
July 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Constitution Day (Armenia)
Fifth of July (New York), historic celebration of the abolition of slavery in New York in 1827.
Independence Day (Algeria), celebrating the independence of Algeria from France in 1962.
Independence Day (Cape Verde), celebrating the independence of Cape Verde from Portugal in 1975.
Independence Day (Venezuela), celebrating the independence of Venezuela from Spain in 1811; also National Armed Forces Day.
Tynwald Day, if July 5 is on a weekend, the holiday is the following Monday. (Isle of Man)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Alice Springs Show Day
Comic Sans Day
Foreign Slovaks Day
Mechanical Pencil Day
National Apple Turnover Day
National Bikini Day
National Graham Cracker Day
National Hawaii Day
National Ian Day
National Sylvia Day
Pet Remembrance Day
Work Without Your Hands Day
Fun Observances
Workaholics Day
July 5 is Workaholics Day, a day dedicated to people who spend all their time working and tend to ignore other pursuits in life.
The unofficial holiday raises awareness about the fact that all work and no play can be harmful to the mental and physical health of workers. The day encourages workaholics to make lifestyle changes so that they give other aspects of their lives as much importance as their work.
How to Celebrate?
If there is a workaholic in your life, ask them to take the day off and take them out to do something fun. Perhaps a trip to a theme park or a hike?
Make a nice meal for the workaholic in your life and tell them about the problems associated with working all the time.
If you are a workaholic, take the day off to reevaluate your life and take some time off for yourself.
Did You Know...
...workaholic is a portmanteau word. It comes from combining two words - work and alcoholic. The term was first used extensively to refer to people who excessively and compulsively work in the late 1960s.
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I finally convinced my mother that it was a good idea for her to learn to text. Her first message to me?
"Whereisthespacebar?"
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In an attempt to balance work and motherhood, I delegated the grocery shopping to my young babysitter. But the job proved a tad daunting. One day while I was at work, she texted me from the supermarket.
"Can't find Brillo pads," she wrote. "All they have are Tampax and Kotex."
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A man tells his doctor, "Doc, help me. I'm addicted to Twitter!"
The doctor replies, "Sorry, I don't follow you …"
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During my time in the Navy, everyone was getting KP or guard duty except me. Not wanting to get in trouble, I asked the ensign why.
"What's your name?" he asked.
"Michael Zyvoloski."
"That's why. I can't pronounce it, much less spell it."
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Christian feast day:
Andrew of Crete
Bertha of Artois
Blessed Catherine Jarrige
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Elizabeth of Aragon (or of Portugal)
Oda of Canterbury
Ulrich of Augsburg
July 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
The first evening of Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 (Apatani people, Arunachal Pradesh, India)
Independence Day (United States)
Liberation Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
Liberation Day (Rwanda)
Republic Day (Philippines)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Alice in Wonderland Day
Independence From Meat Day
Indivisible Day
Invisible Day
Jackfruit Day
National Barbecued Spareribs Day
National Caesar Salad Day
National Hillbilly Day
National Karl Day
National Sophie Day
Official Birthday of HM King Tupou
Queen Sonja's day
Thirsty Thursday
Safaree Samuels’s Birthday
Post Malone’s Birthday
Sophie Fergi’s Birthday
Kayden Gaulden’s Birthday
Malia Obama’s Birthday
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Thu Jul 4th, 2024 - Wed Jul 10th, 2024
National Farriers Week
Fun Observances
Sidewalk Egg Frying Day
July 4 is Sidewalk Egg Frying Day, an annual celebration of summer.
While the origins of this unofficial holiday are unknown, it is clear that the creator of the day wanted people to venture out in the hot summer Sun and be environmentally friendly by cooking eggs using solar energy.
The name of the holiday comes from the saying "it’s so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk."
Many places in the Northern Hemisphere are hot enough during this time of the year for people to crack an egg on the sidewalk and cook it. Add some salt and pepper and fry up some bacon and you will have the perfect breakfast! We are kidding, of course. Please do not eat food cooked on the sidewalk!
Bad Conductor of Heat
If you do want to cook your eggs outdoors using solar energy, the sidewalk may not be your best bet. An egg needs to be heated to around 145 degrees Fahrenheit (62 degrees Celsius) to be cooked. Sidewalks unfortunately are made of concrete, which is a poor conductor of heat. This means that once you crack open an egg on the sidewalk, not all of the heat from it will be transferred to the egg, leaving it uncooked or unevenly cooked.
If you really did want to cook an egg outdoors try doing it on the hood of your car or using a tin foil on which you can crack your egg. Metal is a better conductor of heat than concrete.
How to Celebrate?
The day is a celebration of summer, so if you are not in the mood of frying an egg on the sidewalk, what about spending the day next to the pool and cooling down with lots of ice cream or popsicles?
Stay out of the Sun and make your eggs the traditional way – on the stove!
Did You Know...
...that the city of Oatman, Arizona holds an annual Solar Egg Frying Contest every year? Contestants are given 5 minutes to cook an egg and can use objects like mirrors and magnifying glasses.
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My helicopter crew landed on a frigate in order to evacuate a sick sailor who, we later learned, was suffering from a skin infection called cellulitis.
When we arrived, we asked a crewman what was wrong.
Pointing to the stricken sailor, he said, "She has cellulite."
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These holiday "headlines" — concocted by the satirists at the Onion — are completely fabricated. And yet they have the ring of truth:
-Coal Now Too Expensive to Put in Christmas Stockings
-Study Finds Link Between Red Wine, Letting Mother Know What You Really Think
-Accountants Pack Times Square for Fiscal New Year
-Book Given as Gift Actually Read
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The insurance industry loves its acronyms.
The first time I saw the term proof of ownership was in a client's file that read "Insured has POO on damaged items."
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Visiting a new port is always exciting, and when our destroyer docked in Kiel, Germany, it was no different.
In fact, one of my men was awestruck.
"Look, Chief," he whispered excitedly. "They have Volkswagens over here too!"
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Christian feast day:
Anatolius of Constantinople
Anatolius of Laodicea
Dathus
Germanus of Man
Gurthiern
Heliodorus of Altino
Mucian
Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta
Pope Leo II
Thomas the Apostle
July 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands)
Independence Day, celebrates the liberation of Minsk from Nazi occupation by Soviet troops in 1944 (Belarus)
The start of the Dog Days according to the Old Farmer's Almanac but not according to established meaning in most European cultures
Women's Day (Myanmar)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details
Air Conditioning Appreciation Day
American Redneck Day
Disobedience Day
International Drop a Rock Day
National Chocolate Wafer Day
National Eat Your Beans Day
National Fried Clam Day
National Independent Beer Run Day
StartTheConversation Day
V.I. Emancipation Day
National Stay Out of the Sun Day
Tom Cruise’s Birthday
Thomas Gibson’s Birthday
PartyNextDoor’s Birthday
Digital Farm Animals’s Birthday
Cameron Hamilton’s Birthday
Brooklyn Queen’s Birthday
Patrick Wilson
Olivia Munn
Fun Observances ( 2 )
Compliment Your Mirror Day
July 3 is Compliment Your Mirror Day, a day to encourage self-acceptance and to acknowledge that you are beautiful, smart, and strong.
In today's fast-paced world, it is sometimes easy to forget to celebrate who we are and to take stock of the fact that we are unique and wonderful. Compliment Your Mirror Day is an unofficial holiday of unknown origins that inspires us to look in the mirror and affirm that we are special and beautiful inside and out.
Raising Self-Worth
Also sometimes known as National Compliment Your Mirror Day in the United States, this holiday is not just about outer beauty. It is about raising our self-worth and recognizing that we have a lot to contribute to our families, workplaces, societies, and communities.
How to Celebrate?
Compliment the person you see in the mirror. Tell them that they are awesome and an amazing human being!
Be nice to yourself – treat yourself to something you have always wanted.
Pamper yourself to a day at the spa or a day of quiet meditation or a long overdue vacation – you’ll find that feeling better about oneself can make everything else in life better.
Did You Know...
...that ancient humans built mirrors using obsidian - naturally occurring volcanic glass?
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International Plastic Bag Free Day
On July 3, when you go to the grocery store take a cloth or paper bag with you because it is International Plastic Bag Free Day.
Created by Bag Free World, a “global initiative that aims to eliminate the use of single-use plastic bags,” International Bag Free Day is an unofficial holiday that promotes environmental conservation by encouraging people to reject plastic bags. The holiday also raises awareness of the harm that plastic bags do to nature and to animals and marine life.
How to Celebrate?
Say no to single-use plastic bags.
Take your own cloth or paper bag when you go shopping. Not only will you be saving money – several grocery stores give discounts for patrons bringing in their own bags, you will also be helping to save the environment.
If you are crafty, make your own bag and carry it with style.
Volunteer your time or money with an environmental organization that works on cleaning water and landmasses of plastic bags.
Recycle all the plastic in your house and office.
Spread the word to your family and friends.
If you are a company, why not make promotional cloth bags to give away to your clients and customers?
Did You Know…
…that plastic comprises of around 75% of all marine litter?
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During a heartfelt chat with her friend about relationships, my wife sighed and said, "You know, if something happened to Lloyd, I don't think I could ever marry again."
Her friend nodded sympathetically. "I know what you mean," she said. "Once is enough."
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As I shopped, the following announcement came over the department store's PA system:
"If someone here has a convertible with the top down, it just started raining. Towels are located in aisle five."
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As I helped my elderly neighbor clean out his garage, I stumbled upon an ax in the corner.
"That was my grandfather's," he said, picking it up and running his fingers along the blade.
"Of course, it's been through three new heads since he last used it."
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My friend was working at an amusement park when a couple stopped him.
"Excuse me," said the woman, pointing to a pond. "What is that water made out of?"
Bemused, my friend replied, "Two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen."
"See?" she said to her boyfriend. "I told you it wasn't real."
