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5/26/26 - AMA Winners, Cheese Chasing, and A Hodge-Podge of Stories
Monday 5/26/26 Celebrate: National Blueberry Cheesecake Day National Cherry Dessert Day National Paper Airplane Day Sally Ride Day - Honoring the late, legendary physicist who became the first American woman in space back in 1983. World Dracula Day World Lindy Hop Day World Redhead Day -- 1. The Mandalorian and Grogu $82.0M/$100M for the weekend. 2. Obsession $22.4M/$30.3M 3. Michael $20.0M/$26.9M 4. The Devil Wears Prada 2 $12.6M$16.5M 5. The Sheep Detectives $9.0M/$12.8M –
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May 262 min read


5/23/26 - Memorial Day Weekend and the Unofficial Start of Summer
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday 5/23-25/26 Short and sweet for Memorial Day Weekend. Celebrate: Saturday Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day International Jazz Day Lucky Penny Day National Italian Beef Day National Taffy Day World Turtle Day Sunday Asparagus Day Aviation Maintenance Technician Day Brother's Day Indianapolis 500 International Tiara Day National Escargot Day National Yucatan Shrimp Day Neighbor Day Scavenger Hunt Day Monday Geek Pride Day International Plastic
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May 232 min read


5/22/26 - Musical Instruments, AMAs, and Grilling
Friday 5/22/26 Celebrate: Celebrate: Bitcoin Pizza Day - that cryptocurrency was used to pay for goods for the first time in 2010. Canadian Immigrants Day Don't Fry Day Harvey Milk Day International Being You Day International Day for Biological Diversity National Buy a Musical Instrument Day National Cooler Day National Craft Distillery Day National Maritime Day National Road Trip Day National Solitaire Day National Title Track Day National Vanilla Pudding Day National Wig O
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May 224 min read


5/21/26 - When We Just Don't Care, Cleaning, and International Tea Day
Thursday 5/21/26 Celebrate: American Red Cross Founder's Day Brown Bag It Thursday Global Accessibility Awareness Day Hummus Day I Need a Patch for That Day International Chardonnay Day International Tea Day National Aperitif Day National Memo Day National Notebook Day National Strawberries and Cream Day National Waiters and Waitresses Day Rapture Party Day Sister Maria Hummel Day World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development -- From a Facebook post What minor
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May 213 min read


5/20/26 - Micro-Rest, Strawberries, and Phil Collins
Wednesday 5/20/26 Celebrate: Be a Millionaire Day Eliza Doolittle Day Flower Day International Clinical Trials Day International Red Sneakers Day National Juice Slush Day National Psychometrist Day National Quiche Lorraine Day National Rescue Dog Day National Streaming Day National SugarBee Apple Day Pick Strawberries Day Turn Beauty Inside Out Day Weight and Measures Day World Autoimmune Arthritis Day World Bee Day World Flour Day World Product Day -- A mystery bidder just d
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May 203 min read


5/19/26 - Toys and Cereal, Tails, and Things We Still Remember That Are Useless
Tuesday 5/19/26 Celebrate: Accounting Day Boy's Club Day Celebrate Your Elected Officials Day Dinosaur Day May Ray Day National Devil's Food Cake Day National Hepatitis Testing Day National Roadie Day World Family Doctor Day World IBD Day (inflammatory bowel diseases) – Tom Kane was an American voice actor known for his work in animation and video games, particularly for voicing characters in the Star Wars franchise, including Yoda and Admiral Ackbar. He was active from 1977
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May 194 min read


5/18/26 - The Godfather, National Recording Registry, and Horsies Run!
Monday 5/18/26 Celebrate: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day/World AIDS Vaccine Day I Love Reese's DayHor International Museum Day Mother Whistler Day National Cheese Soufflé Day National Speech Pathologist Day National Visit Your Relatives Day No Dirty Dishes Day Send an Electronic Greeting Card Day -- Weekend Box Office 1. Michael $26.1M 2. The Devil Wears Prada 2 $18.0M 3. Obsession $16.1M 4. Mortal Kombat II $13.4M 5. The Sheep Detectives $9.3M – Napoleon Solo, a brilliantly fast
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May 184 min read


5/16/26 - The Preakness and National Barbecue Day
Saturday 5/16/26 Sunday 5/17/26 Celebrate: Saturday Armed Forces Day Biographer's Day Culture Freedom Day International Day of Light Love a Tree Day National Barbecue Day National Learn to Swim Day National Mimosa Day National Piercing Day National River Cleanup Day National Sea Monkey Day Plant a Lemon Tree Day Preakness Stakes World Fiddle Day World Whisky Day -- Sunday International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia National Cherry Cobbler Day National Mush
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May 161 min read


5/15/26 - Cruising with Celebrities (sort of), Cookies, and Books!
Friday 5/15/26 Celebrate: Bring Flowers to Someone Day Endangered Species Day International Conscientious Objectors Day International Day of Families International Virtual Assistants Day NASCAR Day National Bike to Work Day National Chocolate Chip Day National Defense Transportation Day National Pizza Party National Safety Dose Day National Senior Fraud Awareness Day Nylon Stocking Day O. Henry Pun-off Day Peace Officers Memorial Day Shades Day Straw Hat Day Relive Your Past
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May 153 min read


5/14/26 - Child Proof Packages, Most Expensive House, and Don't Look At The Time!
Thursday 5/14/26 Celebrate: "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Day Dance Like a Chicken Day - great running joke on Arrested Development! National Brioche Day National Buttermilk Biscuit Day Underground American Day – The Hollywood Reporter posted that Rex Reed, the film critic and author whose pithy reviews and provocative Hollywood interviews established him as a bad boy of entertainment journalism, died Tuesday morning at 87. Reed’s reviews, as well as his stylishly written p
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May 144 min read


5/13/26 - Leprechaun Day, Cocktails, and Sitting
Wednesday 5/13/26 Celebrate: Cough Drop Day Donate a Day's Wages to Charity Day Frog Jumping Day International Hummus Day International Receptionists' Day National Apple Pie Day National Fruit Cocktail Day National Third Shift Workers Day (Night?) Root Canal Appreciation Day Top Gun Day Tulip Day World Cocktail Day World FM Day – Today's Useless Fact of the Day - Today is Leprechaun Day The Name: The word "leprechaun" most likely comes from the Old Irish luchorpán, a combina
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May 134 min read


5/12/26 - Limericks, The 10-$10 Rule, and Nurses Day!
Tuesday 5/12/26 Celebrate: International Awareness Day International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day International Nurses Day Limerick Day National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day National Nutty Fudge Day National Odometer Day Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day – The limerick is a poetic form shrouded in mystery: nobody knows why they’re named after Limerick, who invented the form, or when they were first composed. The earliest dates back to the middle ages. a five-lin
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May 124 min read


5/11/26 - Credit Cards, Bras, and David Attenborough
Monday 5/11/26 Celebrate: Eat What You Want Day Hostess CupCake Day National Mocha Torte Day National Twilight Zone Day National Women's Check-Up Day World Ego Awareness Day -- Weekend Box Office 1. The Devil Wears Prada 2 $43.0M 2. Mortal Kombat II $40.0M 3. Michael $36.5M 4. The Sheep Detectives $15.9M 5. Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour Live in 3D $7.5M -- The world of credit card collecting has a new champion. A man from India (Manish Dhameja) has claimed th
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May 112 min read


5/9/26 - Mother's Day Weekend!
Saturday 5/9/26 Sunday 5/10/26 Mother’s Day Weekend! Call your mom (unless you are seeing her face-to-face) Celebrate: Saturday American Indian Day Birthmother's Day Brunch for Lunch Day Hurray for Buttons Day International Migratory Bird Day Letter Carrier's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day Lost Sock Memorial Day Martin Z. Mollusk Day Mother Ocean Day National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day National Babysitter's Day National Butterscotch Brownie Day National Dog Mom's Day
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May 92 min read


5/8/26 - Leftover Food, Cheese Holes, and A Fall Asleep Trick
Friday 5/8/26 Celebrate: Fintastic Friday Giving Sharks a Voice Free Trade Day Iris Day Military Spouse Appreciation Day National Coconut Cream Pie Day National Give Someone a Cupcake Day National Have a Coke Day National Public Gardens Day National Student Nurses Day No Socks Day Provider Appreciation Day Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War. Victory in Europe Day World Ovarian Cancer Day World Red Cross and Red Cr
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May 84 min read


5/7/26 - Passwords, A Missing I, and A License Plate
Thursday 5/7/26 Celebrate: Make-A-Book Day National Barrier Awareness Day National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day National Cosmopolitan Day National Day of Prayer National Day of Reason National Mural Day National Roast Leg of Lamb Day National Tourism Day Paste Up Day World Password Day – Ted Turner, the high-flying media tycoon, entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded CNN and revolutionized American cable television, died on Wednesday. He was 87. Turner’s death
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May 73 min read


5/6/26 - WKRP, Tony Noms, and Trending Fashion and Beauty
Wednesday 5/6/26 Celebrate: Bike to School Day Great American Grump Out International No Diet Day National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day National Beverage Day National Crepe Suzette Day National Nurses Day National School Nurse Day National Tourist Appreciation Day No Homework Day Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day World Carnivorous Plant Day -- Spring is trying to take hold, and often, the things we grow to love about the Earth's seasons have little to do with
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May 64 min read


5/5/26 - Cinco de Mayo, 80s TV Moms, and Comic Strips
Tuesday 5/5/26 Revenge of the Fifth (Star Wars Day part 2) Today is Cinco de Mayo!!!! It commemorates the Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, during the Franco-Mexican War. Noted today, but not really celebrated in Mexico. The holiday is pretty much an American one. Childhood Depression Awareness Day Hug a Shed and Take a Selfie Day International Midwives Day Museum Lover's Day Nail Day National Cartoonists Day National Concert Day National Enchilada Day N
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May 52 min read


5/4/26 - May The 4th Be With You! Most Rewatched Movies, and The Kentucky Derby!
Monday 5/4/26 Star Wars Day - May the Fourth Be With You! The sound designer for the original films, Ben Burtt, didn't use synthesizers. He used "organic" sounds that listeners hear every day: The Lightsaber: The iconic hum is a combination of the idling motor of an old movie projector and the interference caused by a broken microphone cable being brought near a TV set. Vader’s Breathing: Burtt recorded himself breathing through a Dacor scuba regulator. Chewbacca’s Voice: The
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May 43 min read


5/2/26 - Enjoy Your Weekend!! Lots To Celebrate!
Saturday 5/2/26 Sunday 5/3/26 Celebrate: Saturday Free Comic Book Day Heroes Your Mom Threw Out is having an event, more here. Baby Day Beer Pong Day Bladder Cancer Awareness Day Brothers and Sisters Day Childhood Stroke Awareness Day HerbDay International Drone Day International Scurvy Awareness Day Join Hands Day National Auctioneers Day National Fire Day National Homebrew Day National Life Insurance Day National Play Your Ukulele Day National Scrapbooking Day National Star
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May 21 min read

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