10/2/26 - Peanuts, Bad Criminals, and Name Your Car Day
Friday 10/2/26
Celebrate:
Audiophile Day
Guardian Angels Day
International Day of Non-Violence
Kids Music Day
Manufacturing Day
National Custodial Worker Day
National Diversity Day
National Fried Scallops Day
National Name Your Car Day
National Produce Misting Day
National Research Maniacs Food Day
National Smarties Day
Phileas Fogg's Wager Day
Plaidurday
World Day for Farmed Animals
World No Alcohol Day
World Smile Day
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Saturday
Digital Scrapbooking Day
Global Smoothie Day
Inter-American Water Day
International Frugal Fun Day
Look at the Leaves Day
Mean Girls Appreciation Day
National Boyfriend Day
National Butterfly and Hummingbird Day
National Caramel Custard Day
National Family TV Show Day
National Soft Taco Day
National Techies Day
National Virus Appreciation Day
World Card Making Day
Sunday
Change a Light Day
Cinnamon Roll Day
Country Inn Bed and Breakfast Day
eDay
Improve Your Office Day
International Blessings of the Fishing Fleet Day
International Toot Your Flute Day
National Golf Day
National Ships-in-Bottles Day
National Taco Day
National Vodka Day
Ten=Four Day
World Animal Day
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Today is National Name Your Car Day! According to a recent poll, over 40% of drivers give their car a nickname, and it says a lot about your personality.
Some people go with classic names based on color—like The Silver Bullet or Ruby. (mine is Hyperion because it's hyper blue)
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Today in 1950, Charles M. Schulz introduced the world to Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang when the first Peanuts comic strip was published in seven American newspapers.
There were 17,897 Peanuts strips published over nearly 50 years.
Schulz never actually wanted to name his strip Peanuts; he originally titled it Li'l Folks, but United Feature Syndicate changed it at the last minute to avoid confusion with another comic strip running at the time—a title Schulz reportedly disliked for the rest of his life.
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Today is World Smile Day officially created in 1999 by Harvey Ball, the commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts, who originally invented the iconic yellow smiley face back in 1963, wanting a day dedicated to simple acts of human kindness.
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New in Theaters
Verity - Suspense with Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Cordóva, and Brady Wagner
Digger - Comedy with Tom Cruise, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Riz Ahmed, Jesse Plemons, Sophie Wilde, and Sandra Hüller
The Influencer Project - Horror film from the creators of The Blair Witch Project with Chiara King.
Beware Boiuna - Action film with Jessica Rothe, Logan Marshall-Green, and Kiana Maderia
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Construction workers in Belgium working on a mundane sewer line upgrade under an old building hit an unexpected jackpot. While clearing out part of an ancient cellar wall, the crew stumbled upon a forgotten historic stash of gold coins and bullion valued at over $10 million.
I've been trying to find out how to open the hidden opening under my front hall stairs for years. The house inspector said there was a lot of dead space under there, and that's where people hid stuff!!
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A thief in India swallowed a gold necklace valued at almost $1,000. He was fed bananas and special liquids to help it out of his body.
(who wants to wear that necklace now??? Don't jewelers have to disclose if things have gone through a digestive tract?
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A 28-year-old woman in Bunnell, Florida, learned a tough lesson about fleeing the law after she bolted from sheriff's deputies and sprinted straight into a dense, swampy wooded area. After getting hopelessly lost, trapped, and panicked in the brush, she ended up calling emergency services herself, requiring the very police officers she was running from to track her down and pull her out.
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