Friday 11/1/2024
Celebrate:
All Saint's Day
Diwali - the Hindu festival of lights
The Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de (los) Muertos) The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pay respects and remember friends and family members who have died. It is widely celebrated in Mexico.
To learn more..and I'm being serious..watch the animated film Coco.
Extra Mile Day
Fountain Pen Day
Give Up Your Shoulds Day
International Scented Candle Day
Love Your Lawyer Day
National Author's Day
National Biologic Coordinators Day
National Brush Day
National Calzone Day
National Cinnamon Day
National Deep Fried Clams Day
National Family Literacy Day
National Go Cook For Your Pets Day
National Jersey Friday
National Pate Day
National Vinegar Day
Prime Meridian Day
World Vegan Day
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Someone asked social media, "What's a common American tradition or holiday that you think might not exist in 25 years?" Here are a few of the best responses:
1. Class reunions . . . mostly due to social media.
2. Bobbing for apples at Halloween. (didn't that go with COVID?)
3. Trick-or-treating in YOUR neighborhood. People say there are designated "areas" now that parents go . . . and small communities are abandoned.
4. Gender-reveal parties . . . partially due to people being overwhelmed with baby-related events. And partially due to the forest fires . . . and deaths.(can we just go back to cakes?)
5. Christmas cards. They may already be dying out . . . possibly because of social media. One person online joked, "My wife will single handedly keep this tradition alive."
6. Black Friday. Most of it has moved online, and it's become less of a "thing."
7. Beauty pageants.
8. Block parties. People are asking if anyone still does them.
9. Car culture. People think it peaked with the Silents and Boomers.
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National Sandwich Day is this Sunday.
A poll for it looked at the most popular sandwiches in America. Can you guess what #1 is? Here's a hint: It's not the healthiest.
2,000 people were asked to name the sandwiches they consider to be one of their "favorites," and good old GRILLED CHEESE took the top spot.
1. Grilled cheese. 42% said it's a favorite.
2. Chicken sandwiches, 40%. That included fried chicken sandwiches.
3. Turkey, 30%.
4. Ham, 27%.
5. Tuna, 24%.
6. Egg sandos, 21%. That might also include egg salad.
7. Peanut butter and jelly, 21%.
8. Meatball subs, 19%.
Here are a few more sandwich stats . . .
1. The average American eats six sandwiches a week, or just over 300 a year. They make up around 30% of the average person's diet.
2. 46% said they could eat ONLY sandwiches for the rest of their life, and it wouldn't be a big deal.
3. The top reasons we like sandwiches include: They're easy to customize with different ingredients, and they don't require any cooking.
4. The most critical components of a good sandwich are high-quality meat, good bread, the right condiments, and fresh vegies.
5. How do you cut your sandwich? Down the middle, or diagonal? 32% prefer them cut in half . . . 35% said diagonal . . . and 33% prefer to leave their sandwich intact. They don't cut it at all.
(Grilled Cheese must be cut diagonal (with tomato soup.))
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In a poll, 20% of Americans think kids "of all ages" should be allowed to vote. So how is a five-year-old going to vote? 13% of people support giving parents one additional vote for each child they have who is a minor.
If this happened, 53% of people say the parents would "always" or "usually" vote the same when voting on behalf of their young kids. But 19% say that would only be the case "sometimes" . . . 10% say the votes would only match "rarely" . . . and 6% say they'd "never" be the same.
Whether or not you lower the voting age . . . even to 16 . . . a whopping 78% of people think there should be broader national programs to educate children and teens about the political process.
On the flip-side of all of this, 35% of people think the minimum voting age for national elections should be raided to 21.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - The Atlantic Ocean is much saltier than the Pacific.
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