6/10/26 - Celebrating Lots, Unit Price Shopping, and Find The Beaver!

Wednesday 6/10/26

Alcoholics Anonymous Founders' Day

National Frosted Cookie Day

National Herb and Spice Day

National Iced Tea Day

Ball Point Pen Day

A ballpoint pen, also known as a biro, ball pen, or dot pen, is a pen that dispenses ink (usually in paste form) over a hard ball at its point, i.e., over a "ball point". 

Biro comes from the name of the guy who invented it, Laszlo Biro, a Hungarian newspaper editor who was frustrated in the time he was wasting filling up fountain pens.

An average of 125 ballpoint pens are sold globally every second.

Each year, choking on pen caps kills 100 people. That's why they are not solid and have holes.

On Average, a pen can write approximately 45,000 words. (usually less, because you lose it)

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National Black Cow Day

Technically, A Root Beer Float is a Black Cow.

Many use it exclusively for a float made with chocolate ice cream (Chocolate Black Cow)

There's also the Boozy Black Cow that has some alcohol, like Kahlua in it.

It's believed to have originated in the late 19th century, with Frank J. Wisner credited for popularizing the root beer float in 1893. (and the cow is actually Cow Mountain that he could see.

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National Egg Roll Day

Egg rolls are primarily an American Chinese dish and are not commonly found in traditional Chinese cuisine. However, similar items called spring rolls, which are different in preparation and ingredients, can be found in various regions of China.

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With the FIFA World Cup kicking off Thursday, and the Old Town neighborhood of Toronto has launched a massive, slightly bizarre tourist scavenger hunt called "The Great Beaver Quest."

The city has scattered 51 four-foot-high fiberglass beaver statues throughout the district. Forty-nine of the statues are custom-painted to represent the different nations competing in the tournament. The main attraction is a localized beaver sculpture that locals have affectionately nicknamed "Doug." Tourism officials expect over 300,000 visitors to flock to the neighborhood in search of the little beavers.

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The Unit-Cost Focus: A striking 58% of shoppers state they are now ignoring the total price tag on shelves and are instead strictly calculating the per-unit cost of food items to find real value. That number jumps to 70% for lower-income households.

You should already be doing this if you buy a lot of something. Bigger is usually better! (not always, and boooooo companies that do this.)

BUT

Data shows a fascinating split strategy. On one hand, 41% of shoppers (led heavily by millennials and young parents) are switching to buying in bulk. On the other hand, 47% are doing the exact opposite—buying smaller portion sizes, with 40% citing a deliberate lifestyle change toward food waste reduction and weight management rather than pure budget limits.

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