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ON THIS DAY: August 26, 2016

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August 26th is National Women’s Equality Day * National Dog Day * World Daffodil Day * Cherry Popsicle Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Abkhazia – Official Recognition Day Bangladesh – Janamashtami (breaking fast after Lord Krishna’s birthday) Bhutan … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 25, 2016

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August 25th is Banana Split Day * Kiss and Make Up Day National Park Service Day * Second-Hand Wardrobe Day Whisky Sour Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Bangladesh and India– Sri Krishna Jananti/Janmashtami (birthday of Lord Krishna) Nepal … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 24, 2016

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August 24th is Pluto Demoted Day * Strange Music Day * Vesuvius Day * William Willberforce Day * Waffle Iron Day * ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS France – Saint-Jean-de-Luz: ◊ Baleapop Music & Art Hungary – Siófok: ◊ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 23, 2016

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August 23rd is ∞ National Ride the Wind Day * ∞ Valentino Day * ∞ National Spongecake Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Argentina – Buenos Airies: Tango Festival y Mundial Malaysia – Rajah if Perlis Birthday United States … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 22, 2016

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August 22nd is Be an Angel Day * ∞ Eat a Peach Day ∞ National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Brazil – Rio de Janiero: Olympics clean-up/recovery holiday Fiji – National Holiday: … Continue reading →

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Coffee Shop: Mad Englishman Near the Midnight Sun – Part 3

Posted on August 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– In an open thread, there’s no hard and fast rule about staying on topic, especially if you have a personal story burning a hole … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 21, 2016

Posted on August 21, 2016 by wordcloud9

August 21st is National Senior Citizens Day * World P.O.E.T. Day (Aussie slang – Piss Off Early Today) Spumoni Day Sweet Tea Day (Southern U.S.) ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Canada – Regina SK: Great Saskatchewan Mustard Festival Croatia … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 20, 2016

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August 20th is International Homeless Animals Day * National Lemonade Day * ∞ National Honey Bee Day * ∞ National Radio Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Estonia – Independence Restoration Day Hungary – Saint Stephen’s Day Morocco – … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 19, 2016

Posted on August 19, 2016 by wordcloud9

August 19th is National Aviation Day * ∞ International Orangutan Day ∞ U.N. World Humanitarian Day * World Photography Day National Hot and Spicy Food Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Afghanistan – Independence Day Australia –Borroloola Show Day … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 18, 2016

Posted on August 18, 2016 by wordcloud9

August 18th is Bad Poet’s Day ∞ Fajita Day – New for 2016! ∞ Mail Order Catalog Day Serendipity Day * ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Rakhi, Hindu Brother -Sister Festival, celebrated as Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi Purnima in … Continue reading →

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