Author: Lisa Mungovan

Today is Umbrella Cover Day. Yes, it’s weird. No, I don’t know why someone would make a day celebrating umbrella covers. Maybe you’d like to celebrate International Kissing Day instead? Or give an invisible hug online, for Virtually Hug a Virtual Assistant Day. Show the I T team, you appreciate them!

Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, is an annual 4th of July tradition in New York. World record-holder Joey Chestnut won his 18th Men’s Mustard Belt title, by eating 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes! Miki Sudo ate 38.75 hot dogs to win her 12th women’s title. They each won $10,000 also.

Are you a workaholic? That’s someone who’s addicted to work. Well, today is Workaholic Day!  Thank the workaholics in your life by showing up a little early to work, so they can take a rare day off. It’s also International Bikini Day, so put on a 2-piece swimsuit and go to the pool!

Did you plant corn in your garden? It’s exciting to see it growing taller. Keep the birds away, by adding a scarecrow in the middle. It’s Build A Scarecrow Day, so stuff some old clothes with rags or hay, and put it to work. Scaring off squirrels and raccoons, is harder. Try red pepper.

Do you use mechanical pencils at school? The cheap plastic ones give you a nice sharp point to write with, until the led falls out. To celebrate Mechanical Pencil Day, see how they measure up to the Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil. It’s made of wood, gold, and diamonds, and it only costs $12,000.

What do you do, when it’s Apple Turnover Day, and Graham Cracker Day? Place your little pie between 2 graham crackers, and make a sandwich! Reverend Sylvester Graham developed the cracker in the 18 20s, as a health food that relieved ailments. Does that make s’mores, made with graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows, a healthy snack?

When you go to the park, do you always visit the same one? Today is Hop A Park Day, so try to visit a few new ones today. You might find a new favorite! Bring a bag of cherries along, to celebrate International Cherry Pit Spitting Day. Who can spit the farthest?

July is full of fireworks, but do you know what creates different colors? Yellow bursts are made with sodium. Red, green, and blue flares come from strontium, barium, and copper. White bursts are created with aluminum or magnesium, while golden sparkles use carbon. Combining ingredients creates even more colors! Pyrotechnics require serious scientific knowledge!

In 1862, math teacher Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, entertained his friend’s daughter Alice, and her 2 sisters, with a fantastical story. The girls loved the tale so much, that he wrote it down. That book, published under the name Lewis Carroll, was “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. Wear a mad hat, for Alice in Wonderland Day!

Today is Jackfruit Day. It’s high in protein and tastes similar to pork, so it’s a great food to eat instead of meat. That’s perfect, because it’s also Independence From Meat Day! Better yet, it’s Barbecue Day, and Caesar Salad Day, so you can barbecue slabs of jackfruit, and eat it with a salad!