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Today is going to be yummy. It’s Dark Chocolate Day! Bittersweet chocolate will get your tastebuds ready, for Baked Alaska Day. The hot-and-cold dessert is a layer of cake, topped with ice cream and meringue, and then baked. Since it’s also Decorating With Candy Day, you know what to do.

Today is Freedom Day, commemorating February 1st, 1865, when the 13th Amendment was signed, banning slavery in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, had proclaimed all enslaved people free, but it took 2 years to become part of the Constitution. Because news traveled slowly, everyone wasn’t freed until June 19th 1865.

Do you know why zebras have stripes? While the black and white patterns can help camouflage them in tall grasses, the stripes also discourage biting flies. Scientists discovered flies avoid horses wearing striped coats. Mountain zebras, plains zebras, and Grevy’s zebras, are all native to Eastern and Southern Africa. Happy International Zebra Day!

Today is Inspire Your Heart With Art Day. Spend some time creating art, going to a gallery, or learning about famous artists. Did you know that Leonardo Da Vinci, who painted the Mona Lisa, wrote backwards? See if you can do it, for Backward Day! Wear your clothes backwards, and see if anyone notices!

Today is Scotch Tape Day. Invented in 1930, clear tape does more than seal packages. Artist Mark Jenkins, uses tape to make sculptures! You might be lucky enough to come across his figures in unusual situations, on the streets in your city. Learn how to use his tape-casting method at tape-sculpture.org, and make your own!

Do you own a gorilla suit? I’m sure most of you said “No,” but the “Yesses” are in luck. It’s Gorilla Suit Day! Your hairy suit will keep you warm in the snow. Go sledding and surprise everyone! It’s also Hot Chocolate Day, which both gorillas and non-gorillas will enjoy. Don’t forget the marshmallows!

Did you know that Brussels sprouts, kale, kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, are basically all the same plant? The wild cabbage was bred for different exaggerated traits. Kale and cabbage focuses on the leaves, broccoli is just the flower, and Brussels sprouts are the buds. It’s Eat A Brussels Sprout Day, so dig in!

Today is Draw A Dinosaur Day, so draw a picture of your favorite dinosaur. Whether it’s a long-necked apatosaurus, pointy-backed stegosaurus, three-horned triceratops, or fierce short-armed T-rex, you can make it whatever color you want. Some dinosaurs had feathers! Draw an imaginary dinosaur if you prefer. Maybe it just hasn’t been discovered yet.

Yodel-oh-delay-he-who! It’s Yodel For Your Neighbor Day. I know you can yodel better than me, haha! Did you know, herders in the Swiss Alps used to call their animals in by yodeling? It was also used to communicate between villages, but you can start by yodeling hello, across the street.

I’m sorry I can’t take your call right now; I’m time-traveling to see the dinosaurs. Please leave your name and number, and I’ll get back to you yesterday! Make your own fun excuse, for Inane Answering Message Day! It’s also Croissant Day, so enjoy a deliciously flaky, buttery pastry, and save one for me!