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Today, November 3rd, is National Sandwich Day, because it’s the birthday of the man who created the food item, John Montagu (1718-1792), the Fourth Earl of Sandwich (seriously). Supposedly, Montagu invented the food during a marathon 24-hour gambling session during which he wanted to be able to eat with only one hand. The solution he [...]

Today is Elephant Appreciation Day, which we learned is a fairly young holiday created in 1996 by a father who was disproportionately elated by the paperweight of elephants parading that his daughter gave him as a gift. Doesn’t he know that paperweights are just about the most thoughtless and empty gifts one can give? At [...]

In case you hadn’t noticed the conspicuously crowded skies since March 28, we’re at the mid-point of National Kite Month (which lasts through May 3). While you grapple futilely to contain your excitement at this news, may we suggest that before you join the thronging windward crowds of fair-weather flight fanatics you seek inspiration from [...]