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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 [...]

In addition to being Miniature Golf Day, today is the International Day of Peace – we had a hard time picking which of the two we were going to celebrate. Of course, the idea of having one day set aside for creating and celebrating international peace almost seems like an easy way to get all [...]

Today is National Nurses Day (which itself is merely the first day of National Nurses Week) and as a celebration of diversity within the nursing community we’ve sought out some of its most under-represented members. Marginalized within their professional communities, pop culture has become the primary public forum for these 11 Dangerous Kinds of Nurses.
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