National Nut Day: More
Created by the Liberation Foods Company.
From Wikipedia:
'They contain a relatively large quantity of calories, essential
unsaturated and monounsaturated fats including linoleic acid and
linolenic acid, vitamins, and essential amino acids. Many nuts
are good sources of vitamin E, vitamin B2, folate, fiber, and the
essential minerals magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and
selenium'.
Tomorrow's food holiday will be ' National Nut Day'.
Created by the Liberation Foods Company. From Wikipedia: 'They contain a relatively large quantity of calories, essential unsaturated and monounsaturated fats including linoleic acid and linolenic acid, vitamins, and essential amino acids. Many nuts are good sources of vitamin E, vitamin B2, folate, fiber, and the essential minerals magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and selenium'.
Other celebrations/observances today:
[The Hankster says] Yes, yes, I know you are biting at the bit to make some comment, not about the culinary or botanical definition of a nut, but the one referring to anyone who would consistently post this kind of stuff. Everyone should observe a 2 second cessation of reading while said definitions are formulated. There, do you feel better now?
Tomorrow is 'Caps Lock Day'. On June 28 (parody holiday created in 2000 by D erek Arnold) and October 22 (in 2009 the anniversary of the death of Billy Mays, an energetic TV pitchman, who always seems to be talking in caps.). Some see this day as a plea for the repositioning of the caps locks key, to a spot on the keyboard, that is not so easily and mistakenly hit.
[The Hankster says] Yes, I was tempted to type something in all caps, but that wouldn't be original and eXpEcTeD. Ain't compromise wonderful?
Put some color into your life on 'National Color Day' tomorrow. Focus on the
importance of color in our lives.
[The Hankster sasy] And the stains on you
'Smart is Cool Day'. A 'stay in school' effort.
Awareness / Observance Days on: October 22
o Health
- 'International Stammering Awareness Day'. Since 1998, a day of awareness and support.From Wikipedia: 'No single, exclusive cause of developmental stuttering is known. A variety of hypotheses and theories suggests multiple factors contributing to stuttering. Among these is the strong evidence that stuttering has a genetic basis.
o Animal and Pets
- 'Wombat Day in Australia'. Since 2005. From Wikipedia: 'Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials native to Australia and are about 1 m (40 in) in length, with small, stubby tails'.
o Other
- 'Fechner Day'. Celebrates the day in 1850 that Gustav Fechner formulated his ideas on the mind and created the area of Psychophysics, which studies the relationship between physical stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they affect. There is also a day of the same name, held in August by the International Society for Psychophysics.
Historical events in the past on: October 22
In 1797. The first parachute jump (non-rigid) is made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin from a hydrogen balloon 3,200 feet above Paris.
In 1836, Sam Houston is inaugurated as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
In 1861, The first telegraph line linking the West and East coasts is completed.
In 1879, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (manufacture the day before), using a filament of carbonized thread which lasted 13 hours.
In 1883, The original Metropolitan Opera House, in NYC, had it's grand opening.
In 1884, The International Meridian Conference in Washington, DC, USA adopts Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) worldwide, creating 24 international time zones with longitude zero at the Greenwich meridian.
In 1907, Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum and Bailey circus.
In 1926, Harry Houdini, agrees to a test of his strength, by allowing himself to be hit in the stomach. He was, however, unprepared for the blows, and in a lying position. This precipitated his death from peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix, October 31, 1926 .
In 1939, The first televised pro football game was telecast from New York on NBC. Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 23-14.
In 1962, JFK imposes a naval blockade on Cuba, beginning the 'Cuban Missile Crisis'.
In 1975, The Soviet Venera 9, lands on Venus. The first to do so.
In 1994, A 67 foot tall statue of Sam Houston is unveiled in Texas.
In 2008, India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
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Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
American Cheese Month
American Magazine Month
American Pharmacists Month
Antidepressant Death Awareness Month
Bat Appreciation Month
Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month
Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
Car Care Month
Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Awareness Month
Child Health Month
Children's Magazine Month
Christmas Seal Campaign
Church Library Month
Church Safety and Security Month
Class Reunion Month
Clergy Appreciation Month
Computer Learning Month
Consumer Information Month
Cookbook Month
Co-op Awareness Month
Country Music Month
Crime Prevention Month
Cut Out Dissection Month
Dollhouse and Miniatures Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Eat Country Ham Month
Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
Emotional Wellness Month
Employee Ownership Month
Energy Awareness Month
Energy Management is a Family Affair - Improve Your Home Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Fair Trade Month
Family Health Month
Feral Hog Month
or Hog Out Month
Financial Planning Month
Fire Prevention Month
Gay and Lesbian History Month
German-American Heritage Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Go Hog Wild-Eat Country Ham Month
Halloween Safety Month
Head Start Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
Home Eye Safety Month
Hunger Awareness Month
International Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
International Starman Month
International Strategic Planning Month
Long-Term Care Planning Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
Mental Illness Awareness Month
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National AIDS Awareness Month
National Animal Safety and Protection Month
National Apple Month
National Applejack Month
National Audiology Awareness Month
National Bake and Decorate Month
National Book Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
National Caramel Month
National Chili Month
National Chiropractic Health Month
National Cookie Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Education and Awareness Month
National Dessert Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Ergonomics Month
National Family Sexuality Education Month
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National Farm to School Month
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National Go on a Field Trip Month
National Kitchen and Bath Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
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National Pet Wellness Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Pickled Peppers Month
National Pit Bull Awareness Month
National Pizza Month
National Popcorn Month
National Popcorn Poppin' Month
National Pork Month
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
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National Reading Group Month
National Roller Skating Month
National RSV Awareness Month
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National Seafood Month
National Service Dog Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Spinning and Weaving Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
National Window Covering Safety Month
National Work and Family Month
Organize Your Medical Information Month
Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month
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Persimmons Month
Photographer Appreciation Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
Positive Attitude Month
Quality Month
Raptor Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Rhizomes Month
Right Brainers Rule Month
Sausage Month
Self-Promotion Month
Sexuality Education Month
SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Prevention Month
Spinach Lovers Month
Spinal Health Month
Squirrel Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Month
Tackling Hunger Month
Talk about Prescriptions Month
UNICEF Month
Vegetarian Awareness Month
Vegetarian Month
Wishbones for Pets Month
Workplace Politics Awareness Month
World Animal Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
World Menopause Month
Youth Against Tobacco Month
October is:
October origin (from Wikipedia): October is the tenth month of the year
in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a
length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October
retained its name (from the Greek meaning 'eight') after January
and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been
created by the Romans.
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October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern
hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal
equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.
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