Welcome to Worldwide Weird Holidays, where you’ll find a new reason to celebrate every day of the year.
January 13 is National Rubber Ducky Day
Today is National Rubber Ducky Day, also known as Rubber Duckie Day. It is always celebrated on January 13th. While we could find no official birth certificate, we discovered some cool facts about the classic bath toy. In the late 19th century, the burgeoning rubber industry introduced rubber tires, bouncy balls and all manner of […]
January 13 is International Skeptics Day (or is it?)
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, still exists. Philip K. Dick I’m not sure how he’d feel about International Skeptics Day since there’s no evidence that it’s an official holiday anywhere. If you consider the number of skeptical organizations worldwide, almost 100 according to one source, maybe it should be. The sticklers […]
January 12 is Kiss a Ginger Day
Today is Kiss A Ginger Day, celebrated by kissing a redhead. (We advise you to ask permission first, especially if it’s Prince Harry; his security detail might misinterpret your enthusiasm.) Derek Forgie created Kiss A Ginger Day on Facebook in 2009 as a “karmic counter-event” to the Kick a Ginger Facebook campaign originated in November 2008. The […]
January 10 is Peculiar People Day
Today is Peculiar People Day. The day itself is peculiar and raises several questions. We’ll try to help you answer them with our handy-dandy Peculiar People Day Quiz. How should you celebrate? 1. Do you consider yourself peculiar? Yes [ ] No [ ] (If you answered No, proceed directly to Question # 2.) […]
January 9 is Aviation in America Day
Today is Aviation in America Day and commemorates the first balloon ride in the U.S. on January 9, 1793. Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard, aeronaut extraordinaire, had previously ascended 44 times in cities around the world. He launched his balloon from the prison yard of Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia, PA, and landed in Deptford Township, NJ, 46 […]
January 8 is Show and Tell at Work Day
Today is Show and Tell at Work Day, created by Thomas & Ruth Roy of Wellcat Holidays & Herbs. Remember those halcyon days of youth when you’d take something to school and show it to the class, getting jeered at for being lame or reprimanded by the teacher for bringing something mucus-related? Relive the good old days […]
January 7 is National Pass Gas Day
Today is National Pass Gas Day. Hot on the tail, if you will, of National Bean Day comes this celebration of all things flatulent. A 1995 study–yes, there have been studies–estimates that we pass gas 13.6 times a day. (Perhaps the remaining .4 refers to those that were smelt but not dealt.) Farts: What are they good for? […]
January 6 is National Bean Day
Today is National Bean Day. With over forty thousand varieties, the hardworking bean deserves its own day. Why is it celebrated on January 6th? No one knows for sure, but we have a couple of ideas and a suggestion. Some claim it commemorates the death of renowned geneticist, Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk who experimented […]
Banished Words List Day 2016
Banished Words List Day 2016 If you’ve read our post about LSSU’s 2015 Banished Words List, you already know you’re in for a treat. Drumroll, please. (We realize that phrase should be banished, too.) The official Banished Words List for 2016 is: SO So the word that received the most nominations this year was already banished, but today […]
December 30 is National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
It’s National Bicarbonate of Soda Day! Yes, that’s right: baking soda has its own day. As we shall see, this hardworking substance earns at least one holiday’s worth of celebration. Sodium bicarbonate is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. A component of the mineral natron, it is a white, odorless, water-soluble crystalline solid that […]