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World Toy Camera Day
21st October (Third Sunday of October)
World Toy Camera Day is the yearly event that honours the ridiculous photo taking capacity of outdated toy cameras. This festive occasion is celebrated on the third Saturday of October, with minor exceptions, mainly because...
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Count Your Buttons Day
Every October 21st
They're a common part of any modern day garment, buttons. They're found on our shirts, our jackets, our pants and pockets, buttonfly jeans are a popular alternative to zipper pants. Buttons get in everywhere, and...
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Cat Day
Every October 29th
Felis Silvestrus Catus, a small furry ball of cute that will utterly destroy your ability to act like a mature adult, a phenomenon which has been shown to become stronger with proximity. Intelligence of subject...
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Magic Day
Every October 31st
Magic Day started with a "Houdini Day", the first of which took place in the summer of 1927, less than one year after the famous magician's death. His wife presented a trophy in honour of...
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Fountain Pen Day
2nd November (First Friday in November)
My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.Graham...
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I love food!
By Sam Alderson, on 13th Oct, 2018
The main principle which World Food Day celebrates is the furtherance of food security all over the world, especially in times of crisis. The launch of the Food and Agriculture Organisation by the UN has...
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Why Ada Lovelace Day matters
By Sam Alderson, on 5th Oct, 2018
I love finding out about new days and going out and researching as much as I can about them and how they came to be but this is one of the few days that instantly...
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