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Race Your Mouse Around The Icons Day

Allow boredom to seep into your bones, and race your cursor around your desktop icons in a fun yet brain-meltingly-boring game of Race Your Mouse Around The Icons.

National Aviation Day

Celebrate flight pioneer Orville Wright’s birthday on National Aviation Day by learning about the history of flight, making paper airplanes, or learning to fly yourself.

National Vinyl Record Day

CDs and cassettes are fading into the past, but vinyl is more popular than ever. Support your local record shop, or dig out your favorite vinyl album.

National Inventors Month

Take some time to appreciate the brilliant men and women who have invented ways to make our lives better and easier, from glasses to plumbing to spaceships.

Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day

Give your webmaster a proper thank-you for all their hard work creating the streamlined, good-looking, effective website by taking them out to lunch.

Loomis Day

Mahlon Loomis, a humble dentist, revolutionized the world when he created the “wireless telegram”. Take a moment to consider life without wi-fi, TV, or radio.

National Bunsen Burner Day

That nifty lab gadget that cranks up the heat for chemical experiments, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Morse Code Day

Learn a valuable skill, and a fun new way to communicate with friends and family by trying your hand at the simple but highly useful Morse Code.

National Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day

Behind the scenes, these unsung heroes keep your daily commute flowing smoothly, navigating the waves of traffic like seasoned sea captains.

National VCR Day

Lean into nostalgia by digging out that dusty old VCR player, a few VHS tapes, and hosting a movie watching party with some of your old favorites from those days.

Embrace Your Geekness Day

Geeks are in! Dig out that Star Trek t-shirt, drink out of your Buffy mug, even consider sharing some of that fanfiction you definitely “didn’t” write.

National Internet Day

In a world where a click connects, a treasure trove of information, cat videos, and endless memes awaits, turning boredom into fascination.

International Amateur Radio Day

The “International” in “International Amateur Radio Day” honors how amateur radio-ers pioneered fast, immediate global connection in the 20th century.

National DNA Day

Ever since Watson and Crick’s discovery of the double helix, DNA has aided healthcare, science, even crime. Try a DNA kit, or read about the history of DNA.

Extraterrestrial Culture Day

Exploring the mysteries of celestial civilizations unveils a universe rich in diversity and knowledge, inviting mankind to contemplate its place in the vast cosmic tapestry.

World TB-303 Appreciation Day

An electronic music pioneer, its unique sound sculpted a genre that continues to resonate through the rhythms of today's tracks.

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National Eat A Peach Day

Luscious fruit with velvety skin and a sweet aroma, reminding of warm summer days and offering a taste of heaven.

More Herbs, Less Salt Day

Low salt doesn’t mean flavorless. Find some healthy new recipes, or make your old recipes healthier by substituting some of the salt for more flavorful herbs.

National Cheese Pizza Day

When it comes to satisfying your pizza cravings, nothing hits the spot quite like a warm, gooey slice of cheesy goodness.

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