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March 26, Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. Here are some of the weirdest holiday day ideas fiction’s already taken

Siobhan O'Shea March 26, 2017 What Day
In case you were thinking of making up your own really weird holiday day, it may already kinda exist. Today is everyone’s favorite wacky holiday:  Make Up Your Own …
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It’s March 24, Roommate Day. Here’s how this guy got creative and made viral art out of a messy roommate

Siobhan O'Shea March 24, 2017 What Day
Got a roommate who’s a slob on Roommate Day?  Stop complaining, get creative and make some art installations. Most of us go the route of passive-aggressive sticky notes and …
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March 23, OK Day. Where did OK really come from?

Siobhan O'Shea March 23, 2017 What Day
Ok is the most frequently spoken (or typed) word on the planet, it’s bigger even than an infant’s first word ma or the ubiquitous Coke. Sounds weird but OK… …
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March 23, Puppy Day. 12 scientific reasons why you can’t help falling in puppy love

Siobhan O'Shea March 23, 2017 What Day
Puppies are hard-wired to appeal to us, with their adorable squishy faces, little paws, and wet noses. But there is more to young dogs than downy fur and floppy …
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March 23, Day of The Sea. Why does landlocked Bolivia celebrate a Day of the Sea?

Siobhan O'Shea March 23, 2017 What Day
On March 23, the land-locked country remembers the loss of its ocean in Day of the Sea. They march in parades and listening to recordings of seagulls and ship’s horns. …
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March 23, Near Miss Day. Hurrah, we didn’t get wiped out by an asteroid

Siobhan O'Shea March 23, 2017 What Day
March 23 is Near Miss Day, an annual reminder of the day in 1989 when an asteroid nearly sideswiped Earth. On this day in 1989, an asteroid that could …
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It’s March 22, World Water Day. Here’s some of the bizarre history of the Victorian Filling Station or water fountain

Siobhan O'Shea March 22, 2017 What Day
The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain Association opened its first drinking fountain in April 1859 — and thousands gathered to watch it be turned on. At the time, many poor people …
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It’s March 22, Goof-off Day. Here’s how people goofed off before the internet.

Siobhan O'Shea March 22, 2017 What Day
On National Goof-off Day, why not try some of these retro goof-off techniques at work? On National Goof-Off Day, spare a thought for those who didn’t have the internet …
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It’s March 21, Puppetry Day. And Sesame Street is going to introduce a surprising, relevant new puppet

Siobhan O'Shea March 21, 2017 What Day
Meet Julia, the first new Muppet to join the Sesame Street neighborhood in a decade. Julia is a little different from the other puppets on the show. She sometimes …
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It’s March 21, Rosie the Riveter Day. Rosie the Riveter finally gets national day of recognition

Siobhan O'Shea March 21, 2017 What Day
They welded pipes, they drew blueprints.  And of course, they fastened munitions and machine parts together with rivets. Seven decades after World War Two, Rosie the Riveter Day honours the …
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It’s March 21, the Drowning of Marzanna. Ceremonial Winter Witch drowning in Poland

Siobhan O'Shea March 21, 2017 What Day
Marzanna is the Polish incarnation of the old Slavic goddess of winter, plague and death. Drowning of the Marzanna or Topienie Marzanny. The best way for superstitious Slavs to protect …
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It’s 20 March, Snowman Burning Day. Do you want to burn a snowman?

Siobhan O'Shea March 20, 2017 What Day
American and Swiss citizens blow up snowmen to mark seasons change. Boom! Snowman Burning Day is derived from a German tradition – the Rose Sunday Festival. The mayor passes through …
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