Work Your Proper Hours Day is usually around February 22. It was started in 2005 by Britains organization of labour unions the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This is the day when a worker decides he or she has had enough of doing unpaid overtime. They d

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Everyone knows Mothers Day and Fathers Day, but not many people know about Parents Day. This started in July 1994. President Bill Clinton signed a law that made the fourth Sunday of July a day we can celebrate both of our parents. The law says Parent

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Mother's Day is an important day all around the world, even though it started in North America and Europe. Not all countries celebrate it on the same day, but the most popular day is the second Sunday in May. It is, of course, a day to honour our mot

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The International Day of Peace should be one of the most important days of the year. It occurs annually on September 21st. It is dedicated to peace as well as the absence of war. This day also serves as a global ceasefire day. Many countries, politic

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World AIDS Day is observed on December the 1st each year. It really is a day that should be very high profile in all countries around the world. Of course, it is to raise awareness of the horror of AIDS. On this day, we do our best to remember the mi

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ANZAC Day (April 25) is when Australia and New Zealand honour members of their World War I soldiers. ANZAC means Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. These brave soldiers fought half way across the world in Turkey, where they landed in Gallipoli on

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Equal Pay Day is an American day of awareness to highlight the fact that American men earn more than women for doing the same jobs. It is held on April 15 because this is how far into a new year that a woman must work to earn what a man earned in the

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NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established on July 29th, 1958. It was responsible for the USAs space exploration programme. NASA has changed the way we live here on Earth, and the way we look at the universe. President Dw

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June 6 is National Yo-Yo Day. This is the date of birth of the man who popularized yo-yos in the USA. His name was Donald Duncan and he got into the yo-yo business in 1930. Of course there were ups and downs before yo-yoing became an American pastime

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Everyone has something in their life to get over. There is something bad that has happened to us all that we need to forget about and move on. Well, now theres a day of the year to make sure this happens. March 9th is officially Get Over It Day. This

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International Dance Day, also known as World Dance Day, is celebrated on April 29 each year. It started in 1982 to commemorate the birthday of the dancer Jean-Georges Noverre. The day is organized by the International Dance Council (IDC), which is pa

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Nerd Pride Day, also called Geek Pride Day, is a fun and serious day that celebrates nerds and geeks. Anyone around the world can feel proud to be a nerd or geek on this day. The day started in 2006 and takes place on May 25. This is a very special d

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In the USA, July is National Hot Dog Month. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council decided that National Hot Dog Day would be around July 23rd every year. In fact, Hot Dog Day is celebrated outside of the USA too. There are celebrations in Canada,

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The dangers of global warming are well known. It is good to have a day that makes us think about the harm the Suns rays can do to our skin. This day is Stay Out Of The Sun Day. It takes place around the 3rd of July every year. No one really knows how

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World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It has been going since 1980 and was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the role of tourism internationally. The UNWTO hopes t

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World First Aid Day started in the year 2000. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) introduced it to raise global awareness of how first aid can save peoples lives in everyday situations. It occurs on the second

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In the 1600s, there were so many right whales in Cape Cod Bay off the east coast of the U.S. that apparently you could walk across their backs from one end of the bay to the other. Today, they number in the hundreds, and they're endangered. Like them

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你还记得父亲的教诲吗?迷茫时,是他在给你力量与方向。影片《当幸福来敲门》中有这样一段励志感人的父子对话: Dont ever let somebody tell you, you cant do something. 别让别人告诉你,你成不了才。

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Located on the Svalbard Islands in the Arctic, the Global Seed Vault is home to millions of seeds. The facility is surrounded by permafrost and is naturally cooled to around -3 degrees Celsius. And the main vault is cooled even further to -18 degrees

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文本: M: Why would mom go along with this? S: It wasn't easy for her. She's angry too. She feels betrayed. M: Don't protect her. She lied to us. S: Mom's had to watch Jason every day since he was a little kid.

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