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National Cheese Pizza Day: Say Cheese, Please!
When it comes to mouth-watering holidays, Sept. 5 is one of the very best food holidays in the entire year. It’s National Cheese Pizza Day in the U.S.A. While the origins of National Cheese Pizza Day are unknown, folks have been enjoying pizza for centuries! History of Pizza The earliest form of pizza was bread baked beneath stones of a fire, then seasoned with different toppings. Gennaro Lombardi is credited with opening the first pizzeria in New York City back in 1905. Lomb


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Eat an Extra Dessert Day: Decadent sweet treats to eat without all the guilt
When it comes to delicious holidays, today takes the cake! If you’re sweet tooth is aching for a sweet treat to eat, grab your fork! Sept. 4 is Eat an Extra Dessert Day! While the origins are unknown, the “inventor” of this delicious holiday deserves a great big medal! Whether you have a hankerin’ for a piece of decadent chocolate, a scoop of cool and refreshing ice cream, a slice of rich and creamy cheesecake or a great big piece of homemade pie, today is the perfect oppor


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National Sponge Cake Day: It's Time to Bake (Sponge) Cake!
If you are in the mood for something sweet to eat, you're in luck! Aug. 23 is National Sponge Cake Day. Sweeeet! This light and airy dessert is simple to make and even better to eat. Sponge cake gets its fluffy texture due to the way its “whipped” up. While the origins of this particular food holiday are unknown, folks have been eating sponge cake since the 1600s. The first sponge cake recipe was found in 1615, in The English Housewife: Containing the Inward and Outward Virtu


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National Lemonade Day
Get ready to pucker up, America. If you’re looking for a refreshing beverage to whet your whistle, you’re in luck! If you need a little something to whet your whistle during the dog days of summer, go grab your tallest glass. Aug. 20 is National Lemonade Day, an annual holiday that celebrates a classic American drink. While the origins of this holiday are unknown, folks have been enjoying lemonade for centuries! Lemonade is a tart yet sweet drink typically comprised of lemo


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National Potato Day: This Spud's For You!
Aug. 19 not only celebrates the history and future of aviation, but also celebrates one of America’s favorite vegetable. It’s National Potato Day. Potatoes are inexpensive and versatile veggies that Americans love to eat! Loaded with vitamins and minerals, spuds or taters can be prepared in a variety of different ways. Whether you prefer yours in a cold salad or hot soup, baked, boiled, steamed, fried, nuked, scalloped, roasted, grilled, mashed, smashed, stuffed or sliced and


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National Bratwurst Day
Besides National Rum Day and National Tell a Joke Day, Aug. 16 is also National Bratwurst Day, also referred to as Bratwurst Day. While the origins of this annual food holiday are unknown, folks have been gobbling up these delicious “fried sausages” for centuries.Whether you prefer yours nice and plain, loaded with all the fixins and/or with a ginormous glass of beer, today is the perfect opportunity to whip up one or two bratwurst recipes and get your best ‘wurst’ on! #natio


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National Failures Day: Popular products & inventions made by mistake
August is filled with a variety of traditional and not-so-traditional holidays that celebrates special events, honors extraordinary people and celebrates delicious food and refreshing beverages. But Aug. 15 recognizes something entirely different – it’s National Failures Day. Whether we like to admit it or not, we all have had failures in our lives. Whether big or small, each choice we make has consequences. But thankfully, many of us learn from our mistakes. And although we


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National Creamsicle Day
Have you heard the "scoop?” A refreshing food holiday is here and Americans are in the “moood” to celebrate! And with summer winding down, now is it the perfect time to indulge in a cool and creamy treat to eat. Get ready to scream for ice cream! Aug. 14 is National Creamsicle Day in the U.S.A! Creamsicles Made out of vanilla ice cream covered with a layer of fruit-flavored ice, creamsicles are frozen ice cream treats we love to eat. These iconic treats are the perfect pick-


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National Middle Child's Day: Celebrating Kids Stuck in the Middle
If you are a fan of this website, you know there is a holiday for just about everything under the sun. Today we celebrate the folks stuck in the middle. Aug. 12 is an annual holiday that celebrates the middle child in the family – it’s National Middle Child’s Day or Middle Child's Day. Whether you are one or have kids of your own, being in the middle is not always the best place to be. Middle Child Syndrome Some believe birth order, also referred to as ordinal position, can


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National Lazy Day
When it comes to holidays, today is all about taking things slow. Really, really slow. August 10 is Lazy Day (and National S'mores Day!) Sometimes referred to as “National Lazy Day,” this annual occasion provides the perfect excuse to sit back and enjoy life. While a good portion of the country is experiencing wacky weather, today is a great time to do absolutely nothing. Whether you plan on relaxing out by the backyard pool, spending the day binge-watching your favorite tele


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National Polka Day in the U.S.A.
Ah one and and ah two! Get ready to grab the accordion and put on those dancin’ shoes – Aug. 9 is National Polka Day! The polka, a fast-paced couple’s dance that is still popular today, is a snappy dance that originated in Bohemia in the 1800s. Some believe a peasant girl named Anna Slezak actually “invented” the dance in 1834. The dance quickly spread to ballrooms around the world and the rest, as they say, is history. The basic step consists of a continuous series of tripl


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International Female Orgasm Day is Coming! Give her a hand!
When it comes to unusual holidays, Aug. 8 is a biggy. It's International Female Orgasm Day, an annual occasion that celebrates the wondrous (and sometimes elusive) female orgasm. Councillor Arimateia Dantas wanted to do something very special for his wife to make up for sexual debt he owed her and boy, did he come up with quite the idea! The Brazilian councilman proclaimed an entire day dedicated to the female orgasm - Dia Internacional del Orgasmo Femenino, or International


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Sister's Day: Sentimental & silly sayings just for sisters
When it comes to super special relationships, today celebrates those very special ladies in our lives – our sisters. It's Sister’s Day, an annual "holiday" observed on the first Sunday in August. Siblings play such an integral role in our lives. While it may not seem like it growing up, sisters often become our best friends, sharing inside jokes and life’s secrets only a sister can understand. And the older we get, we recognize and cherish the incredible, unbreakable bond we


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National Girlfriends Day: Celebrating those special ladies in your life
Aug. 1 is National Girlfriends Day, an annual event that celebrates and honors those very special ladies in your life. While the origins of the annual holiday are unknown, this special occasion, also referred to as Girlfriends Day, could be celebrated two ways. Whether it’s one or two of your favorite BFFs or that special gal you love, today is all about those fabulous gal pals who make life so much more fun and enjoyable. Have you ever wondered what life would be like withou


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National Cotton Candy Day
It's National Cotton Candy Day in the U.S.A! Cotton Candy is a favorite melt-in-your mouth sugary treat served up at county fairs, fests, amusement parks and carnivals during the dog days of summer. While the origins are unknown, National Cotton Candy Day is celebrated twice a year, today and December 7th. Four men, Thomas Patton, Josef Delarose Lascaux, John C. Wharton and William Morrison, are usually credited as inventing cotton candy, originally called “Fairy Floss.” Morr