October |

October |

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The Gregorian calendar that we use today is basically an update of the Julian calendar from about 44 BC.

The update is that they added a whopping 0.002% in length to the year, to synchronize it with the year of the sun (how long it takes the earth to orbit the Sun once).

Before that there was the Roman calendar, last updated in 304BC.

Rome was founded around 800 BC.

And yet, in spite of all the changes that happened to the number of months, the number of days included in that month, and even the odd amount of time they only added extra days that were not counted in the calendar ... during all that time.

Although I can tell you that October is both US Cheese Month and Toilet Repair Month, so please have that.

Also, if you want to find out what happened every day in the history in October, click the link on the date.

October 1 - Homemade Cookie Day.

Have you ever read something so beautiful?

Today, we honor the biscuits that are not pre-packaged, but instead, their aroma fades through the idyllic childhood and makes you burn your mouth when you are too impatient.

You bake a batch of your own today, whether you share them or not is entirely up to you.

October 2 - Give a name to your Vehicle Date.

So many of us rely on a car, whether we drive one or not.

Today, if you haven't done so yet, name the method of transportation that number 1 billion people worldwide (as of 2013).

When I was a kid, be it 5 or 6, my dad had this car - the blue fifth Honda with a smell of gasoline and mud - which he called 'Honeybun the Car of Destruction', try

October 3 - Technology Day.

Since the 'Techie' goes back to the 1970s (aka: the decade of all things orange), I think that's why it has such a disgusting image.

Putting aside our personal feelings about the word science, today we celebrate ‘Techies’ from coast to coast (defined as technologically successful people or technicians).

Treat the IT guy well today, get yourself a really crazy gadget like a headset that lets you control your computer (or at least a small collection of apps) with your mind.

Or just use it today to honor technology and our lives depend on its different forms.

October 4 - Taco Day.

The tacos predate the 1519 arrival of the Spanish Conquerors in Mexico, just 502 years ago.

Europeans who came to Mexico were more worried about turning it into "New Spain" than about absorbing the local culture and learning the names of the foods they were being served, perhaps rather worried, because

Since the arrival of Hernán Cortés and his powerful 500-man gang was certainly not to appreciate Mexico, there seems to be no information left on the origin of the delicious tacos.

However, today there are a wide variety of tacos to suit every taste.

Be it traditional like tacos dorado (or called taquitos for most) or non-traditional like hard shell tacos that come with kits and break into a million pieces when bitten.

Buy, make, or simply assemble a taco cake today and be grateful that, even though their past is not clear, they'll always be there to enjoy.

October 5 - Do something good.

Look at the world, is it fascinating?

War, famine, door-to-door sales, sickness, suffering, general intolerance from even the best-off individuals.

Do one thing today to make the world a better place, plant some flowers, buy someone a cup of coffee, or actually make eye contact with the homeless people you ignore every day.

Don't be silly, do something - whatever - well.

October 6 - Mad Hatter's Day.

Mad Hatter Day is completely dumb.

Named after Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, but more specifically, it's named after Mad Hatter as he was seen in Disney's 1951 Disney in Wonderland.

This is because Mad Hatter is seen with a small receipt on his hat that says "10/6", which actually means the hat costs ten shillings and six cents in wacky British coins.

However, the Americans used June 10, which will actually be June 10 in Britain.

Mad Hatter took his name from the phrase "crazy like a hat-maker", which appeared because millers (hat makers) used to use mercury to produce fancy hats, this

Buy yourself a hat and act like a geek today.

October 7 - Frappé Day.

Have you ever walked into a coffee shop and realized it's too hot to consume your caffeine too hot?

Or maybe you like your fruit drink iced and creamy?

Fear not, today Frappé, invented by the Greeks NOT Starbucks, thank you very much, for supporting you.

Traditionally, Frappé (incidentally a French word) is served with foam, ice and instant coffee.

However, there are many variations - both with and without coffee - that you can freely choose today, enjoy a glass of Frappé today.

October 8 - Fluffernutter Day.

Let me explain to non-Americans that fluffernutter is a sandwich, consisting of peanut butter and non-cotton marshmallow fluff but a sticky, spreadable marshmallow.

It was invented during World War 1 and was originally called "Liberty Sandwich" (and you think free fries are just as bad as it is).

The burger was so delicious, in fact so delicious that they were trying to make it official Massachusetts burger.

So go out and buy some marshmallow, which is available in most parts of the country today, some peanut butter and a little white bread and just nuts.

I'm really sorry if you have a peanut allergy.

October 9 - Chess Day.

The precursor to chess (chaturanga) originated in eastern India between AD 280 and 550, but it did not look like the game we know today.

Instead of black and white units, there were four divisions: infantry, cavalry, elephant, and tank.

When it arrived in Europe, people spent about 500 years (1200-1700 BC) tinkering with it to create the games we know and have become boring to this day.

Chess is said to be a game for intelligence, since every move is part of a grand strategy, resulting in your opponent crying on the floor and surrendering to your overwhelming brainpower.

So, play a game of chess today to celebrate Chess Day.

I won't, but that's because I'm too bored.

October 10 - Angel Food Cake Day.

Angel Food Cake is a kind of cake that does not use butter and only egg whites to achieve the smooth white fluffy that people often call "angel's food".

It was developed in the 19th century, with the first known recipe published in 1878.

It even has its own special pan with a tube in the middle creating a donut-shaped cake.

So eat some Angel Food Cake today, you must eat, the internet said.

October 11 - Sausage Pizza Day.

Pizza comes in a wide variety of crust, crust and toppings, so there's definitely another pizza day this year.

Another reason to eat pizza?

The chase?

Today is also Launch Day, celebrating March 1987 in Washington for Lesbian Rights.

Is today the day you go out?

Either way, be kind and safe, then go for a hot dog pizza.

October 12 - International day of disappointment.

We've all had moments when things didn't seem right, and oh my god, you just need - AAAAAAAAARGHH !!!!!

Over there… doesn't it feel better?

Try it yourself, whether in pillows or out the window, you will feel better.

Also, if you scream from the window at night in Sweden, chances are your neighbors will join!

October 13 - Train your brain day.

Your brain is so important that it prevents you from suffocating in your sleep and predicts beautiful dreams of fascinating celebrities for you to indulge (or enjoy?).

However, most of us happily turn it off for most of the day.

Relaxation rarely interacted before video games and social media, so don't forget to train your brain today.

Play crosswords or Sudoku, read a book, download one of these brain training apps, or steal your mother's original DS that she hides in a bedside drawer.

Just do something to get your brain out of its reel.

It can thank you for more celebrity dream appearances.

October 14 - Day bald and free.

Today just leave your wig at home and go outside to feel the breeze in your scalp.

We all know that baldness has many causes, some are benign and others (often due to drugs) are so horrible that we should not think about them today.

Men are bald due to hormones, no one seems to know why women are bald.

Some people with hair loss - a disease that causes quite a bit of your hair, from root to scalp and everything else in between, to fall out - is said to have a problem with their immune system.

Baldness soars in the face of those seductive thick hair that the media tell us to be beautiful and today it's about turning your back on your standards and embracing your beauty, especially if

This is not a day that can be organized together, but if you laugh at a bald person I hear today a rumor that you will be kicked in the butt by Samuel L. Jackson.

October 15 - Grouch Day.

Everyone loves a joke on TV, from Oscar the Grouch to Jay in Modern Family.

Living with one person?

Is one?

But today you don't have to feel bad about ruining everyone's fun, it's practically a must.

October 16 - Dictionary Day.

The dictionary has been around for a long time, a long time, guys.

The earliest evidence for dictionaries dates back to about 2300 BC in the Akkadian Empire which is now known as Syria.

This particular Dictionary Day pays tribute to Noah Webster (yes, that Webster), an American lexicist and spelling reformer.

He's the guy who basically got rid of the English spelling and replaced almost every S letter, he came across the Z and got rid of almost all the Us he deemed redundant to the

The first Webster dictionary was published in 1828.

So dedicate your attention to an educational book where many dictionaries have made their magnum opus, be it Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, or Sebastián Covarrubias, who compiled dictionaries.

Have you ever wondered how a word is included in a dictionary?

October 17 - National Day.

This official holiday is celebrated by people who have chosen to live their lives “upright”, which is a punk movement to abstain from alcohol, tobacco or other recreational drugs.

Many people living a frank lifestyle also choose to be vegetarian or vegan.

Founded in 1999 in Boston, Massachusetts, National Day celebrates a lifestyle established as a form of protest against excessive alcohol and drug use, synonymous with a punk scene in the 1980s.

Today you could… well… listen to some little Threats and have a cup of hot chocolate, I guess.

October 18 - Chocolate Cupcake Cake Day.

Have you read it?

I want to tell you that cupcakes date back to 1796, but maybe you stopped reading so you could eat some chocolate cupcakes.

October 19 - Evaluate Your Live Date.

Take a moment to reflect on your life, whether you like it or not.

Really think about your situation in life and ask yourself how it could be improved.

Be sure to weigh the good and the bad.

October 20 - Brandied Fruits Day.

To make a brandy, you must use a pound of fruit like raisins or sultanas and then mix them with sugar, orange peel, vanilla, water, a teaspoon of cinnamon and 80 proof brandy ... with an alcohol content of 40%.

Every recipe I've found for it requires at least 80 spirits.

Mix everything together and then leave in a jar for up to three weeks.

I wouldn't recommend actually eating fruit with labels, because it will get you… so drunk.

Those trying to keep fruit fresh for long have used the fruit open method, because fruit soaked in wine is safe (playing fast and loosely in the term safe here) to eat.

October 21 - Reptile Awareness Day.

Many people like to keep reptiles as pets, from snakes to bearded dragons.

The family of reptiles includes turtles, snakes, crocodiles (including crocodiles), amphisbaenas (frogs, etc.), lizards and tuatara (lizards from New Zealand come from a lineage different from the other lizards above.

Reptiles need a very special environment, so just buying a snake and keeping it in a hamster cage is criminal's stupidity.

The reptile has hairless like dogs, but can be just as adorable.

Today is all about raising awareness about the specific needs of reptiles and trying to make sure that reptiles raised as pets receive the proper care.

October 22 - Color Day.

Today is about how color affects our moods, productivity, and behavior.

You may have heard about how green light poles were used in Scotland to reduce violence and in Japan to advise people not to commit suicide by train (and both work!).

But did you know that civilizations started naming colors based on their rarity?

Red usually appears first on ancient civilizations and their works, as red is a showy color that only tends to show up as blood or wine.

Blue and green are often one of the last colors identified by many ancient civilizations like the Greeks ... because, and this is quite clever, why name a color that includes everything you do.

The sky and the sea are blue, everything that grows is green, and blue and green become the background colors… why name what's around you?

So let's study the origins and effects of today's colors.

Maybe you can fool people into thinking you're sexy by dressing up in red or diffusing a stressful situation by painting yourself blue and running around.

October 23 - iPod date.

There is really nothing I can write about this day that doesn't look like an advertisement.

The day the iPod celebrates the launch of the portable music player, was released in 2001.

You don't need any more information than that.

October 24 - Food Day.

What a lovely unspecified day we will celebrate.

Food is always the thing that holds people together.

Family meal times, state parties, street parties, most gatherings have food in one form or another, so celebrate by cooking something adventurous, or something you love

Just prepare or go out for a meal with the people who mean to you because tomorrow you won't be able to move.

October 25 - Greasy Food Day.

Something about this date seems wrong, but oh, very true!

Greasy foods tend not to be good for you, so be grateful that one day of the year you can quit your diet at home and eat something - anything - deep fried or deep fried.

Today was Chucky's infamous Doll's Day too, but who needed that noise?

Eat something greasy today!

And I am completely not responsible for any of you who choose to watch really horrible 1980s Child's Play movies that took themselves too seriously, they really made me upset when I watched.

October 26 - Pumpkin Day.

So we've come a pretty long way in months without mentioning Halloween.

But nothing lasts forever, spend today carving your Halloween pumpkins.

You can roast the seeds for an almost healthy, tasty snack, but you wouldn't do that, would you?

You will eat candy corn, throw the "gut" at each other, and one of you will always be the best at carving pumpkins, this is the person everyone secretly hates.

October 27 - Navy Day.

The Navy Day established in 1922 coincides with the birthday of the President of the United States voted most likely to kick in the butt: Theodore Roosevelt.

Roosevelt himself was an avid fan of the Navy, the floating military industry.

For many years, people have tried to combine Navy Day into Armed Forces Day, or change it to October 13, as this is the day the Navy was established in 1775.

However, the United States Naval Federation has remained solid so far.

So take some time to learn about the Navy and honor all souls considered "Lost at Sea".

October 28 - International Animation Day.

Cartoons are great, they entertain us when we were children, and they entertain us now.

Cartoons range from raw (watch: internet) to masterpieces (see: Studio Ghibli), but animations show us things that cannot be reproduced in real life.

They show us the sheer range of what you can do just by drawing it, framed with painful frames, enough to make everyone celebrate.

Motion depictions date from old Stone Age cave paintings.

The animation as we know it today, however, where the image appears to be in motion, began in 1824, as a simple two-sided children's toy depicting a bird in a cage.

As technology improved inventions such as the zoetrope in 1832 and the simple flipbook in 1868, gave them the ability to make the viewer see and experience more.

Today, you should find an animated movie that you've never seen before, be it Disney or Japanese, and try to appreciate how far we have come in animation.

October 29 - Day of the hermit.

The term "hermit" is used to describe people who have chosen to live in seclusion away from the rest of society.

They often live in forests and often carry a lot of survival equipment to help them.

But the term hermit was originally used to refer to one of the four types of Christian clergy, who also lived in seclusion from society, but instead of avoiding nuclear radiation dust and taxpayers, the hermit hermit.

I cannot recommend visiting a hermit today because, it defeats the whole point of what they might be trying to achieve.

But you can use today as a good excuse not to venture outdoors.

October 30 - Night in the haunted refrigerator.

I'm not sure if you will convince others that your refrigerator is haunted or that you act like a haunted.

Maybe you can rearrange your fridge magnets to deliver spooky messages ...

But one of two works!

October 31 - Knock-Knock Joke Day.

The humble door knocking joke stems from a 1929 children's game called Buff, where kids hit their sticks on the floor and say (and I didn't make it up) “Knock Knock, Who's There?

Now you have proof that life definitely couldn't be happier than ‘back then’ and a transcript to show your grandmother when she tried to prove something else.

Tell a bunch of funny jokes today;