International Skeptics Day
There is some reference to this as an
"International" day. Certainly, there are skeptics all over the
world. However, there is no documentation of this day being celebrated anywhere
outside of the U.S. While there is not enough concrete evidence about how or
when this annual “holiday” began, International Skeptics Day is also celebrated
on January 13th or the first Friday in January
The first mobile phone service in the USA
In 1983 Ameritech Mobile Communications, LLC provides cellular mobile
phone service to the general public in Chicago. This was the first mobile phone
service for public use in the United States
National Costume Swap Day
According to stats from "GreenHalloween", about 25 million USA children celebrate Halloween each year –
that’s a ton of costume waste if each kids’ costume is worn once and only
once. "Green Halloween" has a
simple solution of this problem. It's to celebrate National Costume Swap
Day. It means that everyone
should swap own successful Halloween costume with a neighbor or relative's
ones. Green Halloween notes that if we could just swap out about half the
costumes used each year, we’d help reduce annual landfill waste by 6,250 tons
When : January 13th, or October 13th or first Friday the 13th of the year
ReplyDeletePerhaps the earth isn't really round!? Maybe, the sky isn't truely blue!? Does he(she) really love me!? These are the words and questions of the classical skeptic.
By definition, a skeptic is a person who questions or doubts facts and theories. He, or she, is a mis-believer. A skeptic does not accept the "Given". If you are inclined to doubt things that you see or hear, then International Skeptics Day is for you.
There is also no agreement on the spelling of the word "sceptic". In the US, it is "skeptic" and "sceptic" in the UK. In Canada...well...here's an article from a marketing blogger who tried to figure it out.
On International Sceptics Day, one is encouraged to adopt a questioning attitude and think for oneself.
National Costume swap Day is a great way to save from buying yet another costume and it’s a fun way to recycle and reuse.
ReplyDeleteCostume swaps mean fewer resources are used to make new costumes, less transportation and less gas is used and there’s less waste from “old” costumes being tossed in the trash. And organizing a costume swap can be fun too. It can be as simple as getting some neighbors together for a swap or organizing a bigger, community-wide event.
According to Green Halloween, “swapping half the costumes kids wear at Halloween would reduce annual landfill waste by 6,250 tons, equal to the weight of 2500 midsize cars!” …And this isn’t even taking into consideration those of us “adults” out there that still like to dress-up too.
I don't know whether this information true or false but I'll tell you it. There is a theory that the mobile phone has been devised by Nicola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor. They say, he has been working for a rich man for a long time, but then the financing of the project concerning the development of the mobile phone has been stopped. So, the great physician couldn't manage to adopt it to the life.
ReplyDeleteHahaha, skeptic day!!!
ReplyDeleteI suspect that a real skeptic created this day. And, they did so by first creating doubt about the date to celebrate this special day. I found three dates: January 13th, October 13th, and the first Friday of the year. While Friday the 13th sounds intriguing,there are some doubts..........
Today is also International Day for Disaster Reduction.
ReplyDeleteThe mission of International Day for Disaster Reduction is to raise awareness about the types of disasters that can happen and to find ways to better prepare for them and to reduce the factors that contribute to them. Each year has a different theme determined by the United Nations which focuses on a disaster topic and it coordinates efforts to make improvements within that area. For more information, the UN.org has a webpage dedicated to this observance.
The origin of this holiday dates back to December 22nd, 1989 where the General Assembly of the United Nations designated the second Wednesday of October as International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. On December 21st, 2009 a subsequent resolution renamed the holiday to International Day for Disaster Reduction and changed its date to October 13th.