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National Scrabble Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ LAY DOWN TILES! It’s National Scrabble Day — April 13. Alfred Butts’s birthday, and the official day for America’s greatest word game. Pull out the board. Find a human. Play. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN April 13 INVENTED 1938 INVENTOR Alfred M. Butts NEXT April

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National Find a Rainbow Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ LOOK UP! It’s National Find a Rainbow Day. On April 3, America steps outside after the spring showers, turns its back to the sun, and watches the sky do its most reliable trick — arcing seven colors across the clouds and somehow making the whole afternoon feel like a gift.

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National Walk Around Things Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ JOIN THE FUN Walking around things lets us discover the world—embrace the unexpected. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN October 6 ORIGIN The exact origin is unknown, but it promotes mindfulness. STAT Walking can burn 100 calories in 30 minutes. STAT Americans walked an average of

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National Go for Broke Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EMBRACE BOLDNESS On National Go for Broke Day, take a moment to embrace the spirit of risk-taking in your life. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN April 5 ORIGIN The phrase 'go for broke' is believed to have originated in the 1940s. STAT In 2021, 65%

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National Sorry Charlie Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ REFLECT AND GROW This day serves as a reminder of resilience in the face of rejection. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN March 6 ORIGIN Established in 2006 by a marketing campaign. STAT Over 70% of people experience rejection. STAT Approximately 30% of individuals can bounce

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National No Housework Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DITCH THE DUST RAG Today, April 7th, is a nationwide invitation to set aside the mop and broom, embracing a day of uninterrupted leisure. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN April 7th ORIGIN Unclear, emerged in late 20th century as a cultural concept STAT Average American

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April Fools’ Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ LAUGH, GOTCHA! It’s April Fools’ Day. On April 1, America honors the 500-year-old license to prank, hoax, and pull one over — practiced by newspapers, corporations, children, and even the BBC in its best moment. The one day a year when the joke is always on someone. ★ ★ ★

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