★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 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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Dates set annually by ALA — typically 2nd week of April
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Founded 2017 by NDC & Girl Me Too movement
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CINNAMON, STREUSEL, COFFEE! It’s National Coffee Cake Day. On April 7, America honors the tender, streusel-topped, butter-and-cinnamon cake that breakfast forgot — and the Scandinavian and German immigrants who brought it over so we’d never have to eat dry toast again. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CHEERS TO BREWS! It’s National Beer Day. On April 7, America toasts the 1933 anniversary of the Cullen-Harrison Act — the law that legalized beer again after 13 years of Prohibition. And we toast the 9,000+ American craft breweries that made the US a global beer destination. ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ WELCOME TO AWARENESS WEEK This week is dedicated to raising awareness about oral and head and neck cancers and their prevention. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN April 10-16 annually ORIGIN First observed in 2004 STAT Approximately 54,540 new cases annually in the U.S. STAT Over
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ WINDOW SAFETY AWARENESS This week brings an important focus on preventing window accidents. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN April 1-7 annually ORIGIN Established by the National Safety Council in 1997 STAT Over 3,000 children are injured by falling from windows each year in the U.S.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE TEFLON Discover the impact of Teflon, a game changer in the kitchen. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN October 4 ORIGIN Invented in 1938 by Roy Plunkett STAT Teflon is used in over 50% of cookware sold in the U.S. STAT It has a melting
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE SCOTTISH HERITAGE April 6 is a day to honor the rich traditions of Scottish culture in America. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN April 6 ORIGIN Established in 1998 by the U.S. Senate STAT Over 10 million Americans claim Scottish ancestry STAT Celebrated in all
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