Creepy? Theyâre not creepy.
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exactly . . . I mean just look at them
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Looks like the group Die Antwoord lol
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When I was a kid, after the black creditâs screen, they would have a still image of Big Bird with his mouth open that completely freaked me out. I hated seeing that picture. Every day when the credits came on, I would run away screaming.
My brother used to think I was afraid of the words.
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The Cookie Monster is the best!
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Couldnât agree more.
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Good morning! 
It is Thursday, 11 November 2021
(W45 | D315 | 50 rem)
Just 50 days remaining in 2021!
Today is: 
World Origami Day
Many people arenât aware of the fact that a particularly special day is about to be celebrated. In fact, itâs an especially important one for all those paper folding fanatics out there. For all of those folks who look at a flat sheet of paper and dream of all of the exciting objects that could be made out of it, simply by folding.
So for those who happen to love the art of folding paper and creating beautiful creations from paper, cloth, dollar bills, napkins, or anything thatâll hold a crease, World Origami Day is for you.
World Origami Day was organized to coincide with the birthday of Lillian Oppenheimer, the founder of the first origami group in the United States. Oppenheimer, who lived from 1898 to 1992, also was instrumental in the founding of the British Origami Society, in addition to Origami USA. But, of course, Origami has quite a long history that goes much further back beyond Ms. Oppenheimerâs influence.
The art of folding paper seems to have arisen in several places throughout the world, including places such as Europe, China, and Japan. This particular form of art has accompanied traditions and celebrations of every kind, including funerals, birthdays, weddings and more.
The first known historical reference to a paper model is in a poem, which somehow seems appropriate given that such things are traditionally written on paper. In that poem, a butterfly design was referenced in connection to Shinto weddings. But thatâs just one of many ways that these lovely designs were used!
In Europe, it was napkin folding that was all the rage, a tradition that was abundant during the 17th and 18th centuries as a sign of being a good host or hostess. Sadly, this particular tradition would eventually fade out and become nearly forgotten until recent decades, when it is now beginning to see something of a resurgence.
When Japan opened its borders in the late 1800âs, they started incorporating German paper folding techniques, and these two worlds came together in a glorious union.
These days, Origami has been used as a beacon of hope, with the tradition of folding a thousand cranes being done for people who are in the hospital fighting cancer, for instance.
This tradition came from the experience of a young girl, Sadako Sakasi, who developed leukemia 10 years after the atomic bomb was dropped on her village of Hiroshima during World War II. While she was in the hospital, she had heard that a sick person who folded 1000 paper cranes would get well soon, so she decided to do it.
Sadako only succeeded in folding 644 paper cranes before she died peacefully. But people all over the world heard her story and were inspired. They joined together to build the Childrenâs Peace Monument in Hiroshima. To this day, children from all over the world send paper cranes to be placed at the monument in Sadakoâs honour.
Chill, fold something, and have a great day! Iâm 
Know More:
https://www.demilked.com/japanese-paper-folding-art-origami-day.
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I canât even do a simple math calculation and now youâre expeecting me to create complex shapes and algorithms with paper?
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I feel your pain. (Not about the maths, that was easy 
) but the paper folding. I struggle to get things folded in half properly. And then people do things like in that DeMilked link in the Know More section:
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I canât even fold a paper airplane
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It is Friday, 12 November 2021
(W45 | D316 | 49 rem)
Today is: Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
There are some books that are written to see you through the darkest days, to help shine light through the ponderous pitch-black clouds of the sky that hangs overhead. The âChicken Soup For The Soulâ series of books was produced explicitly for that purpose.
Many are the readers who have had this book by their side as they do their best to live through the worst days of their life, and itâs all thanks to Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen that these books came to light. Chicken Soup For The Soul Day celebrates the light these two men have shed into the lives of others through this much-needed series of books.
You may have heard the words âchicken soupâ and immediately started drooling over the thought! We donât blame you. While there will be plenty of time for you to tuck into some chicken soup on this day, thatâs not what this day is about. Yes, you can indulge in this comforting food, but it is important to understand what Chicken Soup for the Soul Day is really all about. Chicken Soup for the Soul Day is actually a media, consumer good, and self-help business that is situated in Connecticutâs Cos Cob area.
The brand is familiar thanks to its series of books entitled âChicken Soup for the Soulâ. The first book follows inspirational stories about ordinary people. These are true stories, and theyâre incredibly inspiring. The other books from the series follow the same notion, i.e. depicting true stories. This series became a bit of a social phenomenon, and it was not long for them to be deemed a best-seller. In fact, they have been popular for a couple of decades now, with more than 110 million copies being sold in Canada and the United States.
Not only is Chicken Soup for the Soul Day about celebrating these books, but it is about honoring everything they stand for. These books are all about uplifting and enlightening people, and these are the sort of things that we should all be trying to do on Chicken Soup for the Soul Day and every day forward for that matter!
In 1993 two motivational speakers came together to share the stories they had collected from their audience members. Collections of stories that shared uplifting, enlightening moments of human behavior, moments that demonstrate that in spite of the dark news constantly coming from the internet and TV, there is a hearty helping of good in everyone. Simple acts of kindness that seem inconsequential to the person doing it can have a massive impact on the person receiving it.
From that first edition the book series has exploded in popularity, and over the following 24 years, 200 different titles under that theme have been published. One of the most popular and prolific series of all time, new editions continue to be published for every possible theme, including âChicken Soup For The Teenage Soulâ and âChicken Soup For The Pet Loverâs Soulâ among dozens of others.
So this is where it all started for Chicken Soup for the Soul Day! The authors have said that the day is about celebrating: âwho you are, where youâve been, where youâre going, and who you will be thankful to when you get there!â
Ahh, Friday. Itâs the chicken soup of days!
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That reminds me. I better use my homemade chicken broth that I took out of the freezer before it goes bad. Too bad it is too hot out for ramen. Thatâs just âwho I amâ ;D
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Yeah Iâm with you there. I canât like having soup in hot weather or climates.
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I ended up throwing my broth into my rice cooker on slow cooker mode with two boneless chicken breasts and two habaneros. Gonna take two forks and shred them, and figure out something to do with them. Maybe Iâll make another loaf of bread.
I was so happy to see fresh habs at pnp for R50/kg. I should have gotten more than R15 worth tbh. Iâve only got about 20 chillies just starting to grow at the moment. And checkers was all out of my favorite local sri racha sauce.
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It is Saturday, 13 November 2021
(W45 | D317 | 48 rem)
Today is: World Kindness Day
Kindness Day was born when a collection of humanitarian groups came together on November 13, 1997, and made a âDeclaration of Kindnessâ. Likewise, on Kindness Day everyone is encouraged to make a similar declaration. Donating books, food, or clothes to your local community is a great way to celebrate.
However, pledging to commit just one act of kindness is no less worthwhile: hold the door open for a stranger, compliment your neighbor on their collection of garden gnomes, let your partner have control of the TV remote for the evening.
World Kindness Day first began as a day of observation by the World Kindness Movement. The organization was registered as an official NGO under Swiss law in 2019. However, the history of the group reaches right back to a Tokyo-based convention in 1997.
A range of associations and institutions based in countries including Thailand, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States had been built at this conference because of their combined dedication to promoting kindness in society. The initial formation of the World Kindness Movement formed as a result of this event.
The written declaration of their inception was created stating their âpledge to join together to build a kinder and more compassionate world.â In the pursuit of this aim, in 1998, they would help to launch the inaugural World Kindness Day.
The reason for World Kindness Day is detailed by the World Kindness Movement. âto highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us.â
This day has become globally recognized since itâs creation more than two decades ago. The many events that take place on this day attract countless participants from all parts of the globe. This day is filled with kindness and activities like dance mobs, concerts, the distribution of kindness cards, and random acts of kindness such as paying for someone shopping or helping someone with their bags.
Many people are extremely focused on their own lives and can easily forget to take a moment to think about what others may need. However, doing something good for others can also be good for you too. It can be really fun planning and seeing the way that others appreciate your kindness.
It is valuable for everyone to celebrate the benefits and kindness we derive from this core aspect of human nature. World Kindness Day can help to remind us that we arenât alone in our lives, others are kind and care for us, and we certainly donât live in a world where good doesnât exist.
Be kind to others, be kind to the people in your life, and importantly, be kind to yourself!
Know More:
https://inspirekindness.com/world-kindness-day
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It is Sunday, 14 November 2021
(W45 | D318 | 47 rem)
Today is: International Tongue Twister Day 
Itâs International Tongue Twister Day and if youâre looking for a mouthful, you could celebrate by talking about a sheikh who isnât feeling well. Heâs sixth in line and has some livestock, it seems, and one of his sheep is also under the weather. To explain all this you could say:
The sixth sick sheikhâs sixth sheepâs sick.
That phrase was featured by Guinness World Records as the most difficult tongue twister in the English language in 1974, the last year the organization tracked tongue twisters.
Itâs still pretty hard to say today, but you can try a hack recommended by Eliza Simpson, a dialect coach in New York.
âI look at the tongue twister and I think of an image for each word. And then as Iâm going through the tongue twister, itâs like, Iâm in my mind literally swiping through flashcards of images. I go from image to image to image. And I find this is the way to get my muscles to do what my brain is asking.â
Simpson says tongue twisters are challenging and beneficial for brains.
âTongue twisters are important because they combine two things that help humans learn. They combine repetition and they can find an element of surprise and fun.â
One particularly old and well-known tongue twister dates back to at least 1836, if not earlier. It appeared in Peter Piperâs Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled Peppers.
Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled Peppers?
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled Peppers,
Whereâs the peck of pickled Peppers Peter Piper picked?
Some other classics to try twist your tongue around:
- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
- She sees cheese.
- Chop shops stock chops.
- If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
- Seventy-seven benevolent elephants
- A loyal warrior will rarely worry why we rule.
- There was a minimum of cinnamon in the aluminum pan.
- How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
- A pessimistic pest exists amidst us.
- Pad kid poured curd pulled cod.
She sells pickled peppers to a woodchuck on the seashore!
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A woodchuck canât chuck any amount of wood as a woodchuck canât chuck wood.
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So, none then?! 
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The Czech tongue twisters are even better.
StrÄ prst skrz krk ( Stick your finger through your throat)
TĹistatĹiatĹicet stĹĂbrnĂ˝ch kĹepelek pĹeletÄlo pĹes tĹistatĹiatĹicet stĹĂbrnĂ˝ch stĹech ( Three hundred and thirty three silver quails flew over three hundred and thirty three silver roofs.)
TĹi tisĂce tĹista tĹicet tĹi stĹĂbrnĂ˝ch stĹĂkaÄek stĹĂkalo pĹes tĹi tisĂce tĹista tĹicet tĹi stĹĂbrnĂ˝ch stĹech (3333 silver fire-engines squirt over 3333 silver roofs.)
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It is Monday, 15 November 2021
(W46 | D319 | 46 rem)
Today is: Bundt Cake Day
Another day for our intrepid and adventurous bakers - itâs Bundt Cake Day!
Everyone loves a good piece of cake, but the truly enlightened know that there is no better cake than the bundt cake. The very shape of it speaks of a certain fancifulness that brings a bit of elegance to any affair it is brought to.
The bundt cake doesnât indicate any particular recipe used in its creation but instead speaks of its distinctive shape, a ring-shaped cake that can come in any number of configurations. If you love the whimsical shape of a bundt cake, then Bundt Cake Day is the holiday for you.
The bundt cake pan was designed to help aid in the preparation of the cake, as the ring-like shape aids in creating an even cooking surface that allows heat to be distributed better throughout the whole. Aside from this one distinguishing feature, a bundt cake it merely a cake made in a bundt pan. Since the design first became popular the bundt cake pan has been used for all sorts of culinary treats, including jello molds, cakes, ice cream, and even certain concoctions of fruit.
When a cake is prepared in a bundt cake pan, however, there are certain traditional methods of preparation that tend to take precedence, in part as a way of illustrating the inherent beauty of the pan.
One such tradition is the drizzling of frosting or powdered sugar as a topping, rather than a heavy frosting, though all too often they are served undecorated. Bundt cakes are also a favorite of those who like to create multicolored cakes, as it can be used to produce the most beautiful designs.
It wasnât until David and Mark Alquist, aspiring American businessmen, took steps to increase the popularity of the bundt cake that it finally came into its own. They carried it for nearly 20 years, having very poor sales until the winner of a Pillsbury Bake-Off created a âTunnel of Fudgeâ cake that resulted in nearly 200,000 requests for the pan.
Celebrating bundt cake day is best done in the most simple of ways, making a cake in a bundt pan. We suggest a lemon cake drizzled with a light lemon-frosting and lemon zest for a start, a certain crowd pleasure if your recipients have a love of citrus. Get together with your friends and family to share bundt cake recipes and the joy of Bundt Cake Day.
And sure, if you donât have a Bundt pan, or simply canât be bothered to bake your own, you can pop round to your local bakery to pick one up instead.
Itâs also a fine way to celebrate a birthday! Happy Bundt Day!
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