The name Tiradentes means the “tooth puller.” Odd as that might sound, every Brazilian takes it with reverence. Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier, or Tiradentes, was a dentist who organized a movement agai…

There is nothing more classically British than afternoon tea, which makes National Tea Day, April 21, a wildly popular occasion in the country. This love of tea dates back centuries and this fondness …

Get out your crayons and flash cards — it’s time for National Kindergarten Day! April 21 is the birthday of the German educator Friedrich Fröbel, who founded the first play and activity institute c…

Bulldogs, beautiful? Well, yes! French, American, or English — bulldogs portray glamour in their own special way. That’s why we present National Bulldogs Are Beautiful Day each April 21. (In case you’…

National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day, celebrated annually on April 20, encourages you to tingle your taste buds with this tropical delight. If you’ve never tried this dessert, today, you have no ex…

Ever heard the saying “there’s someone else out there who has the same face as you”? According to you, it’s probably Bradley Cooper or Beyoncé. But in all likelihood, it’s a normal person you’ll never…

More than one billion people speak Chinese as their first language — that’s more than any other population in the world! UNESCO (part of the United Nations) first created Chinese Language Day in 2010 …

One thing’s obvious: There’s a certain something in the air during National Garlic Day. Did you know that Egyptians worshipped garlic as a god—and even used it as currency? That’s not all. Garlic s…

Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park” films turned raptors into legitimate Hollywood superstars during the early ’90s. National Velociraptor Awareness Day on April 18 gives us a reason to once again pond…