October 29th, National No Grammar Day, is a 24-hour period where the Grammar Police know to stay in their homes.

October 29th is National Cat Day, when non-dogs of the feline persuasion get a chance to shine.

October 29th of each year is National Hermit Day, when all introverts unite to celebrate solitude. Well, we unite separately, in our own homes. Painting by Robinso72_

On October 28th, in conjunction with National Plush Animal Lover’s Day, we celebrate National Dakimakura Body Pillow Day, so go ahead and cuddle up with your favorite inanimate object.

On May 16th, 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, received Patent No. 256 in Volume 33 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce’s official publication, the Bollettino delle privative industriali del Regno d’Italia. It carried the descriptive title: “Nuovi apparecchi a vapore per la confezione economica ed istantanea del caffè in bevanda. Sistema” (“New…

Happy Spectral Apicology Day, which celebrates male drone bees, the unheralded ghosts of the apicology world. Queens get all of the attention so this holiday recognizes male drones on October 16th because bumblebees and most species go into hibernation in October, while the 16th recognizes that males only get 16 chromosomes instead of the 32…