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Cream Cheese Brownie Day is one of the over 700 food-related holidays this year. There is no sponsor, but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying this rich and decadent treat! It's simple. Take a fudge brownie and top it with cream cheese frosting or cut it in half and sandwich frosting in the middle. Enjoy!

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Dark Skies Festival (UK): February 10-26

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Stargazing, wildlife watching, and even ghost walks are just some of the activities available during the United Kingdom's Dark Skies Festival in Yorkshire, England. It's a chance to appreciate the beauty of nature at night (and maybe see the Northern Lights as well). Locations vary, and visit the website for the best viewing locations.

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Home Warranty Day, Ntl.: February 10

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Builders, real estate agents, and homeowners are the target market for National Home Warranty Day. It seeks to raise awareness on how new construction structural warranties and systems and appliances home warranties safeguard projects and properties from the unknown. This event first ran in 2016.

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Plimsoll Day (1824): February 10

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Plimsoll Day marks the birth of Samuel Plimsoll in 1824. Plimsoll was a member of the British Parliament and an advocate for sailors' safety. His work created Plimsoll's bill, which ended the practice of overloading ships, a hazard that increased the danger of capsizing and impeded the ability to navigate vessels safely. The bill passed in 1876 and instituted the Plimsoll Line, the mark you see on cargo ships to mark at which point the boat has reached total capacity. By 1894, the line was standardized based on volume and weight.

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Pulses Day, World: February 10

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Capitalizing upon a successful United Nation's Year of Pulses in 2016, February 10, beginning in 2019, is designated World Pulse Day. Pulses are edible seeds. World Pulses Day aims to heighten public awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production aimed toward food security and nutrition. The day creates a unique opportunity to encourage connections throughout the food chain that would better utilize pulse-based proteins, further global production of pulses, better implement crop rotations and address the challenges in the trade of pulses.

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Umbrella Day: February 10

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Parasols, sunshades, umbrellas, brolly, parapluie, rainshade, gamp, Bumbershoot, or umbrolly, however, you refer, today is Umbrella Day. Umbrellas have protected people from the wind, sun, snow, and rain since around 2000 BC.

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Brit Awards (UK): February 11

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The Brit Awards are the British music industry's equivalent to the Grammy Awards and are highly anticipated. Televised in the United Kingdom. PLEASE NOTE: Treat all televised and venue-specific events (sporting, concerts, trade shows, etc.) as estimated. Several factors can cause an event to move dates at the last minute, including weather, strikes, natural disasters, political upheaval, conflicting programming, pandemics, and current events. Because of this, always verify the event with the promotor before committing resources. LEEP often estimates dates based on the previous year's schedules, as the final dates are only a few months, weeks, or days before the event. If the date is known to be estimated, you will see an (est) following the date in the title.

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Electrific Day, Be (1847): February 11

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Thomas Alva Edison’s contributions to our present civilization are marked today through the celebration of his birth in 1847. Edison invented the light bulb, phonograph, movie projector, and hundreds of other products we use daily.

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Foundation Day (JP)(660 BC): February 11

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On February 11, 660 BC, the mythological Emperor Jimmu ascended to the throne, establishing the nation of Japan. Today is also known as Empire Day or Kigensetsu in Japan and is a national holiday.

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Guitar, Get Out Your Guitar Day: February 11

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Got the winter blues? Call some friends, light the fire and pull out your guitar for a little down-home fun. Get Out Your Guitar Day is set aside at the height of winter to bring a little musical cheer to the long nights and short cold days.

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Jorvik Viking Festival (UK): February 11-19

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With over 40,000 visitors each year, get your Viking on and celebrate Viking contributions to English history. The Vikings first arrived in England during the seventh century. Jorvik Viking Festival is based upon the Jolablot celebration marking the ending of struggle through winter and the approach of spring. This event first ran in 1983.

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Make a Friend Day: February 11

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How to Make a Friend Day is an unofficial holiday that came about through word-of-mouth. In researching this, we attempted to find a national or global non-profit dedicated to helping people nurture interpersonal relationships that could be used as a source for story ideas. There does not seem to be one, yet friendships and the ability to build them remain one of the top indicators of a happy and healthy life. The closest we could come was the Dale Carnegie Institute, which focuses more on business and networking than learning friend-making and maintaining skills early in life.

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Movie Day, Global: February 11

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It is just weeks until the annual Academy Awards are given out for the previous year's best films, actors, and behind-the-scenes people. However, it is only exciting if you have skin in the game and have seen the movies. To this end, in 2020, the governing body of the Academy Awards created Global Movie Day. It's your opportunity to kick back, catch up on this year's nominees and pick your favorites. It's also a rare opportunity to engage with Academy members and filmmakers across social media. Use the hashtag #GlobalMovieDay to find them and participate in Global Movie Day.

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Peppermint Patty Day: February 11

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If you've ever needed an excuse to eat chocolate and peppermint, today you have it. In 1940, Henry C. Kessler began selling peppermint cream covered in a dark chocolate patty. He named it after the city of York, Pennsylvania, where he lived. It is unknown if February 11, 1940, is the day it first went on sale or was invented. It remained a regional treat until 1972 when Peter Paul Candy Manufacturing Company purchased Kessler's company and took the product national in 1975. In 1978, Peter Paul merged with Cadbury, which Hershey acquired in 1988.

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Professional Sports Wives Day: February 11

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Professional Sports Wives Day began in 2006 to focus on the unique responsibilities, challenges, and roles of the families and friends behind our favorite athletes. Like everyone, they have the same challenges in marriage and raising children. However, they have additional challenges ranging from celebrity and long periods of absence to careers cut short by injury or death. Representing active and retired athletes and numbering close to 500,000 in the United States, sports wives remain the foundation to success in the $213 billion professional sports industry. Professional Sports Wives Day honors the women, children, parents, and friends behind professional athletes and all they do to help them succeed.

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