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Sherman A1

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Wed Jul 8, 2015, 04:19 AM Jul 2015

Daily Holidays - July 8

National Chocolate with Almonds Day What a great combination to enjoy and it is also filled with added health benefits!

Perhaps you want to grab a chocolate bar filled with almonds or a bag of chocolate covered almonds or possibly you would like to bake some chocolate brownies filled with chopped almonds or any of the many other recipes that are available. Whichever option (or options) you choose, it is sure to be a delicious and enjoyable treat ! http://nationaldaycalendar.com/latest-posts/

SCUD Day (Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama) SCUD Day stands for Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day, and encourages those of us whose lives might have a touch too much drama to step back, relax, and enjoy the funnier side of life. Relaxation and humour are good for your physical and mental wellbeing, so turn the drama down a notch and enjoy a good laugh instead. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/scud-day/

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Daily Holidays - July 8 (Original Post) Sherman A1 Jul 2015 OP
Today is also Ice Cream Sundae Day! femmocrat Jul 2015 #1
It's Kevin Bacon's birthday. bigwillq Jul 2015 #2
Humor? In the Lounge? pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #3

femmocrat

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1. Today is also Ice Cream Sundae Day!
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 08:38 AM
Jul 2015
Ice Cream Sundae Day

About the Holiday
Ice Cream Sundae Day pays tribute to the first Ice Cream Sundae served in Two Rivers Wisconsin in 1881. There are a few cities that claim to be the originator of the first ice cream sundae (Ithaca, NY, Ann Arbor MI, Norfolk VA and Washington D.C.), though, it was researched by language expert H.L. Mencken who was tracing the origin of the word sundae and he concluded that the Two Rivers Story to be the real story.[1]
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