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Animals of South Georgia Day leads today's complete edition for United States.
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You observe the distinctive king penguins, elephant seals, and Antarctic fur seals that inhabit South Georgia's sub-Antarctic shores. You find that no permanent human residents live on South Georgia, so domestic pets are absent from the territory. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
You know the Cayman Islands as a major financial services hub, though you recognize limited traditional consumer brands originating there; instead you appreciate Cayman Islands sea salt and artisanal local rums like those produced by Barardi's Caribbean operations. You understand that the islands' true brand is their reputation for financial stability and transparent business practices, making them synonymous with offshore banking rather than packaged goods.
Invented in 1973 by newspaper columnist Harold Pullman Coffin, who felt Americans had too many days celebrating things. His idea: a day where nobody celebrates anything. It lasted exactly one year before other people started creating holidays on the same day to spite him. The irony is the entire point.