United States Edition
World Borrowed Tool Day leads today's complete edition for United States.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A day for the neighborly economy of ladders, pans, cords, books, advice, and returning things better than you found them.
You experience the resplendent quetzal, jaguar, and three-wattled bellbird as Nicaragua's distinctive tropical wildlife. You find that dogs and cats are the standard pets, with some families raising chickens and keeping parrots for companionship. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
In the Chesapeake Bay, the oyster was once so abundant that ships had to navigate around oyster reefs. By the 1990s, the population had collapsed. Now, restoration efforts are bringing them back. In New Orleans, they serve oysters on the half shell at Acme Oyster House, where the line wraps around the block. In Wellfleet, Massachusetts, they serve oysters that taste like the Atlantic Ocean in a single bite. The rule about oysters is: only eat them in months with an R. The rule about that rule is: it is no longer strictly necessary, but it is still good advice.