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World Freshly Swept Step 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 visible care people give to entrances, porches, shopfronts, courtyards, sidewalks, and shared spaces.
You encounter the endemic Palau fruit bat, saltwater crocodiles, and numerous tropical seabirds in this Pacific island nation. You notice that Palauans keep dogs, cats, and chickens as their primary domesticated pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
On August 16, 1898, the Loop-the-Loop roller coaster opened at Coney Island. America invented the roller coaster. The first one was built in 1884 at Coney Island, a gravity-powered ride called the Switchback Railway that reached a top speed of 6 mph. Today, the fastest coaster in the country is Formula Rossa at Ferrari World (not in America, but we started it). The tallest in America is Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, which launches you 456 feet in the air at 128 mph. The ride lasts 17 seconds. The line lasts 90 minutes.