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November 8, 2027

World Clean Hands Day leads today's complete edition for United States.

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Monday, November 8, 2027

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World Calendar Day

World Clean Hands Day

A day for the ordinary public health habit that travels across homes, schools, kitchens, clinics, workshops, and places of worship.

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Regional/Cultural Day

Animals of Algeria Day

You witness Saharan fenec foxes, addax antelope, and Barbary macaques inhabiting Algeria's deserts and mountains. You see that people commonly keep dogs, cats, and budgerigars as beloved pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.

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Regional/Cultural Day

Cappuccino Day

In Seattle, which has the most coffee shops per capita of any American city, the cappuccino is a way of life. Starbucks was founded in Seattle in 1971, but the cappuccino predates Starbucks by centuries. In Italy, a cappuccino is a breakfast drink. In America, it is consumed at all hours, which horrifies Italians, but Americans have never been particularly concerned with Italian coffee rules.