Gumdrop Day
Gumdrop Day falls on February 15, honoring the sugar-rolled jelly candy that is far more useful as building material than most confections ever manage.
February 15
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Hippo Day
Hippo Day falls on February 15, honoring an animal whose closest living relatives are whales and which is considerably more dangerous than its shape suggests.
John Frum Day
Every year on February 15th, natives of Tanna Island in the Republic of Vanuatu hold a grand celebration in honor of an imaginary man named John Frum. Villagers clothe themselves in homemade US Army britches, paint “”USA”” on their bare chests and backs, and run a replica of Old Glory up the flagpole alongside the […]
Restaurant Day
Restaurant Day falls on February 15, and it started as a Finnish protest against the paperwork required to sell anyone a bowl of soup.
World Whale Day
World Whale Day falls on the third Sunday of February, and a single whale carcass on the seafloor supports its own ecosystem for decades.