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Beer Can Appreciation Day - Why would there be a day set aside to appreciate beer cans? Did you know that there are people who collect beer cans and bottles? For those people, this day, January 24, is probably a very special day. It commemorates the day back in 1935 when beer was first able to be purchased in cans.
An elderly man has been collecting beer cans since they first came out. As a matter of fact, he has a beer can from the first six-pack that was ever sold. And the young thief who just moved into the house across the street wants it. What happens?
Belly Laugh Day - This is a holiday that people should celebrate often. This is a day to celebrate laughter. At 1:24 p.m. local time, smile, throw your arms in the air and laugh out loud. You will be joining millions of others around the world doing just the same. Laughter is beneficial to your health, so let this be the start of a new habit.
The local school is holding a contest to see who can cause the audience to laugh the loudest and longest. Who are the contestants? What stunts do they do? Who tries to unfairly win the contest? Who really does win? How?
Eskimo Pie Patent Day - Have you ever had one of these ice cream bars? On January 24, 1922, Christian Kent Nelson obtained the patent for his food creation he originally called the I-Scream Bar. If you have never had the delight of eating an Eskimo Pie, treat yourself to one on this cold day.
A young man has come up with a wonderful new flavor for an ice cream bar. There are others who discover his secret and become mad when he won’t share his new recipe with them. They want to steal his recipe and sell it to the highest bidder. The boy wants no one to have it except for those in his family. What happens?
Another idea - The local ice cream truck has been selling ice cream bars for as long as it has run. One day the vendor runs out of them, and he is going down the road when his truck begins to melt like an ice cream bar that has been out in the heat too long. What is going on?
Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day - What are some phrases that would be used by a grizzled prospector? Well, looky there, by cracky, and consarn it come to mind. Or you could call someone a varmint. On January 24, have fun talking like someone who has been panning for gold weeks on end without any success.
There is a crazy man on the loose. He is also a thief. When he holds up a store or robs a house, he always talks like a grizzled prospector, and he escapes the scene of the crime quickly. How do the police finally capture him?
