Daily Holidays - May 10

[Sherman A1]

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/may10.html


Wind Mill Day Windmills were once a much more common feature of our landscapes; however, modern industry has rendered these historical wind-powered factories mostly redundant. Windmill Day encourages you to visit your local windmill, get involved in restoration projects, and to try your hand as a miller! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/windmill-day/

Mother Ocean Day Water is essential to human life. In fact, it is essential to all of the forms of life known to humankind in general, as there are no known species that can survive without it. Though marine biologists are unsure just how many kinds of creatures reside in our planet’s 5 oceans, it is estimated that about one-quarter of all of the Earth’s species do. Not to mention how very important the oceans are to our civilization—for thousands of years, braving their waters has been one of the bravest feats a human being could accomplish, one that often led to amazing discoveries and the general increase of our knowledge of the planet we inhabit. For all of these reasons and many, many more, Mother Ocean Day is a long-overdue celebration of our oceans in all of their majesty and peril. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/mother-ocean-day/

World Lupus Day Imagine being bothered by sunlight, being covered in a rash, suffering fatigue, mouth sores, kidney and joint problems, as well as experiencing substantial hair loss and the swelling of lymph nodes. Sounds awful, doesn’t it? World Lupus Day was created to help us understand that this seemingly random grab bag of symptoms is actually a debilitating, chronic autoimmune disease suffered by approximately 5 million people worldwide, with 1.5 million of them living in the United States alone. In short, lupus causes the immune system to become overactive, creating antibodies that attack healthy tissue causing pain, inflammation and damage in a given part of the body. Although lupus can be fatal, there is currently no known cure. Sadly, a large majority of people have little to no idea about lupus, often confusing it with arthritis, a much less serious disease. Many people have no idea lupus even exists until they themselves or somebody they know is diagnosed with it. This is the problem World Lupus Day was created to combat. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-lupus-day/

Stay Up All Night Night! This is a chance to let loose and make some exciting plans with your friends, or just see where the night takes you. Whatever happens, the rule is simple: no sleep till morning! So why not challenge yourself and see how long you can stay awake before nodding off, or why not have your friends stay over and place a bet on who will fall asleep first? As long as you don’t have anything important to do the next day, go for it! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/stay-up-all-night-night/

[TexasTowelie]

1. Hey there,

I probably have one of the longest running streaks going on "Stay Up All Night Night". No lightweights in my neighborhood.

[Sherman A1]

2. I would think that You

are one of the Masters of the All Nighter! Adding many a great post on many topics!

[bigwillq]

3. Mother Ocean!

I love the water.

[femmocrat]

4. Happy Birthday to Bono:

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/bono.html

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Staying up all night is not a problem. It's staying awake during the day that seems impossible anymore!

[mrmpa]

5. Can I add my younger brother's birthday?......

He's 19 months younger than me, so we're almost Irish twins. I have friends who definitely are Irish twins, they are 10 months apart in age. I knew their Dad. I used to look at him and say to myself, "what were you thinking?" They have a younger brother, who is about 2 years younger, and their mom died by the time the 2 oldest were 8.