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29 Mar 2017



Manatee Appreciation Day



Manatees are aquatic mammals known for their immense size and jowly appearance. Manatees might not make the list of cutest animals, but enough manatee enthusiasts exist for there to be a Manatee Appreciation Day.

Manatee Appreciation Day is devoted to raising awareness about these quirky creatures. Unfortunately, manatees are endangered. Although hunting manatees is usually illegal, they continue to be poached for their meat and hide. Also, manatees are often fatally injured in collisions with boats. It is important to increase manatee awareness so that these fascinating animals will continue to exist in the future.

Manatee Appreciation Day events usually take place in areas with large manatee populations, such as Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean. Zoos and marine biology centres may offer special manatee-related programming on Manatee Appreciation Day. You can celebrate Manatee Appreciation Day anywhere by researching manatees, starting your own awareness campaign, or donating to manatee conservation programs.


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Smoke and Mirrors Day



Deceit! Deception! Celebrate these and all other types of trickery with Smoke And Mirrors Day, the festival dedicated to the art of fraudulent cunning.

The phrase “It’s all smoke and mirrors’ refers to the way in which magicians use all manner of distraction to make sure the audience fails to see what’s really going on. The more complex the artifice, the more successfully the magician will get away with it. The most obvious example of smoke and mirrors is ‘Legalese’, that incredibly convoluted language that lawyers use to make sure that no-one else understands what’s happening. Politicians have been known to try that sort of thing too.

How best to celebrate this auspicious day? Go back to its roots! Try a bit of magic. There are lots of easy magic tricks that will amaze your friends. Or, just see how quickly you can make a piece of cake disappear!

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March 29 Birthdays



Scott Wilson - 75





Sam Walton - (1918 - 1992) (74)




Lucy Lawless - 49




Elle Macpherson - 53




John Tyler - (1790 - 1862) (71)




Cy Young - (1867 - 1955) (88)




Brendan Gleeson - 62








March 29th

2005: Neil Young underwent surgery at a New York hospital to treat a brain aneurysm. Young first realized something was wrong when his vision became blurry after attending the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony weeks earlier.

1982: Iron Maiden released their third studio album, The Number of the Beast, their first album with Bruce Dickinson singing for them. It has been cited as one of the most influential heavy metal albums of all time.

1980: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon spent its 303rd consecutive week on the Billboard 200 Album Chart, breaking the record set by Carole King’s Tapestry for longest stay on the Billboard 200.

1979: Supertramp released their sixth album Breakfast in America which went on to become their most successful album selling four million copies in the U.S. & reaching number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart for six weeks.

1978: David Bowie kicked off the Low/Heroes World Tour at the San Diego Sports Arena.

1975: Led Zeppelin had all six of their albums in the Billboard 200 Album Chart. Physical Graffiti was still at number one.

1975: Sugarloaf peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You” which was their second and final top ten single in the U.S.

1973: Shortly after having a hit with Shel Silverstein’s “The Cover of the Rolling Stone”, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show were on the cover of Rolling Stone in caricature.

1967: The Beatles recorded “With a Little Help from My Friends” at Abbey Road Studios in London.



Birthdays:

Chad Allan - Guitarist for The Guess Who born in 1943
Terry Jacks born in 1944
Bobby Kimball - Singer for Toto born in 1947
Perry Farrell - Singer for Jane’s Addiction born in 1959