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In 1999, Harvey Ball—the artist behind the classic yellow smiley face—decided the world needed more kindness. He created World Smile Day with one simple mission: "Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile." Every year on the first Friday in October, people around the globe celebrate with small gestures that spread happiness.
And honestly, living in Nassau County, Long Island makes smiling easy every single day. Here's why…
Every September 25th, the world tips its hat to those artists who gave us a single smash hit before fading from the spotlight. National One-Hit Wonder Day was created in 1990 by music journalist Steve Rosen as a way to celebrate the "lightning in a bottle" magic of those fleeting chart-toppers.
From "Ice, Ice Baby" to "Who Let the Dogs Out?", these songs may be forever lodged in your brain, but their creators never quite replicated the magic. Still, a one-hit wonder is nothing to laugh at — it's proof that even one moment of brilliance can last a lifetime.
If you grew up with brightly colored tubs of Play-Doh stacked in your toy chest, you know exactly why we celebrate National Play-Doh Day every September 16th. It's squishy, it's colorful, it smells oddly nostalgic—and it's been fueling kids' (and let's be honest, parents') imaginations for generations.
Believe it or not, Play-Doh wasn't invented as a toy at all. In the 1930s, it started out as a wallpaper cleaner in Cincinnati. When sales of...
September 15 is Make a Hat Day, a holiday tailor-made for anyone who's ever looked in the mirror and thought, "You know what this outfit needs? A little flair on top!"
While the exact origins of Make a Hat Day are fuzzy (much like a felt cloche), it's become a fun excuse to let imagination run wild — whether you're hot-gluing sequins to a sunhat, knitting a cozy beanie, or folding yesterday's newspaper into a jaunty sailor cap.
Trick question (cue rimshot): What's got celery, peanut butter, and raisins, looks like a log full of marching ants, and just so happens to make a fabulous excuse to brag about living in Nassau County?
If you guessed Ants on a Log, you're already savvier than you might think. And today, on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, we're not just celebrating the snack, we're celebrating the life you could build here.
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