Sunday 26 January Juan Pablo Duarte Day in Dominican Republic
Duarte was born on 26 January 1813 in Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone. The Dominican Republic gained independence from Span in 1821 but had quickly come…
Saturday 25 January São Paulo Anniversary in São Paulo
January 25th is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul, recalling Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus in 36AD. It was on this…
How to remember what your crappy job is
ARE you back at work but struggling to remember what you’re meant to be doing? Read our guide and find out. What can you see?…
Friday 24 January Unification Day in Romania
Since the 14th century, Moldavia and Wallachia had been principalities in Eastern Europe. In 1859, Alexandru Ioan Cuza was elected as ruler in both principalities,…
Thursday 23 January Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti in India
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born in Currack, Orissa on January 23rd 1897. After completing his degree in Philosophy in Calcutta, he was sent to…
Barista spells your name wrong deliberately because you’re a twat
A STARBUCKS staff member who always writes a terrible misspelling of your forename on your cup does so because the consensus of the staff is…
Wednesday 22 January Plurinational State Foundation Day in Bolivia
In 2005, Evo Morales won the Bolivian general election and became the first President to come from the indigenous population. His inauguration was on January…
Tuesday 21 January Errol Barrow Day in Barbados
Born on January 21st 1920, Errol Walton Barrow served in the RAF during the Second World War, flying in over 40 bombing missions over Europe.…
Monday 20 January Martyrs’ Day in Azerbaijan
In January 1990, the Armenian SSR voted to include Nagorno-Karabakh (a region within Azerbaijan) in its budget, allowing the people in the region to vote…
Sunday 19 January Confederate Heroes’ Day in Texas
The American Civil War was fought in the United States from April 1861 to 1865. On April 26th 1865 Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston agreed…
Tiresome health fanatics pretending they need to lose weight
FITNESS obsessives across the UK are claiming they need to lose weight after Christmas, it has emerged. Thousands of fit, toned self-absorbed individuals are strangely…
Saturday 18 January National Winnie The Pooh Day
Originally, Winnie the Pooh was created by A.A. Milne as a story incorporating his son’s teddy bear. His son, Christopher Robin Milne, was the inspiration for…
This one awful weight loss trick involves eating well and working out
REALLY works! Side effects include exhaustion, hunger, and not having everything you want but scientists confirm the weight will just fall off, within a year…
Thursday 17 January Heroe’s Day in DR Congo
National Heroes' Day is observed on two consecutive days in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On January 16th, President Laurent Kabila is honoured and…
Thursday 16 January Uzhavar Tirunal in Tamil Nadu
The day is known by various names and there is a variety of different customs observed in the different Indian states. Despite these variations, it…
Woman wakes up to realisation she hates every item of clothing she owns
A WOMAN has sprung out of bed spontaneously filled with a primal disgust for every garment in her wardrobe and the compulsion to replace them. …
Wednesday 15 January George Price Day in Belize
George Price was born on January 15th 1919. Price served twice as the head of government of Belize from 1961–1984 and 1989–1993. He served as…
Tuesday 14 January Amazigh New Year in Morocco
Yennayer is a public holiday in Algeria and Morocco on January 12th. It marks the start of the Berber (Amazigh) New Year. Algeria In December…
Monday 13 January Democracy Day in Cape Verde
Nowadays Cape Verde is one of the most democratic nations in Africa and ranks 26th in the world Democracy Index. That wasn't always the case. …
The crap teacher’s guide to surviving teaching
TALENTED, hardworking teachers are struggling to cope with long hours and excessive workloads. But what about Britain’s many thousands of crap teachers? Tom Logan, who…