Iced Tea Day – A delicious,
refreshing, cold summer beverage that can be sweetened or unsweetened
and practically any flavor at all that you can think of. It's a
drink that has been around for quite some time with the oldest
written recipes dating back to the mid 1800's in the United States,
however it is not found just in the United States. You can get this
beverage in almost every country. Just be wary in the countries
where you are advised to not drink the water.
Alcoholics Anonymous (Founders) Day
– On this day in 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous was founded by Bill W.
and Dr. Bob (I couldn't give you their full names even if I had them
due to the whole “Anonymous” portion of the program.). These two
men devised and demonstrated the primary purpose of the program which
is to stay sober and help other alcoholics become, and stay, sober as
well.
Ball Point Pen Day – Well, it
is commonly known that this is the day to celebrate the invention of
ball point pens, however I was unable to discover for sure why this
particular day was important for the pen. I know that hundreds of
people tried to invent a workable ball point pen and the original
idea came from John Loud in 1888, but his design was flawed and went
nowhere. Hundreds of others submitted, and received, patents of
their equally flawed designs. Then in 1935, Ladislas Biro (sometimes
known as Lazlo) and his brother Georg Biro (a chemist) created a
better pen with a much better ink. It took some tweeking and a few
years to get it right, especially since they lived in Hungary and had
to contend with the whole World War II distraction, so they moved to
Argentina for a little peace to work on it. The idea eventually
filtered into the United States and Eberhard Faber Co. bought the
rights and over the next few years the design was refined even more
and eventually became the pens we enjoy today. In Europe, these pens
are still known as Biros in honor of their original inventors.
To celebrate today, drink iced tea all
day so you can stay sober and encourage all of your friends to do the
same by writing them notes with a ball point pen and leaving them in
their mailboxes.
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