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World Photo Day

World Photo Day: Today marks a special day in our UR-Eekah calendar! World photograph day! While photography is a relatively modern invention, the human desire to capture moments and memories and share them with our friends and families is as old as the history of humankind. So we did some digging and discovered that one [...]

Tell A Joke Day

TELL A JOKE DAY. What do you call a pig that does Karate? A pork chop! (insert laughter here) Tell A Joke Day is the perfect way to share some laughs with all of your loved ones and friends! Because let’s face it, laughter is the best medicine. And we all know a good [...]

Blame Someone Else Day

BLAME SOMEONE ELSE DAY. August 13th marks the first Friday, the 13th of the year. While some might find this day spooky and avoid it altogether, it presents an excellent opportunity to shift the blame for others. What do we mean? Friday the 13th every year also marks another cool holiday called "Blame Someone Else [...]

World Elephant Day

World Elephant Day. In 2012, on August 12, World Elephant Day was launched. The organisers felt a serious need to bring attention to the plight that Asian and African elephants face daily. The elephant is loved, adored and respected by many cultures, yet again much like the lion and tiger are on the verge of [...]

World Lion Day

World Lion Day World Lion Day's (August 10) sole purpose is to raise awareness for these majestic beasts, the ultimate feline, king of the jungle and the big fluffy kitties of the Serengeti. We should have stopped at the king of the jungle part, hey? Well, this day is all about lions, but you [...]

Book Lovers Day

Book Lovers Day. Book addicts rejoice, for it's the day you've all been waiting for! National Book Lovers Day on August 9th harnesses all the excitement readers all over our planet feel about books into one special day. A day for all those who love to read, National Book Lovers Day encourages you to find [...]

Brazil

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth-largest population in the world. It forms an enormous triangle on the eastern side of the continent with a 7 400 kilometre coastline along the Atlantic ocean. Bodacious Brazil! Capital: Brasilia Population: 211 million (2019) President: Jair Bolsonaro Currency: Brazilian real Brazil is the [...]

Deforestation

DEFORESTATION Deforestation is a big word, but what does it mean? Deforestation is the cutting down of forests or groups of trees, which is then often converted into farms and ranches for people to grow crops or animals to graze. Deforestation can also occur when people want to clear an area to build new housing [...]

Sugar vs Sweetener

THE TRUTH ABOUT SUGAR VS SWEETENER! Let the great battle begin. We’ve all heard how sugar is bad for you but are the sweetener options any better? Who wins in the great contest against sugar vs sweetener? Let’s investigate a bit further. Let’s face it, we all wish we could be healthier, and it’s [...]