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[IceWizard]

31 May 2017

National Save Your Hearing Day



Save Your Hearing Day is our yearly reminder to turn down the dial and to listen to the birds chirping outside our windows, for a change. Its originator is unknown, but bless our eardrums, he did us a great service, because how would we otherwise have been able to tell teenagers to turn off that noise?

Save Your Hearing Day is best celebrated in peaceful environments, with earmuffs, if need be. There’s a 60:60 rule that everybody should abide by on this day, which says you should listen to your MP3 at 60% of volume capacity for less than 60 minutes a day. It applies to concerts, as well. But if you simply couldn’t resist going to a live rock concert without wearing earplugs, then you should know you’ve been exposed to hours of decibel noise, the equivalent of listening to an ambulance siren for hundreds of minutes. A hearing detox consisting of 16 hours of auricular rest would do wonders for your eardrums, so have it on this day, because everybody else is.



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World No Tobacco Day

”I wish we could do something useful with tobacco – Like making fertilizer out of it”
~ Paul Dudley White

We see it every day, people standing outside in the rain huddled over a burning stick of foul tobacco. The stench gets into their clothes, stains their teeth, and permeates the air around them. Every moment of every day is spent waiting for that next nicotine break, their obsession and taste for disgusting habits only being eclipsed by those who insist that coffee is a beverage. No Tobacco Day is dedicated to those who are determined to leave this foul substance behind them, and encourage others to do so as well.

History of No Tobacco Day

No Tobacco Day was established with the goal of raising awareness of the dangers of this habit, and the thousands of lives it costs every year. Tobacco used to be considered an innocuous little treat for the civilized man, and even went so far as to be touted as healthy by business and (doubtless) paid off doctors to help promote it for use. A hundred years and millions of deaths later it’s become undeniable that tobacco use is one of the primary killers of people all over the world.

So if you’re one of the millions of people who light up a cigarette, step out for a cancer stick, or have a smoke, then let No Tobacco Day be your chance for a freer, healthier future. The average smoker spends around $4000 a year on cigarettes, imagine what you could do with that kind of money! That’s enough for a nice cruise in the Caribbean, a powerful new gaming computer, or an entire wardrobe of amazing clothes! No Tobbaco Day can be your step towards economic freedom as well!

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May 31 Birthdays



Clint Eastwood - 87




Brooke Shields - 52




John Bonham - (1948 - 1980) (32)




Joe Namath - 74




Walt Whitman - (1819 - 1892) (72)





May 31st

2005: Strawberry Field, the Liverpool orphanage immortalized in The Beatles’ song was closed by the Salvation Army due to the final remaining orphans being placed in families.

1993: Jon Bon Jovi & wife Dorothea Hurley became parents for the first time as daughter Stephanie Rose was born.

1989: Keith Richards is given the Living Legend Award at New York’s International Rock Awards. Later an all-star jam takes places featuring Richards, Eric Clapton & Tina Turner.

1982: R.E.M. signed a five album deal with I.R.S. Records. When their contract with I.R.S. Records ended in 1988, they signed with Warner Brothers Records.

1980: The J. Geils Band peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Love Stinks”, their sixth top 40 single in the U.S.

1976: The Who entered the Guinness Book of World Records for performing the loudest concert in history at the time during their concert at England’s Charlton Athletic Grounds with 76,000 watts at 120 decibels. This record would stand for nearly a decade.

1973: Steely Dan received their first Gold record for their debut album Can’t Buy a Thrill which went on to be certified Platinum 20 years later.

1964: The Dave Clark Five made their North American television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show where they performed “Glad All Over”. They would later make 18 more appearances, more than any other rock band.



Birthdays:

John Bonham - Drummer for Led Zeppelin born in 1948