Did You Know?

Not only is October National Book Month, but there are also a plethora of other World or National Days happening during this month.  Check out the list below which covers just some of the things that you could be celebrating during October.

Oct 1^st                 World Coffee Day
Oct 3^rd                World Cardmaking Day
Oct 4^th                World Animal Day
Oct 5^th                World Habitat Day
Oct 8^th                World Octopus Day
Oct 20^th              World Sloth Day
Oct 24^th              United Nations Day
Oct 24^th              Make A Difference Day  (Fourth Saturday in October each year)
Oct 29^th              World Internet Day

If you Google these special days, you will come across lots of little snippets of information. 

For example, Make a Difference Day is a day for volunteering or helping your community in some way, big or small.  

World Coffee Day has only been a thing since 2015....  hard to believe, considering how much we like our coffee. 

For World Octopus Day, did you know that apparently octopus fossils date back more than 300 million years?  That's older than the dinosaurs!  They are also one of the most intelligent animals on earth - they can even use tools.  A creature worth celebrating indeed. 

World Sloth Day will be celebrated on 20th October .. did you know that sloths are actually great swimmers and can hold their breath underwater for up to 40 minutes?  Also because of shrinking habitats, the Pygmy Sloths are expected to become extinct in 2022, as there are currently less than 100 of them.    

There are lots of bits and pieces of information like these to be found, so take a few minutes and check out a few of them.  (Even if for no other reason than being able to say "did you know that.. ?")