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[IceWizard]

12 Jan 2017

National Pharmacist Day



Pharmacist Day implores us to take a moment to think of all the people who work as pharmacists.

They only see us when we’re sick with a cold, cough, measles or have a hangover… or when we’ve run out of toothpaste.

These poor folks help us to feel better, and only ever see us at our worst. Take a moment to visit a pharmacy with a smile on your face and a healthy bounce to your step – we’re sure you’ll surprise them!



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National Kiss A Ginger Day



Fiery red hair, pale skin, and eyes of blue or green. These are the defining characteristics of some of the most amazingly attractive human beings in existence.

They were once held as being holy as they were believed to have stolen the very fire of the Gods and imbued their crimson locks with it.

Kiss A Ginger Day is your opportunity to steal a kiss from one of these amazingly attractive genetic rarities.

History of Kiss A Ginger Day

Kiss A Ginger Day was established in 2009 by Derek Forgie as part of a Facebook group, intended to offset the far less fun Kick A Ginger Day that takes place in November.

After the events of this aggressive event, gingers everywhere were tormented and assaulted in schools all over the world.

Redheads are some of the rarest expressions of genetics in the world, true red only being present in 1-2% of the population. The range of colors that can be seen range from Burgundy to bright copper, with a few instances of an unfortunate bright orange in between.

While in some parts of the world this color hair is disparaged, and the origin of such phrases as “like a red-headed stepchild”, the rest of the world has an undying love affair with them.

Red hair dye is one of the most popular hair care products, and it comes in a wide array of colors, including some never found in nature.

As an interesting fact, while Ireland is heavily associated with red hair, those with red hair actually have an older origin. Red hair is a layover from the days of the Viking invasions, bring brought in from immigration and acts of heinous violence against the Vikings’ victims.

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January 12 Birthdays


Long John Baldry - (1941 - 2005)



Howard Stern - 63



Rob Zombie - 52



Rush Limbaugh - 66



Kirstie Alley - 66



Georgia May Jagger - 25



Joe Frazier - (1944-2011)






January 12th

2004: Frank Zappa’s widow Gail appeared in a Quebec City court in a lawsuit against a Quebec furniture store chain for unauthorized use of Zappa’s “Watermelon in Eastern Hay” in a television commercial. The lawsuit would be settled out of court the following day.

2001: The third Rock in Rio festival kicked off in Rio de Janeiro. The seven day festival featured artists such as Guns N’ Roses, Rob Halford, Iron Maiden, James Taylor, Neil Young, R.E.M., and Sting.

1996: AC/DC kicked off their first tour in four and a half years at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC in support of their album Ballbreaker. This tour featured the return of drummer Phil Rudd who previously left the band in 1983.

1993: The eighth annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held in Los Angeles for the first time. Cream performed for the first time in 25 years, The Doors performed with Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder and John Fogerty performed Creedence Clearwater Revival songs with Bruce Springsteen and Robbie Robertson as his fellow surviving bandmates were barred from the stage.

1991: Damn Yankees peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “High Enough” which was their only top ten single in the U.S. And the highest charting single of Ted Nugent’s career.

1983: Rebop Kwaku Baah, percussionist for Traffic died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Stockholm. He was 38 years old.

1981: The RIAA donated Alive! by Kiss, Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan and Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols to the Library of Congress.

1974: The Steve Miller Band reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first time with “The Joker” which spent one week on top of the chart.

1971: Alice Cooper released their third album Love It to Death which went on to become their breakthrough album reaching number 35 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and selling one million copies in the U.S.



Birthdays:

Long John Baldry born in 1941