January 27·Every year

National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day

Bubble Wrap was invented in 1957 by engineers attempting to create textured wallpaper. It failed as wallpaper and succeeded beyond all expectation as packaging material and stress toy. Research has confirmed the popping sound measurably reduces anxiety in lab conditions.

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Notable · 2011

Arab Spring: The Yemeni Revolution began as more than 16,000 protesters demonstrated in Sanaa to demand governmental changes.

2023Protests and public outrage spark across the U.S. after the release of multiple videos by the Memphis Police Department showing officers punching, kicking, and pepper spraying Tyre Nichols as a result of running away from a traffic stop, which resulted him dying in the hospital three days later after the incident.
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