October 25·Every year

World Pasta Day

Proclaimed in 1995 at the World Pasta Congress in Rome. Italy produces 3.5 million tonnes a year and takes the shape taxonomy very seriously. Breaking spaghetti in half remains a criminal act.

Category: Food
Observed in: ItalyUnited StatesBrazilArgentinaGermany

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Notable · 2022

At 49 days, Liz Truss concluded the shortest tenure as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

2023A mass shooting occurs in two locations in Lewiston, Maine. 18 people are killed and 13 more injured.
2010Mount Merapi in Indonesia begins a month-long series of violent eruptions that kill 353 people and cause the evacuation of another 350,000 people.
2010A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands, triggering a tsunami that kills at least 400 people.