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01 National Black Dog Day Animals · United States 02 National Homemade Cookies Day Food · United States 03 International Music Day Pop Culture · International 04 International Coffee Day Food · International 05 Bring Your Bible To School Day Religion · International
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National Black Dog Day

In ASPCA data covering nearly 300,000 animals, black dogs were the most-adopted color of all, at 32 percent of dog adoptions. October 1 runs on a belief about shelters that several studies have failed to confirm.

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National Homemade Cookies Day

National Homemade Cookies Day marks the cookies that come out of somebody's own kitchen rather than a wrapper. Choose a recipe simple enough to make from memory, and bake enough to hand some over the fence.

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National Kevin Day

Kevins owe their name to a sixth-century hermit who, legend says, held his arm out a window until a blackbird hatched an egg in his palm. October 3 asks nothing so demanding.

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National ADHD Awareness Month

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