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May 31, 2015

National Macaroon Day
What is a macaroon and its many varieties?
What's the difference? Macaroons vs Macarons
French Macaron Recipe
Coconut Macaroon Recipe
Or if this all seems like too much work head to a bakery and pick up a few macaroons and macarons to taste today!

Save Your Hearing Day
How we hear is intricate and why we should protect ours
How hearing works

World No Tobacco Day
Resources for tobacco prevention, control, and quitting
A Body Timeline for Quitting Smoking : This is incredible, our bodies WANT to recover and they begin to do so immediately when we make a choice to quit.
Use Essential Oils and make your own Quit Sticks

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