September 29, 2015

Confucius Day
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
Quotes and more Quotes
There's a 1940 and a 2010 film about Confucius
There's a cartoon series!

Outside of the box: it is a main-belt asteroid, an Institute, and a Peace Prize.

World Heart Day
10 Ways to Take Charge of Your Heart Health
Taking Care of Your Heart
7 Powerful Ways to Improve Your Heart Health
Heart Education: Emotional Fitness

International Coffee Day
The Story of Coffee
On Coffee Day use and ingest as much coffee as possible!
All things Coffee, check it out!
Here's some out of the box ways to enjoy coffee today: DIY Coffee Scrub, Natural Hair and Skin Products made with Coffee, my favorite coffee ice cream, so many coffee candies, 7 Delicious Things to Make with Leftover Coffee, 11 unusual uses for coffee, 34 Unexpected Ways Coffee Grounds Can Make Your Life Better

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

A dime a dozen

"It's said that in the year 1796, the first U.S. dimes were produced for circulation. Hence, it would make sense for this phrase to originate sometime after." Read more here . Today the phrase carries the meaning that something is cheap or without value if it can be lumped in with other similar or exactly-like things. It's more of an insult than anything.

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