Guess what, everyone? Today is Earth Day! Yawn. Shrug. *eye roll*
Okay, okay. We get it. Every day is dedicated to something. National Rubber Eraser Day. National Waffle Day. There’s even a National Hug a Plumber Day — which is actually kinda legit because plumbers probably deserve an extra hug or two.
Behind every national and international day of recognition, there’s a story and the Earth Day story happens to be pretty cool. The very first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970 and according to the activists who started it, “it organized itself.”
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