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Badgers often get a bad wrap, especially during cull season, and today they receive a reprieve as the United Kingdom celebrates this iconic species. Share your badger pictures and videos with the hashtags #NationalBadgerDay and #LoveBadgers to show support.

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Oct

Bake and Decorate Month, Ntl.: October

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With the holidays approaching, October is the perfect month for Baking and Decorating. Each year Wilton Enterprises sponsors this month to encourage and acknowledge creative baking. Whatever gets your creative going, spend some time experimenting and having fun during Baking and Decorating Month! For the recipe of the ULTIMATE BIRTHDAY CAKE BY BETH RECIPE, the cake shown in the Masthead, follow this link: http://www.wilton.com/ultimate-birthday-cake-by-Beth/WLRECIP-798.html

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Oct

Baking Week, Ntl. (UK): October 14-20

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National Baking Week in the United Kingdom was an initiative of the Corning Inc. brand Pyrex®. Parents and teachers share the joy of baking with children throughout the country in schools and home kitchens. This event first ran in 2008. Pyrex no longer champions the week. However, as a tradition, it is held each October beginning on the third Monday.

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Oct

Bald and Free Day, (Be): October 14

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Be Bald and Free Day is another Wellcat-created holiday perfect for the follicly challenged and those who have survived cancer treatment. Use this day to show off that gleaming and beautiful bald head proudly. Think of all the money you’re saving on beauty parlors, barbers, shampoo, conditioner, and hair dye, and you’ll never have a bad hair day again! That’s why it’s called Be Bald and Free Day.

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Oct

Bandanna Day (AU): October 25

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National Bandana Day in Australia raises funds for childhood cancer survivors and celebrates the scarf as a symbol for people living with cancer. Promoted annually by CanTeen, an organization that fights against teen cancer, National Bandana Day raises awareness, inspires people to help cancer survivors, and donates to cancer facilities and research. People show their support by sporting a bandana for the day.

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Oct

Bandi Chhor Divas (S): October 31

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Bandi Chhor Divas (Day of Liberation) celebrates the return of the sixth Guru in Sikhism, Guru Hargobind Ji, to the holy city of Amritsar. He had successfully negotiated his release and that of 52 princes held on political crimes after the battle of 1634 AD. It falls on Diwali each year.

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Oct

Bank Holiday (IE): October 28

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The last Monday in October is a Bank Holiday in the Republic of Ireland, and this event may also be called the Halloween Holiday.

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Oct

Banned Websites Awareness Day: October 2

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Banned Website Awareness Day raises awareness of the overly restrictive blocking of legitimate educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries. On the Wednesday of Banned Books Week, school librarians and other educators promote awareness of how overly restrictive filtering affects student learning.

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Oct

Barbarian Day (1980) : October 27

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Today marks the anniversary of the Nobel Prize-winning book "Waiting for the Barbarians" by John M. Coetzee, released on October 27, 1980. This work of fiction is a political thriller set in South Africa during colonial rule. In it, the indigenous population work against the rulers to overthrow them.

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Oct

Bat Appreciation Month: October

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Bat Appreciation Month celebrates and creates awareness about the incredible creatures that rule the night skies. Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera and include over 1,400 species, representing about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide. As such, bats are the second largest order of mammals after rodents and live in every part of the planet except for extreme desert and polar environments. Sizes of bats vary, ranging from the smallest with a wingspan of 15 cm to 170 cm for the largest bat species, the giant golden-crowned flying fox. They also exhibit a wide range of diets: most bat species feed on insects, but others eat fruit, nectar, small mammals, fish, and even blood, like the three species of vampire bats. Bats play vital roles in many ecosystems around the world: Pollination and Seed Dispersal: Bats are pollinators for many tropical and subtropical plants. They eat fruit and nectar, then disperse seeds, contributing to the growth of plants and trees, forming habitats for other wildlife. Insect Control: A single bat can eat hundreds to thousands of insects a night, depending on the species and size of the bat. They are essential in controlling insect populations and reducing the need for pesticides. Indicator Species: Because they are sensitive to environmental changes, bats are often considered indicator species. A decline or shift in bat populations can highlight habitat destruction or climate change issues. Nutrient Distribution: Bats also help distribute nutrients across environments. For example, when bats in caves defecate, their droppings (guano) are rich in nutrients, which can benefit cave-dwelling organisms and are harvested by humans as a valuable fertilizer. However, bats are threatened globally by habitat loss, hunting, invasive species, and diseases such as the White-nose Syndrome in North America and Europe. Also, they've been implicated in the spillover of zoonotic diseases to humans, such as the coronavirus. Despite these challenges, they are essential to our planet's health and biodiversity.

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Oct

Battery Safety Month (Auto): October

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Each year, roughly 6,000 eye injuries result from working with auto batteries. Prevent Blindness created this month to educate consumers on the dangers of auto batteries and how to avoid eye injuries. The organization recommends the following seven tips to prevent eye injury: BATTERY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS To prevent an accident that could cause serious eye injuries, you should follow several safety precautions when jump-starting, inspecting, or testing the battery. 1) Protect your eyes with ANSI Z-87.1 splash-proof safety goggles when working on or near a battery. 2) Never work on a battery near an open flame, such as a match, lighter, or cigarette. Batteries contain hydrogen and oxygen; a spark could ignite them, causing the battery to explode. 3) Check the battery for damage—cracks, corrosive materials, and loose wires, once a month. 4) Ensure your jumper cables are rust and corrosion-free with no exposed wires. Cables repaired with electrical tape are unsafe. 5) Do not drop metallic objects on a battery, as a spark can ignite the gases produced by the battery. 6) When jump-starting, inspecting, or testing your battery, never lean over the battery—even if you wear safety goggles. The battery could explode and damage your face and body. 7) Squeezing the battery casing may cause the sulfuric acid stored inside the battery to spill through the vents. Use a battery carrier when available, and always handle it with extreme care.

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Oct

Beard Day (No): October 18

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No Beard Day was likely started by a razor blade company some years back. Today it is used to convince those who have let their facial hair get a little out of control to clean up their act.

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Oct

Beautyfull World Day, Intl.: October 1

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Internation Beautyfull World Day encourages artists and individuals to work toward peace and use their talents to create a kinder, gentler, and more beautiful world.

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Oct

Bed and Breakfast, Country Inn Day (US/CA): October 6

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The first Sunday in October recognizes all B&Bs, inns, and their keepers in the US and Canada through "National Country Inn, Bed & Breakfast Day," The event was created in 2005 by Tina Czarnota, the author of "Country Inn, Dead & Breakfast."

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Oct

BET Hip Hop Awards: October 15

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The BET Hip Hop Awards celebrate Hip Hop, Rap, and R&B music and the people who make it. The Hip Hop Awards by BET first aired in 2006. The date of the awards is typically announced two months out.

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