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Amerindian Heritage Day (Guyana)

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Amerindian Heritage Day (Guyana)

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  • Children's Day (Honduras)

    Children's Day (Honduras)

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  • Gibraltar National Day

    Gibraltar National Day

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  • Saint George's Caye Day (Belize)

    Saint George's Caye Day (Belize)

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  • Teachers' Day (China)

    Teachers' Day (China)

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  • World Suicide Prevention Day

    World Suicide Prevention Day

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Kitchen · Today

Recipe

Sheet Pan Ground Beef and Onions

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Sheet Pan Ground Beef and Onions

Prep 20 min

Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss ground beef and onions with oil and butter on a sheet pan. Roast 15-18 min. That's it.

Ingredients

ground beef, butter, onions

History

On This Day

7 events
Polaris Dawn, the first private crewed spaceflight to involve a spacewalk, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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2024

Polaris Dawn, the first private crewed spaceflight to involve a spacewalk, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  • 2017

    Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in 134 deaths and $77.2 billion (2017 USD) in damage.

  • 2008

    The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • 2007

    Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.

  • 2002

    Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.

  • 2001

    During his appearance on the British TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches the £1 million top prize, but it was later revealed that he had cheated to the top prize by listening to coughs from his wife and another contestant.

  • 1960

    At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.

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Birthdays

Born Today

5
  • Sam Morsy

    1991·Egyptian footballer

  • Ricky Ledo

    1992·American basketball player

  • Sam Kerr

    1993·Australian footballer

  • Jack Grealish

    1995·English footballer

  • Matt Rife

    1995·American comedian and actor

Wire · Dispatch

Florida Man

1 story
  • A Florida man asks a woman for money, but when he gets a positive response, he tries to kidnap her niece

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By the Numbers

Number of the Day

253

Day of 365 · 69% complete

Element

Og · Oganesson

Heaviest element

Math

253 is divisible by 11

Today's Season

Horoscope

Virgo

Virgo

Aug 23 – Sep 22

Element
Earth
Ruler
Mercury

Focus on empowerment, and it will be easier to break unhealthy cycles, darling Virgo. Analyze your daily routines while the Aries Moon aspects Saturn and Pluto, pinpointing where time and focus are wasted. Diminished energy levels may contribute to a lack of motivation, so it's important to review your health and wellness goals as well. Consider meal prepping to ensure you don't prioritize convenience over nutrition. The world will feel quite noisy when Luna and Jupiter square off, which could throw you into a nervous state. Pull back from electronic devices and unnecessary distractions until you reclaim peace.

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On the Horizon

Coming Up

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    First Day of Fall

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  • 04

    Thanksgiving

    188

    days

Wellness · 5 min

Desk Break

3 min
Person stretching at desk

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Upper body Desk Break

Your posture called — it needs help

The Routine

  1. Ab Squeeze Hold: 20s
  2. Prayer Press: 10×
  3. Single Leg Balance: 20s each
  4. Desk Push-ups: 12×

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