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Day of the Programmer, during a non-leap year. (Russia)

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Day of the Programmer, during a non-leap year. (Russia)

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  • Día de los Niños Héroes (Mexico)

    Día de los Niños Héroes (Mexico)

    Celebrated on this day.

  • Engineer's Day (Mauritius)

    Engineer's Day (Mauritius)

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  • Roald Dahl Day (Africa, United Kingdom, Latin America)

    Roald Dahl Day (Africa, United Kingdom, Latin America)

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Kitchen · Today

Recipe

Sheet Pan Pork Chops and Onions

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Sheet Pan Pork Chops and Onions

Prep 20 min

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

Ingredients

pork chops, butter, onions

History

On This Day

7 events
Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.

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2008

Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.

  • 2007

    The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors' championship standings.

  • 2007

    The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

  • 2001

    Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.

  • 1993

    Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy.

  • 1989

    Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.

  • 1985

    Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.

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Birthdays

Born Today

5
  • Craig Cunningham

    1990·Canadian ice hockey player

  • Ksenia Afanasyeva

    1991·Russian gymnast

  • Darren Waller

    1992·American football player

  • Niall Horan

    1993·Irish singer

  • Alice Merton

    1993·Irish-Canadian singer and songwriter

Wire · Dispatch

Florida Man

1 story
  • Florida man thought to have lost his mind arrested for going to toll collectors and harassing employees

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By the Numbers

Number of the Day

256

Day of 365 · 70% complete

Element

Og · Oganesson

Heaviest element

Math

256 is a perfect square (16²)

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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Wellness · 5 min

Desk Break

2 min
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Lower body Desk Break

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The Routine

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  2. Wall Push-ups: 15×
  3. Standing Leg Raises: 10× each
  4. Step-in-Place: 30s

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