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National Winnie the Pooh Day January 18 th By: Lori Bay

( Winnie the Pooh with his stash of honey, CC license)
Everyone has heard of this plumpy little bear that’ s addicted to the sweetest of honey. I’ m here to tell you to some facts about this amazing and adorable yellow bear.
1. Winnie the Pooh was based on an actual bear! 2. Christopher Robin is also based on a real person! 3. In fact, Christopher Robin was made in the image of the author ' s father and so was the relationship with the real Winnie and Pooh. 4. The name Winnie the Pooh comes from a bear named Winnie and a Swan named Pooh 5. Winnie the Pooh’ s friends come from Christopher Robin’ s stuff animals.
Opposite Day By: RaNay Casper I am writing this … or not. National Opposite Day is an unofficial holiday, but it is a day to have fun all day long saying exactly opposite of what a person really means. On this day, kids will be rejoicing everywhere. It is also a great day for adults to play along and break out of the winter blues. Some examples of fun you could have on opposite day include: hello, or is it goodbye? I am cold, or am I hot? Good morning, or is it good night? Some people believed that National Opposite Day is observed on January 25th, while some believe that it is the 7th of January, and some people eve like to believe it is supposed to be celebrated on the 25th of each month! Whenever you celebrate opposite day, I hope you have a very not-fun day!
( Source: http:// www. nationaldaycalendar. com / national-opposite-day-january-25 /)
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