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The English Language, promoting reading/publishing/copyrights, abstaining from writing for free, cherry cheesecake, lost dogs, talking like Shakespeare, and a popular Dr Who storyline are focused upon today: English Language Day Impossible Astronaut Day International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day National Cherry Cheesecake Day National Lost Dog Awareness Day Talk Like Shakespeare Day World Book Day The Impossible Astronaut was a Dr Who multi-episode storyline; if you see someone with tally marks on them, they could be celebrating. The mysteriously arcane International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day is mostly about writers getting paid for their work rather than doing anything for free. On this date in 1616 William Shakespeare died. (His exact birth date isn't known.) This had triggered days relating to the English language, speaking like Shakespeare, and books/copyrights.

Observances today cover subjects like following leaders, expressing appreciation/gratitude towards a person in military service, game managers, experimenting with religion, scrapbooking, accomplishing things you're not sure you can do, grammar, pound cake, snacks, toy soldiers, tetrahedrons, and books/reading: World Book Day Toy Soldier Day Tetrahedron Day National Snack Day National Pound Cake Day National Grammar Day March Forth On March Fourth International Scrapbooking Industry Day International GM's Day Hug a GI Day Holy Experiment Day Courageous Follower Day International GM's Day is about  Game Masters , not General Managers. Leaders get a lot of the attention, but today is a day to recognize the followers. After all, without followers, there would be no leaders. And many times it takes a certain amount of courage to follow a leader who may be handling things differently than you'd prefer. March Forth on March Fourth encourages pushing the envelope on what you th...