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People who are a little peculiar, cutting energy costs by reducing energy consumption, committing to a course of action, rubber ducks navigating the ocean, providing an environment that allows eagles to recover, kissing sharks, houseplants, and bittersweet chocolate: Cross the Rubicon Day Houseplant Appreciation Day Kiss A Shark Day National Bittersweet Chocolate Day National Cut Your Energy Costs Day Peculiar People Day Rubber Duck Armada Day Save the Eagles Day The article seems to imply that today is about protecting Bald Eagles, though the name itself is at least suggestive that it's about protecting all eagle species. Photo by mana5280 on Unsplash

On this date in 49 BC Julius Caesar defied the Roman Senate by crossing the Rubicon River with his army, putting in motion the events that would lead to him becoming dictator and emperor of Rome. If you've been vacillating about a course of action, Cross the Rubicon Day, maybe it's time to take an irrevocable step in one of your directions. By The original uploader was Wolpertinger at German Wikipedia. - Müller-Baden, Emanuel (Hrsg.): Bibliothek des allgemeinen und praktischen Wissens, Bd. 1. - Berlin, Leipzig, Wien, Stuttgart: Deutsches Verlaghaus Bong & Co, 1904. - 1. Aufl., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11540251