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Honoring park rangers, raspberry cake, enthusiasm regarding jelly beans, cotton candy, dancing, unusual musical instruments, and mixed breed dogs are all getting our attention today: Mutt's Day National Cotton Candy Day National Dance Day National Jump for Jelly Beans Day National Raspberry Cake Day Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day World Ranger Day Some examples of uncommon musical instruments are  here . Rangers around me probably spend most of their time educating the public about how to conduct themselves in our natural environments, but it's worth remembering that in parts of the world they're engaged in armed conflicts with poachers. December 2 has a holiday very similar to Mutt's Day: National Mutt Day. Photo by Rafael Shiga on Unsplash

Trying to fulfill the wishes of terminally ill children, making a positive impact on other people's lives, remembering chemical warfare victims, encouraging dance participation/education, shrimp scampi, a breed of rose, videos that go viral, and zippers are topics for today's observances: Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare International Dance Day National Peace Rose Day Pay it Forward Day Shrimp Scampi Day Viral Video Day World Wish Day Zipper Day The light yellow or cream colored Peace Rose was cultivated just prior to WWII. The zipper was patented on this date in 1913 in the US by Gideon Sundback. Photo by Tomas Sobek on Unsplash