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Truly Useless Observances for May 2026

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

NOW That's What I Call ZIP Code! 36749!

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Headlines: Gretna Van Fleet To Meet Leonard Skinner

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

People Doing Stuff: The One About Kanji Disappearing from Japanese

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Monday, May 18, 2026

Riffs: Pete Seeger - The Ballad of Aimee McPherson

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Curios: Something About the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Sunday Graph: x=54.247778, y=-6.970833

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Six Words: These trees shall be my books!

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Buzz: Mos Tpeo Ple Canf Igu Reth Iso Utin Far Fewe Rth Anse Ven Tyse Con Dsso Mos Tscien Cem Inde Dty Pesb Eli Eve!

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