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Meet our test family: none of them existEvery face we test our cards on is made up. Meet Walter, Mei, Denise, Dave, Sofia, seven kids, a corgi and a cat, and the bad takes that taught us our rules.How to get a 100th birthday letter from the President (or the King)How to request a White House birthday greeting for a 100th (the form, the timing, the address) and the King's card in the UK, which many get without asking.The first Christmas card (and when to send yours in 2026)Henry Cole sent the first Christmas card in 1843, and its wine-sipping child upset the temperance crowd. Plus 2026 mail-by dates and card etiquette.What was the first meme ever?The word meme dates to 1976, but the first meme is older: a 1921 cartoon. The early contenders, the first birthday memes, and how we made ours.What does over the hill mean?Over the hill means past your prime. Where it came from (escaped prisoners, deserters, a 1935 novel), why 40 got blamed, and 40th jokes and party ideas.What is a smash cake?A smash cake is a small cake a 1-year-old gets to wreck with both hands. Size, frosting, when to serve it, traditions elsewhere, and the grown-up version.When is National Siblings Day, and why April 10?National Siblings Day is April 10, a Saturday in 2027. The sister behind the date, how it spread to 49 states, and what to send your sibling.Christmas card photo ideas you can actually shoot yourself21 Christmas card photo ideas for families, couples and the dog: specific setups, funny ones, how to shoot them on a phone, and the takes that went wrong.60th birthday party ideas, from a 1966 price board to the toast60th birthday party ideas built around the person: 12 themes, a born-in-1966 price board, games nobody has to dance for, and a toast you can fill in.Retirement party ideas, and what to say when they hand you the micRetirement party ideas for the office and for home, themes, a toast you can fill in and what not to say, from the people who let a seagull take the badge.What does happy belated birthday mean?Happy belated birthday is a wish sent after the day. What belated means, which word order is right, whether it's rude, and how late is too late.Who wrote Happy Birthday to You?Mildred and Patty Hill wrote the tune in 1893 as a classroom song. Who wrote the birthday words, who collected the fees, and how a 2015 ruling set it loose.What is a golden birthday?A golden birthday is when your age matches your birth date, like 18 on the 18th. Find yours, see who has one in 2026, the date that never does, and ideas.What is the most common birthday?September 9 is the most common birthday in the US and Christmas the rarest. The top and bottom 10 dates from 21 years of birth data, plus the busiest month.The birthday paradox, explainedIn a group of just 23 people, the odds that two share a birthday are 50.7%. Why it works, a table from 5 to 100 people, and what it means for office cake.What is a half birthday?A half birthday is six months from your birthday. How to work yours out (August 31 is a trick question), who celebrates, and ideas for babies, kids and adults.When is National Son Day?National Sons Day has two dates, March 4 and September 28. Which one has a founder, the 2027 weekdays, and lines to send your son that day.When is National Daughters Day?National Daughters Day is September 25 in the US, a Saturday in 2027. Why others use the fourth Sunday, who started it, and what to send her.When is Grandparents Day?Grandparents Day 2027 is Sunday, September 12, the first Sunday after Labor Day. The 1978 law behind it, dates to 2031, and what to send them.What the 12 days of Christmas mean (and what they'd cost)The 12 days of Christmas run Dec. 25 to Jan. 5. Each gift in order, the secret catechism story and why historians doubt it, and the 2025 price tag.What is Galentine's Day?Galentine's Day is February 13, the day before Valentine's Day, for celebrating your friends. Where it came from, the 2027 date, ideas and lines to send.When is National Best Friends Day?National Best Friends Day is June 8, a Tuesday in 2027. How it differs from Friendship Day, the 1935 story we couldn't confirm, and what to send.Birthday card ideas anyone can make15 birthday card ideas you can make tonight, from easy DIY pop-ups to funny fake awards, plus the stories of seven of our cards and the takes that failed.Santa's reindeer names, in order (and what they mean)Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen: what each name means, why Donner was once Dunder, and where number nine came from.Why is Thanksgiving on a Thursday?Thanksgiving is on a Thursday thanks to colonial habit, Washington, Lincoln and a 1941 law. Plus why we eat turkey and what's true about the turkey pardon.
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