Posted on 02/05/2025 7:47:03 AM PST by Red Badger
Founded in 2015 by National Day Calendar® and New Wave Enviro.
NATIONAL SHOWER WITH A FRIEND DAY
On National Shower with a Friend Day on February 5th is a tongue-in-cheek way of educating people about the benefits of filtered, chlorine-free water.
#ShowerWithAFriendDay
Winter is the coldest and loneliest season of the year. With dwindling daylight and Valentine's Day at its heart, February can often leave people feeling dejected and somber. The day injects a bit of humor into the season while also serving to educate people on the benefits of showering in fresh, filtered water (and the effects of chlorine).
Learn more about how chlorine is harmful to shower or bathe in or consume.
HOW TO OBSERVE SHOWER WITH A FRIEND DAY
Shower with filtered water. Learn more about the harmful effects of chlorine and how to filter it. Use #ShowerWithAFriendDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL SHOWER WITH A FRIEND DAY HISTORY
New Wave Enviro, a company located in Denver, Colorado, submitted the day in 2014.
The Registrar at National Day Calendar proclaimed the day in 2015 to be observed on February 5th, annually.
February 5th Celebrated History
1919 D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks launch United Artists. These four extraordinary artists during the silent film era gave the movie industry notice. They were going to do things differently.
1922 Reader's Digest publishes its first issue.
1929 The U.S. Patent Office issued the first U.S. patent for starting blocks to George T. Bresnahan of Iowa City, Iowa. The patent for a "Foot Support" under patent no. 1,701,026 was designed by the university coach, the invention was meant to provide a firm foothold on the running track and improve the athlete's "get-away" at the start of a race.
1944 Dick Purcell stars in the premiere of the first installment of Captain America. The film is the first Marvel character to appear in theaters.
February 5th Celebrated History
John Jeffries - 1744 As one of the first weather observers in the United States, Jeffries documented his daily weather observations. He also documented the first weather balloon observation in 1784.
John Boyd Dunlop - 1837 The inventor is most noted for developing the first commercially successful pneumatic tire.
Hank Aaron - 1934 The right fielder played 34 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Milwaukee Braves/Brewers. He began his professional career in the Negro American League in 1951 before the Braves purchased his contract a few months later.
Nolan Bushnell - 1943 In 1972, Bushnell co-founded Atari, Inc. with Ted Dabney. The American businessman also founded Chuck E. Cheese in 1977.
Mary Louise Cleave - 1947 The NASA astronaut flew two missions including the 1989 STS-30 in which she deployed the Magellan Venus exploration spacecraft.
Honorable Mentions
John Carradine - 1906
William S. Burroughs - 14
Roger Staubach - 1942
Barbara Hershey - 1948
Laura Linney - 1964
Notable Birthdays for February 5 John Witherspoon (1723-1794) - President of the College of New Jersey who signed the Declaration of Independence.
John Jeffries (1744-1819) - The first person to fly a balloon across the English Channel.
Nancy Hanks Lincoln (1784-1818) - The mother of Abraham Lincoln.
Hiram Maxim (1840-1916) - Inventor of the first automatic machine gun.
Belle Starr (1848-1889) - Female outlaw in the wild west.
Rossetter Gleason Cole (1866-1952) - Composer who wrote Heroes of Freedom.
Joan Whitney Payson (1903-1975) - Co-founder and majority owner of the NY Mets MLB franchise, making her the first woman to own a major league team without inheriting it.
Robert Hofstadter (1915-1990) - Atomic physicist who discovered electron scattering in atomic nuclei.
Claude King (1923-2013) - Country music singer remembered for his song Wolverton Mountain.
James E. Bowman (1923-2011) - Physician who spent his life studying and contributing to the understanding of pathology, hematology, and genetics.
Ruth Fertel (1927-2002) - Founder of Ruth's Chris Steak Houses.
Hank Aaron (1934-2021) - MLB player who hit 755 homerun's during his career.
Henson Cargill (1941-2007) - Country music singer of the socially controversial song Skip a Rope (1968).
Nolan Bushnell (1943-Still Living) - Founder of Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese.
Duff McKagan (1964-Still Living) - Bass player for the rock band Guns N' Roses.
Bobby Brown (1969-Still Living) - R&B artist and former member of the band New Edition.
Derek Stephen Prince (1969-Still Living) - Voice actor known for his voice as Elgar in the Power Rangers Turbo and Power Rangers in Space.
Memorable Events for February 5 1644 - The first livestock branding law is passed in CT.
1778 - South Carolina becomes the 2nd state to ratify Articles of Confederation.
1817 - The first gas company is incorporated in MD to provide coal gas for street lights.
1850 - The first adding machine is patented.
1861 - The Kinematoscope is patented in PA.
1870 - The first motion picture is show to audiences in PA.
1901 - J. P. Morgan incorporates U.S. Steel Company.
1917 - Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 even thought President Wilson vetoed the bill.
1919 - The United Artists is founded by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith.
1922 - Reader's Digest publishes its first copy.
1958 - A hydrogen bomb (Tybee Bomb) is lost by the U.S. Air Force off the coast of Savannah, GA.
1962 - Black and White parents stage an overnight sit-in after their school board denies transfer requests of nine children to newer school facility in NJ.
1971 - Astronauts in Apollo 14 land on the moon.
1994 - Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of murdering Medgar Evers.
PING!...............
Biden is all excited!!
Just a suspician, might be some spouses out there with questions and/or objections.
Fun haters.
Biden prefers showering with family.
I have hairy legs.
Hubby is off to the “Y”.
A worthwhile holiday. Better than most. And useful when your hair hangs past your waist.
The problem was explaining to the plumber how to plumb two sides of the shower to be controlled initially by one valve. He had confidence that he had it all under control until he stood in the space and stared at the piping diagram and the walls. Total confusion.
Husband had such fun designing that and a tile pattern for the floor that LOOKED like you could find the repeat but was, instead, computer designed with no repeat so was laid from a map.
The favorite day at Epstein Island.
That’s freaking retarded.
LOL, never showered with my husband - he was a large man and there wasn’t enough room! He also liked to use a long-handled brush on his back and I could see me getting hit in the eye with it. So no, prefer to shower alone.
That said I have a filter on my shower - our water is some of the worst, most mineralized in the US, absolutely horrible. Tap water will leave an itchy white film on your skin - and your clothes, your appliances and more. Even with a water softener, I use filters on the shower and defiantly for drinking water.
Shower time is “me” time. I do some of my best thinking in the shower.
There something happening at the airport in Miami.
I’m jumping in the shower.
Keep me posted.
City water or well water?..................
Looks so sexy in the movies. Not even close in real life.
Getting closer and closer to the National Shagging Your Neighbor Wife Day…
To paraphrase Jim Morrison (RIP),
There’s only four ways to get unraveled
One is to sleep, and the other is travel, da-da
One is a bandit up in the hills
One is to [shower with] your neighbor ‘til
His wife gets home
Chicago - An Hour In The Shower
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9tyKZYyCj0
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