Today is...

National Tooth Fairy Day

For hundreds of years, mystical legends, stories, and traditions have been shared about the loss of baby teeth. In some cultures, children's teeth were buried in order to hide them from witches and evil spirits who would use the tooth's powers for voodoo. The Vikings believed that children's teeth had a magical power in them that would help them fight in battle. They would even pay their children for their lost baby teeth so that they could be used to string onto battle necklaces and other jewelry.

Over time, people began to share stories about a Tooth Mouse who would scamper around town and steal children's teeth in the middle of the night. This story of the mouse soon transformed into the story of the Tooth Fairy, who would leave treasures under the children's pillows in exchange for their lost teeth.

The traditions and legend of the Tooth Fairy are still practiced today all around the world. It is considered a useful practice by many parents because it gives their children something to look forward to when they lose their teeth. And so year after year, baby teeth are placed under children's pillows at night in hopes of waking up to a wonderful surprise from none other than the Tooth Fairy!

Today is also National Chocolate Souffle Day

February is Black History Month & Potato Lover's Month & National Weddings Month

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On this Day in History 1924   U.S. troops are sent to Honduras to protect American interests during an election conflict. 1936   The Japanese Army restores order in Tokyo and arrests officers involved in a coup. 1945   U.S. tanks break the natural defense line west of the Rhine and cross the Erft River. 1946   The U.S. Army declares that it will use V-2 rocket to test radar as an atomic rocket defense system. 1953   Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia sign a 5-year defense pact in Ankara. 1967   In Mississippi, 19 are indicted in the slayings of three civil rights workers. 1969   A Los Angeles court refuses Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan's request to be executed. 1971   The male electorate in Lichtenstein refuses to give voting rights to women. 1994   U.S. warplanes shoot down four Serb aircraft over Bosnia in the first NATO use of force in the troubled area.

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