Today is...
National Tooth Fairy Day

For hundreds of years people have shared mystical legends, stories, and traditions about the loss of baby teeth. The early Europeans buried children’s teeth so witches and evil spirits couldn’t use them for voodoo. The Vikings believed that children's teeth had magical powers that could help them fight in battle. They would pay their children for their lost baby teeth and string them onto necklaces and other jewelry.
Over time, people began to share stories about a Tooth Mouse who scampers around town and steals children's teeth in the middle of the night. The story of the mouse evolved into the story of the Tooth Fairy who leaves treasures under children's pillows in exchange for their lost teeth.
Tooth Fairy traditions are still popular today. Kids all over the world place their lost baby teeth under their pillows at night and look forward to a wonderful surprise in the morning. Happy National Tooth Fairy Day!

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Today is also National Chocolate Souffle Day & National Chili Day & National Pancake Day


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History for February 28 1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first railroad incorporated for commercial transportation of people and freight. 1911 - Thomas A. Edison, Inc. was organized. 1940 - The first televised basketball game was shown. The game featured Fordham University and the University of Pittsburgh from Madison Square Gardens in New York. 1854 - The Republican Party was organized in Ripon, WI. 1983 - "M*A*S*H" became the most watched television program in history when the final episode aired. 1984 - Michael Jackson won a record seven Grammy awards. ________________________________________________________ "There is no truth more thoroughly established than that there exists in the course of nature an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness." --George Washington