#20 January

[dateinthelife]

20 January 1969

Today* in 1969, George fucking slayed.

(*Note: this is not actually different from any other date, it just bore pointing out)

#today in the life #20 january #1969 #george harrison #get back

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 20 January:

In the Liturgical Calendar, today is the Feast Day of St Manchán mac Silláin, Manchianus in Latin sources, is the name of an early Irish saint, patron of Liath Mancháin, now Lemanaghan, in Co Offaly. He is not to be confused with the scholar Manchán or Manchéne, abbot of Min Droichit (Co Offaly). There are variant traditions concerning the saint’s pedigree, possibly owing to confusion with one of…

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#irelandinspires #irishhistory #OTD #20 January #History #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish History #Irish War of Independence #Sinn Fein #Today in Irish History

[rabbitcruiser]

National Cheese Lovers Day

Chances are you don't just like cheese, you love it. If that's the case, you are in for a treat—today is National Cheese Lovers Day! Cheese is made from curds—the bits of protein that form when milk sours—from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and buffalo. Spices, seasonings, mold, temperature, and age help determine its flavor and texture, and these in turn help determine how it is classified. Common classifications and some examples include fresh cheese like ricotta, soft cheese like feta, semi-soft cheese like Fontina, semi-hard cheese like Gouda, hard cheese like Cheddar, double or triple crème cheese like Brillat-Savarin, blue cheese like Gorgonzola, washed rind cheese like Limburger, and bloomy rind cheese like brie. The name "cheese" comes from the Latin word caseus, which stems from the Proto-Indo-European root kwat, which means "to ferment" or "to become sour."

Cheese dates back to before recorded times. Legend has it that it was first made by accident: an Arabian merchant who was keeping milk in an old sheep stomach found that it had separated into curds and whey. This reaction was caused by heat and from rennet, an enzyme found in the stomach. This was perhaps around 8000 BCE, around the time that sheep were first domesticated.

Cheese became a way to preserve milk before the invention of refrigeration. The curds were strained, and salt was added, which helped it keep longer. Still, cheese had a short shelf life and was made fresh and eaten daily. According to archaeological findings, some of the first intentional cheese making was being done around 5,500 BCE, in the area that is now Poland. Beyond Europe, there is evidence of early cheesemaking being done in the Middle East and Central Asia.

Romans made many different kinds of cheese and making it became a culinary art form. They spread their methods north into Europe, where they were adapted by monks. In Northern Europe, the climate was cooler, so less salt was needed for preservation. This cheese tended to be creamier and milder. Aged, ripened, and blue cheeses also came about in these cooler climates. During the Middle Ages, European cheesemakers originated Parmesan, Gouda, Camembert, and Cheddar.

Mass production of cheese started in 1815 when the first commercial cheese factory opened in Switzerland. Processed cheese, which consists of cheese combined with milk, emulsifiers, stabilizers, flavoring, and coloring, made its debut about a century later. It gained in popularity during the World War II era, becoming more popular than natural cheese. In more recent years, artisan cheesemaking has been making a resurgence.

Cheese is easy to love on its own, but it also goes well with soufflés, soups, and pastas, and can be paired with many foods. It many times is also paired with white or red wine. Being that there are so many kinds of cheese, there is plenty of love to spread around. On National Cheese Lovers Day, we eat and enjoy as much cheese as possible.

How to Observe National Cheese Lovers Day

Celebrate National Cheese Lovers Day by eating cheese! Put it on crackers or a sandwich, make yourself a pizza with an extra heaping of it, or eat some nachos. Make your own cheese or try a cheese out of your comfort zone. Buy hard, soft, and blue cheeses, as well as things to pair with them such as grapes, olives, or tomatoes. Don't forget to buy some wine, too. If you are feeling creative, you could design a cheese board. Let your cheese sit out for a half an hour at room temperature to give it a better texture and flavor. Then, enjoy it with your friends, perhaps at a cheese party at your home. To burn off some of those cheese calories, you could get yourself moving and visit a cheese factory or plan a trip to a cheese festival.

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[wiiildflowerrr]

20 January 2018

#this day in 5sos history #5sos #5 seconds of summer #calum hood #calum #calum 5sos #twitter!calum #2018 #20 january

[quodekash]

Happy birthday to the late king Harrow!!

(Red and yellow balloons because katolis)

He was a loved father, husband, friend, and ruler. A just king, who made mistakes, but was far better than those of our world, both in the past and today. We love you Harrow, and wherever you are right now, we hope you’re happy.

#20 january #(technically that was yesterday for me but only by an hour and a half and in America it’s like morning or something so it’s fine) #Harrow tdp #tdp #the dragon prince king Harrow #the dragon prince

[oediex]

I stare at a box filled with about 200 pieces ranging from auburn to brown to black, nary a detail on them. They fit into what is allegedly a Bosch painting.

Hours of work result in a process that holds the peculiar contradiction of being the easiest - with most pieces already in place - as well as the hardest - since only nondescript little chunks remain unfitted. There might be a metaphor for life somewhere in there.

I stare at the dark pieces and realise they are a tomorrow job, which is just as well. I have one more Hannah Gadsby show to watch.

#jigsaw puzzle #puzzle #puzzling #jigsaw #hannah gadsby #writing #my writing #a story every day #20 January #2024 #didn't do much that warranted a story today

[juliehowlin]

20 January

In 2006, a bottle-nose whale was spotted swimming in the River Thames, the first time the species had been seen in the Thames since records began in 1913.

10 weird and wonderful things which happened on 20 January:

#this day in history #on this date #otd #on this day #20 january #january 20

[crawfishcomic]

Frontiers

#CrawfishComic #January 20 2024 #Rat poison

[royalarchivist]

Pac: Woohoo~! This is really simple guys. I would kill, marry, and kiss [in a deep "scary" voice] Fit.

[Everyone sounds a bit surprised and concerned]

Fit: [Laughs] Dangerous. Dangerous.

Pac: [Still using a deep "scary" voice] After 10 years marriage, Fit, I would kill you.

Phil: That's what everyone expected.

Fit: I like my men dangerous!

Quackity: Anyone who opposes that relationship is homophobic!

Fit: That's right.

Antoine: I would fck Cucurucho.

[Everyone laughs]

#Pactw #FitMC #QSMP #Hideduo #FitPac #QSMP Prison #January 20 2024 #Unsurprising tbh. They're made for each other #Edited

[overgrownthrone]

sparks

#rewatching sophmore year and feeling very normal for them #theres some weird wires getting crossed with adventure time and fantasy high in my brain rn #realizing the similarities between bubbline and figayda this is not okay #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fhsy #figayda #fig faeth #ayda aguefort #im going to short circuit with the amount of hype before january holy shit

[brumleys-bones]

NEW RIZ CHARACTER ART HOW WE FEELING ???????

#dimension 20 #my art #fantasy high #riz gukgak #d20 #digital art #art #i apologize for the person i will become January 10th #d20 fhsy #fhjy #d20 fantasy high #fantasy high fanart #fantasy high junior year

[dateinthelife]

20 January 1970

On this date, John and Yoko cut their hair (without consulting me personally).

#today in the life #20 january #1970 #john lennon #yoko ono

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in Irish History | 20 January:

In the Liturgical Calendar, today is the Feast Day of St Manchán mac Silláin, Manchianus in Latin sources, is the name of an early Irish saint, patron of Liath Mancháin, now Lemanaghan, in Co Offaly. He is not to be confused with the scholar Manchán or Manchéne, abbot of Min Droichit (Co Offaly). There are variant traditions concerning the saint’s pedigree, possibly owing to confusion with one of…

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#irelandinspires #irishhistory #OTD #20 January #History #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish History #Irish War of Independence #Sinn Fein #Today in Irish History

[rabbitcruiser]

Penguin Awareness Day 

Learn about these birds through documentaries, get up close and personal at your local zoo or donate to conservation charities working to protect them.

Penguins are fun and interesting animals that are unique in many different ways. There are currently over 18 different known species of penguin and some of them have been around the planet for well over 65 million years. They’re a beloved animal thanks to many popular depictions in movies and children’s stories, but they’re also fascinating birds that have piqued the interest of many people all over the world.

However, what most people don’t realize is that penguin numbers around the world are dwindling. Every year, the penguin population shrinks at an alarming rate and most of the world doesn’t realize this because they don’t get to see “real” penguins in their natural habitat. That’s why Penguin Awareness Day is such a good opportunity to learn more about penguins and understand the situation they’re in. It could lead to an appreciation for penguins and could even convince you to donate to help ensure that they can continue living on our planet for another 65 million years!

Penguin Awareness Day helps to bring some reality to people’s depictions of penguins that typically come from animated films and cartoons. Penguins are often seen as laid-back animals that love to swim around, take care of their children and socialize. This is a pretty accurate representation of what penguins do on a daily basis, but it doesn’t show the environment that the penguins live in and how it’s constantly changing around them.

Penguin Awareness Day is a time to celebrate and commemorate penguins, but unless we do something as a collective to help penguins thrive in the wild, there may be none left in the near future. That’s why the main focus of Penguin Awareness Day is to educate people on their situation, learn how climate change has affected them and also learn about the different species and where they live.

History of Penguin Awareness Day

Penguins are a barometer of the effects of human activity on the poles, according to scientists from institutions around the world. Raising awareness about them, therefore, is seen by many as a way to communicate with people about the impending dangers of climate change. If people can see how these birds are being affected, perhaps they will make changes to their lives.

Laboratories and scientific institutions worldwide became increasingly interested in Penguin Awareness Day after 2010. Their main aim is to highlight their penguin-related research and get the public interested in conservation.

For instance, Polito Lab released a video talking about what it was doing to study the lives of these lovable birds in Antarctica in 2017. LSU College of the Coast and Environment also jumped on the bandwagon, posting video content on Facebook. It featured short clips of penguins getting up to their usual antics with important messages posted over the top about how they live. According to the informational piece, penguins spend the majority of their lives either on the ice or in the water. Their colonies vary in size considerably, from just a few dozen to millions. Their diet is mainly krill and fish, and they create so-called “penguin highways” through the ice to make it easier to collect food.

Penguins, however, picky eaters. When you live in Antarctica, you have to consume whatever calories you can find, even if it is shrimp caught in the ice from years. Penguins need to consume specific types of food to keep their feathers and eggshells healthy. Scientists now say that they can take samples from these components and determine the quality of their diet. Now that’s quite an achievement!

In 2020, Cincinnati Zoo jumped on the Penguin Awareness Day bandwagon following the Twitter frenzy on the subject. The public amenity released a press release about the new habitat it had created for its blue penguins.

Penguin Awareness Day is, for that reason, an opportunity for everyone involved in the life of penguins to chip in and talk about this vital creature. Remember, the penguin is the largest animal to venture into the heart of Antarctica to breed. It is a tough little cookie and worth celebrating.

How to celebrate Penguin Awareness Day

Celebrating Penguin Awareness Day usually involves visiting a penguin exhibit at a local zoo. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about penguins, what they eat, how they socialize and also the environment they live in. However, it’s also a good opportunity to learn more about how climate change has affected them and what can be done to help their situation. You might get suggestions on charities that help penguins and donations are always appreciated to help their cause.

However, if you don’t have a local zoo nearby, then celebrating Penguin Awareness Day can be done indoors, even with your children. Penguin documentaries are a great way to learn more about penguins if you have teenage children, but if they’re still young and are expecting something fun and quirky for Penguin Awareness Day, then you could watch a penguin-related film together, even if it’s a cartoon. You can also watch videos on YouTube that talk about penguins and their situation to learn more about the wonderful species.

You can also think about donating to charities that specifically cater to the needs of penguins. The Global Penguin Society, for instance, does conservation work designed to protect the penguin’s natural habitat. It also advocates for the protection of the Southern Oceans – the principal place where penguins live. It wants to protect all eighteen species of wild penguins found throughout the southern hemisphere so that future generations can enjoy them.

Some charities also let you “adopt a penguin,” for a small amount of money every month. In return, you get regular updates on how your penguins are doing. And you can find out more about ongoing efforts to reduce fishing encroachment on their feeding grounds. Penguins are susceptible to fishing stock depletion so conservationists need to manage this carefully.

Lastly, you can also use the hashtag #PenguinAwarenessDay on social media to either learn more about penguins or even educate others about penguins and their situation.

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#Humboldt penguin #King penguin #Zoo Zürich #indoors #outdoors #day trip #Zurich #Schweiz #Switzerland #animal #original photography #tourist attraction #landmark #Penguin Awareness Day #20 January #travel #NationalPenguinDay #bird #aquatic flightless bird #Aptenodytes patagonicus #Spheniscus humboldti #flora #fauna #water #tree #grass #rock #2023

[gorgugplushie]

how i live my life rn

#January of 2024 could NOT be further away .. oh goddd SAVE ME FHJY #irs literally i feel :guntohead but then i rmbr fhjy n i have to keep going for her #fh #fantasy high #fhjy #d20 fhjy #fantasy high junior year #fh junior year #dimension 20 #d20 #gorgug txt.

[kruk-art]

January Day 20 - Ventrue

#ventrue #art challange #vampires clan card #january 20 #vtm