January 24, 2023 - National Compliment Day | National Peanut Butter Day

Welcome to January 24th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate honeyed words and spreadable gold. Mark Twain once said, “I can live for two months on a good compliment.” Studies now show that our brains process positive affirmations the way we process financial rewards. For inspiration on making someone’s day, check out Shea Glover’s short film produced in a Chicago high school. She told fellow students that she was taking pictures of things she finds beautiful and asked them to pose for her. I challenge you to not react as you watch these faces bloom into smiles with this surprise compliment. With over 25 million views on YouTube, it’s obvious that people love the good vibes of watching a compliment take effect. The video is called People React To Being Called Beautiful and it will inspire you to pay it forward on National Compliment Day. In 2014, a group of scientists in Germany ran some experiments to help them better understand the Earth’s mantle, or the layer between the crust and the core. They discovered that intense pressure on a substance will pull oxygen out of carbon dioxide, which can create diamonds. You’re probably wondering what this has to do with today’s celebration. It turns out that of all the ordinary objects they tested the theory on, only one created a diamond. Peanut butter. Now don’t get too excited. It’s not as if you’re going to find gemstones in your next PB and J. On National Peanut Butter Day enjoy this diamond in the rough trivia that’s also delicious on toast. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices