March 15, 2023 - National Kansas Day | Everything You Think Is Wrong Day

Welcome to March 15th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the Sunflower State and being wrong. It’s National Kansas Day today and we’re celebrating with fun facts about the 34th state. Kansas was admitted to the union in 1861 but the region became part of the US in 1803 with the finalizing of the Louisiana Purchase. Kansas is the home of White Castle, its state bug is the honeybee and Kansas even has an official state reptile, the ornate box turtle! It’s the home of the first airplane factory, mules cannot be used for duck hunting and the helicopter was invented in Kansas. On top of that, the nation’s 34th president, Dwight Eisenhower hails from the 34th state. On National Kansas Day, celebrate The Sunflower State, just don’t sing the alphabet on the streets of Topeka at night! No one is right 100 percent of the time, Anna. Today, we pause to consider just how much we don’t know. It’s a burden in life to be a know-it-all. So just for today, consider learning something new from the perspective of a novice. Did you know there is a geocache on the International Space Station? It’s been visited four times by other astronauts. Or that a strawberry is not actually a berry but a banana is? Did you know that Cookie Monster’s real name is Sid? On Everything You Think Is Wrong Day, give your noggin the day off. 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