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August 6th: National Root Beer Float Day, National Fresh Breath Day, and National Wiggle Your Toes Day Pic 1

It’s National Root Beer Float Day! Also known as the “Black Cow,” the root beer float got its start in Colorado in a mining camp. Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, gets the credit for inventing the “Black Cow” way back in August of 1893. One night Wisner, owner of the Cripple Creek Cow Mountain Gold Mining Company, was staring out the window and thinking about the line of soda waters he was producing for the citizens of Cripple Creek when he came upon an idea. The full moon that night shined on the snow-capped Cow Mountain and reminded him of a scoop of vanilla ice cream. He hurried back to his bar and scooped a spoonful of ice cream into the children’s favorite flavor of soda, Myers Avenue Red Root Beer. After trying, he liked it and served it the very next day. It was an immediate hit. Wisner named the new creation, “Black Cow Mountain” but the local children shortened the name to “Black Cow”. Since its inception, thousands of root beer floats have been enjoyed around the country each day.

National Fresh Breath Day was created to appreciate oral hygiene and its importance. Dentists and oral care professionals hail this as a day dedicated to fighting bad breath. Brush after meals. Floss before bedtime. Gargle and rinse with mouthwash regularly. Chew sugar-free gum to keep the mouth moist.

National Wiggle Your Toes Day offers people around the country the chance to participate. By going barefoot, wearing sandals or flip-flops, show off your toes. Be sure to give them some fresh air and exercise! Take this opportunity to walk in the grass with toes a wiggling! Or, dangle those toes in some water.

What an interesting start for the root beer float, a mountain. I'll be wiggling my toes while enjoying a black cow. Of course after the root beer float the fresh breath will be needed. I really don't need a special day to wiggle my toes though. I wiggle them anyway.

Sending black cow hugs.🐶🐾💕🌷💕