The Day of Dad
In most cases we are taught to ride a bike by them, throw and catch a ball, and they instill our love for sports, and a lot of them even love the arts and watch us on the marching band field, or come see us play at a concert…can you guess who I’m talking about? That’s right I’m talking about our dads.
Who’s ready for their weekly dose of facts? Set back with dad, enjoy a cup of coffee and read along.
Did you know?
Around 20 percent of Father's Day cards are given to husbands by their spouse.
At one point Hallmark stated Father's Day is the fourth-largest card-sending holiday. There are about 72 million cards given every year on this day.
2008 statistics from the US Census Bureau says that there were , and in 2011 census, there are about 1.8 million single fathers in the US.
Civil War Veteran’s daughter, Sonora Smart Dodd, started Father's Day after hearing a sermon on Mother's Day. Her father was a widower and raised six children on his own.
President Johnson signed an act in 1966 for Father's Day saying to celebrate Father’s Day the third Sunday of June.
In 1972 president Nixon signed a law showing permanent recognition of Father's Day.
George Washington the considered to be the Father of our county didn’t have children of his own, however he did adopted two children from his first marriage.
A.A. Milne created Winnie the Pooh for his son, Christopher Robin. Pooh was based on Robin's teddy bear, Edward, a gift Christopher had received for his first birthday, and on their father/son visits to the London Zoo, where the bear named Winnie was Christopher's favorite. Pooh comes from the name of Christopher's pet swan (of course).
The beaver is one of the few male animals that stay to help raise the young.
In relationships involving seahorses, the male gives birth to the babies.
Ramjit Raghav, 94 of Haryana, India became the world's oldest first-time dad.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the United States there are 214,000 stay at home dads.
The necktie is the most popular gift given to our fathers.
In 2008, students in select areas of Scotland weren’t allowed to make cards for Father's Day cards because they did not want to upset single mothers.
According to Stats Canada there are a total of 8.6 million fathers ranging from biological, step and adoptive dads.
Männertag is Germany’s twist on Father’s Day where in parts of the country men fill wagons with beer and get drunk.
A.A. Milne the man who created Winnie the Pooh did it for his son, Christopher Robin.
With that last fact I leave you with a quote from Winnie the Pooh, “Promise me you’ll always remember: you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” I can’t speak for everyone’s father but I know mine has always been encouraging to me and I’m thankful every day for him!
Happy Father’s Day!
Until next time Life, taxes, and…
Josh
http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/11/us/fathers-day-fast-facts/index.html
