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21 days left until Towel Day!

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— josh @ 12:33

Towel Day is an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams (1952-2001). On that day, fans around the universe proudly carry a towel in his honour.

See Towel day on Wikipedia.

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