January 31, 2022 - National Backward Day | National Bubble Wrap Day

Welcome to January 31st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate life in reverse and popping your stress. Doing things in reverse is usually best done slowly. But not always. Take, for example, Pal Onnen of Hastings, Minnesota. She set a record by spelling 56 random words backwards in a minute. Or Aaron Yoder who can run a mile backwards in under 6 minutes. And then there’s Daniel Abt, a professional driver who got an Audi RS 3 up to the speed of 130 miles per hour in reverse. Though we don’t suggest trying that at home. On National Backward Day celebrate by doing things like starting your day with dinner and ending it with breakfast. Or maybe put your clothes on backward. But leave the record setting to the pros. Anyone who’s ever held a piece of bubble wrap can hardly resist the urge to start popping it. But we all know it was made for wrapping things and not as a toy, right? Actually, that’s not true. When Alfred Fielding and his business partner invented what we know today as bubble wrap, they were creating 3 dimensional, plastic wallpaper. But when that idea didn’t work out, they began marketing their invention as a way to protect items during a move. The new strategy paid off big time when IBM became their first client, buying bubble wrap to ship their latest computer. After scientists unwrapped the new computers, we can only assume that they celebrated by popping the bubbles. On National Bubble Wrap Day, pop open your own celebration of this innovation that doubles as a stress reliever. 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