Big Shot Birthdays and Special Events for the weekend ahead:
SATURDAY, MARCH 15 • Judd Hirsch (The Fabelmans, Taxi, NUMB3RS) is 90 • Mike Love of the Beach Boys is 84 • Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone is 82 • Frances Conroy (Casual, Six Feet Under) is 72 • Dee Snider of Twisted Sister is 70 • Park Overall (Empty Nest) is 68 • Fabio is 66 • Bret Michaels of Poison is 62 • Kim Raver (Third Watch, Grey’s Anatomy) is 56 • Eva Longoria (Overboard, Desperate Housewives) is 50 • Will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) is 50 • Kellan Lutz (FBI: Most Wanted, The Twilight Saga film series) is 40 • Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad, A Good Day to Die Hard) is 39 • Rapper David Burd aka Lil Dicky (Dave) is 37
SPECIAL EVENTS • Everything You Think is Wrong Day • Ides of March • International Day Against Police Brutality • Egg Cream Day • Peanut Lovers Day • Take Down Tobacco National Day of Action • True Confessions Day • World Consumer Rights Day • Preschool Teachers Day • World Sleep Day
SUNDAY, MARCH 16 • Game show host Chuck Woolery is 84 • Erik Estrada (CHIPS) is 76 • Victor Garber (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Alias) is 76 • Nancy Wilson of Heart is 71 • Rapper Flavor Flav is 66 • Lauren Graham (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Parenthood, Gilmore Girls) is 58 • Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien, Serenity) is 54 • Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus) is 39
SPECIAL EVENTS • Freedom of Information Day • International Sports Car Racing Day • Maple Syrup Saturday • Corndog Day • Black Press Day • Companies That Care Day • Freedom of Information Day • Lips Appreciation Day • Artichoke Heart Day • Panda Day
WHAT IS THE IDES OF MARCH?
• In the Roman calendar March 15 was known as the Ides of March.
• Generally speaking, Ides is a term from the ancient Roman calendar. The Ides fell on the 15th day of March, May, July, or October or the 13th day of any other month. Thus the Ides of March was the 15th day of March.
• Specifically, the term is best known because Julius Caesar was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BC.
• Ides had real meaning only in the Roman Calendar, which has been displaced by the Julian Calendar. However, the term “Ides” was still used in a vernacular sense for centuries afterwards to denote the middle of the month.
• Because of William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar and its line “Beware the Ides of March,” the term “Ides of March” has come to mean a foreboding of doom.
HAND WASHING TRUE OR FALSE
• You should scrub your hands for no less than 60 seconds. (False. 20 seconds is the minimum.)
• Warm or hot water is better than cold for washing hands. (False. Cold, warm or hot is fine as long as you’re using soap.)
• Soap and water is the best way to get rid of more germs. (True. Even better than hand sanitizers.)
• It’s okay if you skip washing the backs of your hands. (False. Wash all of your hand.)
• You don’t need to buy antibacterial soap. (True. Regular soap works fine.)
