Today in 1944, D-Day, the largest invasion force ever. There were hundreds of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of vehicles, over 100,000 tons of equipment, and at least one guy playing bagpipes. Plus: today in Franklin, Indiana, it’s the Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival.

Bill Millin (The Economist via Archive.org)

Hoosier Hills Fiber Festival

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On any given day, anybody can defeat anybody else. Today in 1989, a not very well known American tennis player proved it with an upset for the ages against one of the top names in the sport. Plus: starting Saturday in Lincoln, Nebraska, it’s the Flatland Juggling Festival.

How Michael Chang defeated Ivan Lendl at the French Open in 1989 (The Guardian)

Flatland Juggling Festival

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National Cheese Day, and while cheese is one of the world’s most influential foods, that's not the whole story. Some people claim that they can tell the future… through cheese. Plus: for athletes who get tired just thinking about triathlons now have a race of their own: the Nice Tri.

The Un-Brie-Lievable History of Tyromancy (Saveur)

The Nice Tri

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