World Trick Shot Day is held on the first Tuesday in December every year and this year we celebrate it on December 6. Trick shots are not only entertaining, but they’re also inspiring. Gravity-defying feats of physics take trick shots to the next level and prove to us that the only limits we have are the ones we place on ourselves.
Prime Meridian Day
Prime Meridian Day is marked on November 1 each year. In 1884, the prime meridian was defined by the location of the large Airy Transit Circle telescope at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. Sir George Biddell Airy — the seventh Astronomer Royal — designed the legendary telescope in 1850. The Airy Transit Circle’s crosshairs defined 0° longitude. Today, we celebrate the prime meridian and its applications, including dividing the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres and setting up the global time zones.
International Anti-Corruption Day
International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on December 9 every year. It serves as a reminder for each of us to actively speak out and fight against corruption in our lives and the lives of others. The United Nations has declared this day to bring attention to the need to adopt an anti-corruption stance.