This universal holiday, which honors the life and work of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams, is being celebrated by his fans the world over today.
To show reverence for Adams and his extensive and delightful tomes on interstellar travel, fans carry around a towel, which, in the books, is described as the single most "massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have."
And of course, where there are silly, worldwide happenings, there are Flickr and YouTube uploads.
Here's a Köln, Germany, flashmob reenacting a bit of the literature:
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And here are some Swedes celebrating Towel Day at a pub:
At an office in Amsterdam, a cubicle-dweller reminds us of the Guide's motto:
There's this charming after school special on the usefulness of a towel:
And here's a more thorough, canonical look at why a towel is the most useful item in the universe:
Towel Day events are taking place all over the world today, from a flashmob in Columbia to a Vogon poetry slam in Portland. Let us know if you plan to celebrate Towel Day, and, for now...
So long, and thanks for all the fish.