Who are they and how to join their ranks? Contrary to popular misconceptions, human progress has always been achieved by people who thought outside the box - not the way the masses do. Almost all inventors and discoverers can be classified as unique people. On January 10, a rather unusual holiday is celebrated in different parts of the world - the Day of Peculiar People.

League of Nations Day is celebrated on January 10, since it was on this day in 1920 that the Treaty of Versailles came into force, which included the Pact of the League of Nations. The treaty formalized the end of World War I, but also had some controversial consequences. The League of Nations was the first world organization whose stated purpose was to preserve peace, as well as develop cooperation between different states.

The tradition of honoring ship engineers serving steam engines of the Maritime Department once a year appeared in 1855 thanks to the decree of Nicholas I. The Russian Emperor determined the staff and tables of ranks, the salary of mechanics of the Corps of two fleets - the Baltic and the Black Sea, and the conditions for their transition from rank to rank

The recipe for this delicacy is present in many national cuisines today. A fun holiday is a great opportunity to demonstrate your culinary talent to others. Therefore, on January 10, housewives cast a spell by kneading dough, to which they add cinnamon, coriander, cloves, allspice, cardamom, nutmeg and other spices.

Some joker decided to pay attention to the unusual gait and habits of the Arctic inhabitants and instituted a funny holiday. On January 10, everyone who wants to have fun and spend time profitably goes to master classes at Dance Clubs and other institutions. There, under the guidance of experienced choreographers, adults and children learn penguin dances.

National Guard Day of Kazakhstan is a professional holiday of military personnel in the republic. The Ministry of Defense has approved that guardsmen must maintain a post at the eternal flames not on the territory of the country. They also guard critical government facilities. The requirements for which a serviceman can become a guardsman were approved.

Day number 110 in Japan

The day takes its name from the opportunity to eat meat dishes, because until Christmas Eve (the holy evening before Christmas) people kept a strict fast. Households' day is named for family gatherings. Parents and children did all the housework together: cleaning, lighting the stove, preparing food. Signs of the weather for that day: large flakes of snow meant a thaw, and sparrows chirping near the house also predicted warmth.

Orthodox holidays January 10:

Memorial Day of Twenty Thousand Martyrs

Memorial Day of St. Apostle Nikanor