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exceptional example of a "global action day":
The Towel Day (dt Towel Day ) is a memorial day for the British author Douglas Adams . The Towel Day is held annually on 25 May.
played on the day his fans a towel around with them. This is a reminder of the book Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , described in the towel by the author as a very practical things that are pretty much the most useful thing you can carry on a journey through the universe with it.
When choosing the date played no specific historical date a role. Rather, he was committing a compromise between the desire as soon as possible after the death of Douglas Adams' this Memorial Day and the need for sufficient lead time to have to get the message around the world.
The 25th May has since been established as Memorial Day. Other events that have meaning in relation to Douglas Adams, the 11th February (42 the . Day of the year), his birthday (March 11) and his death (May 11). This was in 2002 as new dates for the Towel Day discussed but not accepted.
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