Nobody Should Wear Velvet on 11-11-11

By now you probably realize that today is the rare date 11-11-11. And you probably know that it's Veterans Day. But you may not know that today is also Corduroy Appreciation Day.

Says who? The Corduroy Appreciation Club. Yes, it exists. But why did they choose to celebrate on 11-11-11? Because the elevens comprising this date most closely resemble the texture of Corduroy fabric.

Another point of interest is the CAC’s main public symbol, the whale. Whale is a homonym of wale, which is the name for the raised portion of Corduroy—the fabric's most distinctive trait.

Wow, hard core.