June 17 is the 168th day of the Gregorian Calendar year,
Pungenday, Confusion 22, 3185 YOLD (discordian),
And let us not forget 13.0.6.10.9 by the Mayan Long Count

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and it is also Sweetmorn, Confusion 15, 3184 YOLD
(for you Discordians out there)

World History this day

I remember my parents getting this vinyl single when I was a teenager. I wish the family still had it; it would be a valuable collector's item now. By some random process of free association, my thoughts drifted back to this old barbershop quartet number:

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A little something to lighten up your day...

Rice comes in all varieties, including black, also known as Imperial rice.