Argh! It's Talk Like a Pirate Day

1. Have you ever wondered how a "National" holiday is created? If you want to read a humorous story about the origins of Talk Like a Pirate Day, then visit this link about two ordinary guys - John Baur and Mark Summers -who's racquetball game in 1995 turned into an idea for a wacky holiday. Enlisting the help of Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist, the duo plus another pal, convinced Barry to help promote the holiday. To everyone's astonishment, on Sept. 8, 2002, Barry published Arrrrr! Talk like a pirate -- or prepare to be boarded. From there, t' rest be history.

2. You, too, can talk like a pirate by visiting the online English-to-Pirate Translator. Turn any normal word or phrase into Pirate jargon with just a click of a button. There's also a slew of other pirate-related fun and games on the site, for both adults and kids alike.

3. To all you Facebookers, have fun on National Pirate Day today by changing the language on your Facebook page. First, scroll to the bottom of your Profile page until you see "English US" at the very bottom, and click on it. Then simply click on "English Pirate." From there, spy on all the scrawlings of your hearties, amend ye cap'ns log, visit the home port, befriend new maties, check yer bottle o messages and much more. And when National Pirate Day is over, don't fret, it's easy to change back to English. Oh, and there's a National Talk Like a Pirate Day fan page. Like it on Facebook for all the latest news.

4. On this day in history, 1957, Nevada became the location of the first nuclear detonation. The denotation occured at the Nevada Test Site, 65 miles north of Las Vegas.

5. Today should be mostly sunny with a high near 70ºF. Temperatures will be relatively warm tonight, dropping into the mid-50's, according to National Weather Service reports.