On January 12 have a cuppa on National Hot this Day
Tea
As of 2020 these 2 sisters had won 12 Wimbledon singles titles between them
The Williams (Serena and Venus)
The tropics are home to the common type of this lizard that feeds on fruit, leaves and flowers; 4 out of 5 stars
Iguana
Roulette derives its name from French for "little" this, though it's really not that little
the wheel
"Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won't you be my neighbor?
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
In Japan, November the 11th is a holiday celebrating this art form
Origami
Her brothers had 24 Top 40 hits as a group; she had 39 on her own & even her sister Rebbie had one in 1984
Janet Jackson
Including the weevil & the ladybug, there are 400,000 species of this insect type, more than any other animal on earth; 5 out of 5 stars
Beetle
Today meaning a fruit juice mix, its name is from the Hindi for "five", referring to a quintet of ingredients
punch
"So no one told you life was gonna be this way, your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A."
Friends
National Thank You Note Day is on this date, the day after opening lots of gifts
December 26th
Last name of the twins whose retail biz is a billion-dollar brand & oh yeah, they have a movie star sister
The Olsens (Mary-kate and Ashley)
This long-tailed, long-legged agile primate of South America has an arachnid in its name; 2 out of 5 stars
A spider monkey
The name of this tusked marine mammal is probably from the Dutch & is also the name of the Netherlands' top class of submarine
walrus
"Men men men men, manly men men men!"
Two and a half men
February 5th, internationally a delicious chocolate hazelnut spread
World Nutella Day
This sister of the Duchess of Cambridge was maid of honor at the royal wedding on April 29, 2011
Pippa
Camels come in 2 main types, Bactrian & this variety, with both able to cross deserts with little or no water; 3 out of 5 stars
a dromedary
In Spanish, the language it's from, this word for a show of daring ends with "t-a" instead of "d-o"
bravata
"You're not the boss of me now & you're not so big"
Malcom in the Middle
Held in October at the end of the week, this alliterative day celebrates Mary Shelley & her famous creation
Frankenstein Friday
Last name of Dakota, far from the "Twilight" of her career, & Elle, who gave us 2 "Maleficent" performances
Fanning
Sometimes weighing 1 ton, the tiger type is only the second-biggest predatory species of this, so 4 out of 5 stars
Shark
Greek for "ice" gives us this word for quartz & other minerals of similar structure
crystal
"Sing me a song of a lass that is gone, say, could that lass be I?"
Outlander