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Towel Day is celebrated every May 25 as a tribute by fans of the late author Douglas Adams. The commemoration was first held in 2001, two weeks after his death on May 11, and since then has been extended to an annual event. On this day, fans carry a towel with them throughout the day. The towel is a reference to Adams’s popular science fiction comedy series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Other possible dates were 11 February (42nd day of the year), 11 March (Birthday), 11 May (his death), and 2 April (4/2). 25 May was chosen because it was as close to his death as expedient notification of fans could allow, and kept by custom although there were some attempts to switch to one of the alternate dates.

I’d have taken my towel to work, but explaining that to the knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathers I work with would have taken all day.