May 17 is:

International Day Against Homophobia

World Baking Day

World Telecommunications Day

World Hypertension Day

Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day

Pack Rat Day

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May
7	6	5	4	3	2	1
14	13	12	11	10	9	8
21	20	19	18	17	16	15
28	27	26	25	24	23	22
				31	30	29
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