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63Towel Day is an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_adams" target="_blank">Douglas Adams</a> (1952-2001).
64On that day, fans around the universe carry a towel in his honour.
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68<h3>I love Douglas Adams! How can I get involved?</h3>
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70<li>Help spread the word about Towel Day (<a href="http://www.hashtags.org/analytics/towelday/" target="_blank">#towelday</a>): <a href="http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.towelday.org&t=Towel%20Day%20nears%20for%20fans%20of%20Douglas%20Adams" target="_blank">share&nbsp;a&nbsp;link&nbsp;on&nbsp;Facebook</a>, blog, post in forums, make art, etc.
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72<li><a href="faq/index.html#contact">Tell</a> us about events you organize on Towel Day, and we will announce them here.
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74<li>On Towel Day, carry a towel. Where? Everywhere!
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76<li>Proudly show the world you've observed Towel Day! Post for example a photo or video with your towel in the comments of the annual Towel Day post on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/towelday" target="_blank">Towel Day Facebook page</a> and enjoy other people's. Some alternatives are the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/towelday/pool/" target="_blank">Flickr group</a> for pictures and of course <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22towel+day%22+OR+towelday&sp=CAISBAgFEAE%253D" target="_blank">YouTube</a> for videos.
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85<h3>What is happening on Towel Day 2027?</h3>
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87<i>This is where the list for 2027 will be published. 
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89Please <a href="faq/index.html#contact">mail us</a> us about any Towel Day events that we should add!</i>
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91<i>Meanwhile, check out the events that took place in <a href="archives/index.html">previous years</a></i><p><br><p>
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97<b>Contest for Longest Combined Towel Length in the Known Universe</b>
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99<p>This Towel Day, which group of Douglas Adams fans can lay their towels end-to-end and claim the greatest total length in the galactic sector?
100<p>Pictures of the most impressive efforts will be published for the whole galactic sector to see and a picture of the winning group/towel will be preserved for posterity on the Towel Day 2027 archive webpage.
101<p>How to enter: on Towel Day lay down your towels one after another, measure their total length, and mail info at towelday.org the total length and pictures. Fame may await!
102<p>Rules: max. one towel per person, towels can be max 2m (6,5ft) long 
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115<br><small>Featured video: Stuttgart, winner of Towel Day 2026 Longest Combined<br>Towel Length in the Known Universe Contest</small>
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132<center><small>This site is not endorsed by or associated with the Douglas Adams Estate, systemtoolbox.com, kojv.net, ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, Pan MacMillan, Penguin Group, Hyperion Books, Flickr, YouTube or any other organisation.
133It is run by a bunch of Douglas Adams loving ape descendants who thought it was a shame that this domain was parked, and bought it. They are not liable for any incorrect information - the information on this site is provided in good faith, but may be inaccurate. Don't panic.<br>
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