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May 16, 2022 / 12:03 PM

National Piercing Day was founded by a now-defunct website in 2007

National Piercing Day, celebrated annually on May 16, was founded in 2007 by now-shuttered website GoofyAuctions.com, which spread the popularity of the holiday through MySpace. Photo by PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay.com

National Piercing Day, celebrated annually on May 16, was founded in 2007 by now-shuttered website GoofyAuctions.com, which spread the popularity of the holiday through MySpace. Photo by PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay.com

May 16 (UPI) -- National Piercing Day, celebrated annually on May 16, was started by a website in 2007 to celebrate body piercings of all types.

The holiday was founded in 2007 by GoofyAuctions.com, a now-defunct website that highlighted unusual eBay auctions, as a means of celebrating ear, face and body piercings.

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The holiday gained popularity through shares on MySpace, and is widely celebrated today on Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram, where the hashtag #NationalPiercingDay trends annually.

Other holidays and observances for May 16 include Biographer's Day, Day of Vesak, International Pickle Day, Love a Tree Day, National Coquilles St. Jacques Day, National Mimosa Day, National Sea Monkey Day, Nickel Day, Supply Chain Professional Day and Wear Purple for Peace Day.

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