If you are from America or somewhere else in the world, you should read about it!
Red Nose Day is a fundraising day for a charity known as Comic Relief, and the day you need to wear a big red nose!
Here are 30 facts about Red Nose Day so you know why it exists.
1. In 1985, Richard Curtis, Jane Tewson and their friends came up with the idea of using comedy to raise funds for charity, in particular to help change life in Africa and the UK.
2. On Christmas 1985, Comic Relief was launched; live on BBC One from the Safawa refugee camp in Sudan.
3. The idea of “Red Nose Day” was that one day everyone would do stupid things or comedy to raise money for the non-profit organization Comic Relief.
4. 1988 was the year of the first Red Nose Day, which was attended by more than 150 celebrities and comedians, gathered 30 million viewers and 19 million dollars (15 million pounds).
5. It also happened when the Red Nose concept was born, and this was the first year that Red Nose became the logo and name for the day.
6. The second Red Nose Day was held the following year in 1989, and Terry Vaughan was the host. This year, more than $ 34 million was raised.
7. The Red Nose design in 1989 was the same as in 1988, but the word “My Nose” was stamped on it to distinguish it from the previous year.
8. Only in 1991 was the third Red Nose Day held, but he still managed to collect more than 25 million pounds (20 million pounds).
9. The 1991 Red Nose design was again based on the first design, but this year he had extra hands to make it more fun.
10. 1993 was marked by the fact that a soft tomato red nose was the theme of the year that suppressed poverty. 3,307,000 soft red noses were sold this year.
11. About 72% of the UK population attended Red Nose Day 1993.
12. 10 years after the launch in 1995, which became the 5th Day of the Red Nose, there was the topic “What is the difference per day”, in order to see how much can be collected in one day, and as a result - $ 28. a million (£ 22 million) was raised.
13. The red noses of 1995 changed color and changed color from red to yellow or from red to pink.
14. Red Nose Day 1997 received support from The Spice Girls, which sold 700,000 copies of their single to raise money for Comic Relief.
15. The Red Nose design for 1997 was the furry Red Nose.
16. In 1999, the Sainsbury supermarket teamed up with comic relief to sell its red noses and raised an astonishing $ 108 million (84 million pounds).
17. 1999 was the seventh day of the Red Nose and was a record year for the amount collected solely from donations, which amounted to 45 million dollars (35 million pounds). This excludes any amounts raised from the sale of red noses.
18. Shiny red noses! That's right, 1999 was the year of the brilliant Red Nose.
19. The next Red Nose Day took place in 2001, the first of the millennium, and this year's Red Nose design was a soft Red Nose with a tongue that pops up when you squeeze it. The stupid face was the answer to Pants with Poverty.
20. The red nose of 2003 came with hair gel! As the years went by, the designs became more and more fascinating, and this year you had a red nose with a bunch of red hair, which you were offered to comb with your own hair gel.
21. 20 years after the launch, 2005 was marked by the 10th Day of the Red Nose, and this time he had another bizarre hairstyle, which was colorful, and as a result 84 million dollars (65 million pounds) were collected.
22. Create your own red nose! 2007 had a red, spongy nose with stickers so you can personalize and make your own red nose.
23. 2009 was the first Red Nose Day to have a selection of noses. There were three options to choose from, all with silly faces. It also marked the year when the most money was raised, and amounted to 105 million dollars (82.3 million pounds).
24. Then in 2011 they broke their record by collecting a whopping $ 139 million (108, 4 million pounds) for charity. They also decided to keep the three Red Nose designs and adapt them a bit.
25. Dinosaurs were the theme of the 14th Red Nose Day! This year, $ 129 million (£ 100 million) was raised for charity.
26. In 2015, it was 30 years since the first Red Nose Day, and this year, being 15th, he had the largest selection of red noses. They came in a bag with a surprise, so it was a happy occasion with what kind of nose you received, and this led to the fact that people bought several in order to have a complete set.
27. The first Red Nose Day, held in Australia, was in 1987 in Victoria, but only a year later it was held at the national level.
28. Red Nose Day is going to America! In 2015, America hosted the first ever Red Nose Day, in which $ 29 million (23 million pounds) was raised.
29. New Zealand held its first Red Nose Day event back in 1989 and continued to hold it in the late 1990s, but this event was interrupted and was not revived until 2010.
Red Nose Day is an important event for Britain, and perhaps one day in America it will be the same.
This is a day when everyone can have fun, be stupid and relaxed, which not only frees every person, but also allows everyone to laugh together and raise funds for a great cause.
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