How could I have missed Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day???

Darn it — this is the kind of thing I rely on the Internet for, and yet somehow I miss it until the very last 40 minutes.

Today (Monday) is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, marking five decades of bubble wrap. At least as reported by the Christian Science Monitor:

Sealed Air Corporation’s Bubble Wrap, like Kleenex, Post-Its, and, well, Snuggies, has come to occupy one the rarest gems of consumer acceptance: adoption of its brand name as the generic term for the product. And because an Indiana radio station decided it nine years ago, today, the last Monday in January, is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, a day when folks the world over are encouraged to pause, ponder, and, well, pop little plastic bubbles of air.

There are oodles of online “pop the bubble wrap” games. In fact, I’ll embed one here:

But if you want the real deal, head on over to the Sealed Air Corporation website.