{"id":1796,"date":"2014-01-29T02:24:46","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T07:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=34"},"modified":"2014-01-29T02:24:46","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T07:24:46","slug":"national-puzzle-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2014\/01\/29\/national-puzzle-day\/","title":{"rendered":"National Puzzle Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t be puzzled by today. National Puzzle Day honors puzzles of all size, shape and form. Crossword puzzles are by far the most common. Sudoku, a number puzzle, is the most recent puzzle rage. There are\u00a0easy puzzles, and there are\u00a0puzzles for experts.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0They fit the needs of every person, and every skill level.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2012\/01\/puzzle2.jpg\" alt=\"puzzle\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Puzzles are a favorite pastime of millions of people, young and old. So, what\u2019s with this fascination over puzzles? There are\u00a0numerous reasons for their popularity. For many, doing puzzles is fun. Some people just like the challenge of completing them, and graduating to evermore complex and difficult puzzle solving levels. For others, it is a way to kill time, and to eliminate boredom. 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