While most of the world celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day this past Monday, few people realize that January 16th also had relevance beyond Dr. King.
It was "blue Monday."
If you're like me and have no idea what the hell blue Monday is, there's a reason behind that. The day was created in 2005 by a tutor at Cardiff University (which is located in Wales) who came up with a mathematical equation stating that the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year.
That tutor sounds like he/she has too much time on their hands.
You shouldn't worry if you were equally as depressed as you normally are because as it turns out, blue Monday is complete bullshit. The "formula" was basically a calculation based on factors such as weather conditions, debt levels, time since Christmas, and time since failing our new year’s resolutions.
Yes, there are people who have already failed their New Year's resolutions.
As cool as the mathematical equation sounds the day has since been debunked by pretty much everyone on Earth.
Not the people at CNN however.
They decided to come up with a "15 happiest places on Earth list" to combat those huge depression swings that were supposed to occur on Monday. The list contained only two places in North America and of course one of was Wrigley Field.
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According to CNN,
One of the last old-school baseball stadiums in America, Wrigley Field is a place to experience the up-close joys of baseball, rather than the spectacle of oversize sport.
For years, journalist Carrie Kaufman worked nearby and still loves the experience.
"Wrigley Field, on a warm summer night when the breeze off Lake Michigan makes the flags flutter and your cheeks flush with relief from the damp heat.
"No matter where you sit, you are close to the field, which makes you feel both the intimacy of the game and the immensity of it.
"The players, standing just feet away from you, feel like giants. And the vendors in the stands hawking hot dogs and beers and Italian ice really are a study in that particular species of Chicago native."
So after having their fans named as the "best fan base of 2016, " the Cubs can now proudly state that their team plays at one of the "happiest places on Earth."
See the full list here.
