Happy Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day!

It's quite a popular stress reliever; pop a few bubbles of packing material and the whole day feels a little better. Of course, it has more practical purposes. I've had many a package arrive safely due to the loveliness that is bubble wrap.

Did you know it was originally designed as wallpaper? It was created in 1957 by engineers Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes; they later discovered wallpaper made of bubbles didn't quite work.

Did you know, "there's an app for that" for Blackberry, Android and iPhone?

You can even pop it virtually online!

So today, in appreciation, pop some bubble wrap (whether real or virtual) or use it to ship a package. Or, of course, you could always use it as the creators originally intended and stick it on a wall.

Happy Bubble Wrap Day!