Basically, a notary public is an official witness to a signature, attesting to the fact that the person signing a document is (a) the right person and (b) that the person is not signing under duress, of his or her free will. 1  The notary may ask the person to take an oath or may have the signer read an affidavit aloud.
Breakfast chain IHOP is once again giving away free pancakes for National Pancake Day, which this year falls on Tuesday, March 3. On Tuesday, IHOP customers will get a free stack of buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., writes Consumerist. While the flapjacks are free, IHOP is encouraging customers to donate to Childrenâs Miracle Network Hospitals or other charitable organizations in exchange for the breakfast offering. IHOP has been giving away pancakes for nearly a decade.
Most Americans view National Doughnut Day â or National Donut Day, depending on who you ask â as an opportunity to snag free snacks at local food chains. Luckily for them, there will be no shortage of free donut offers on Friday. But the eventâs origins are actually rooted in charity. National Donut Day was first celebrated in 1938 as a tribute to a World War I tradition. War rations were notoriously unsatisfying, so members of the Salvation Army, a charitable organization, would bring soldiers free donuts in an attempt to boost their spirits.