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There’s no day like June 21 for selfie-takers

Kapaun students take a selfie before the start of a high school football game with Andover last year.
Kapaun students take a selfie before the start of a high school football game with Andover last year. File photo

Get those smartphones out, people, Wednesday is National Selfie Day.

While some non-millennials might argue that every day is selfie day, June 21 is officially (well, as official as a selfie day can be) the day of the year set aside specifically to recognize the act, according to the National Day Calendar website.

The @VisitWichita Twitter account got into the act early Wednesday morning by tweeting a picture of a family taking a selfie downtown near the Keeper of the Plains, which is one of the most popular photo destinations in the city.

A quick search of the hashtag #NationalSelfieDay on Twitter early Wednesday morning revealed many selfie photos already up. One was of a cat apparently taking a selfie.

Isn’t social media grand?

Bryan Horwath: 316-269-6708, @bryan_horwath

This story was originally published June 21, 2017 at 7:53 AM with the headline "There’s no day like June 21 for selfie-takers."

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