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Nathan's Famous
Nathan's Famous, founded 1916 by Nathan Handwerker on Coney Island, is an American hot dog brand and Nasdaq-listed company (NATH) known for its July 4 eating contest and its pending $450 million acquisition by Smithfield Foods.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, is a 10-minute competitive eating event at Coney Island, NY, sanctioned by Major League Eating; Joey Chestnut holds 18 titles and the 76-dog record.
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is Nigeria's federal regulator of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, packaged water, chemicals, and detergents, established in 1992.
National Boyfriend Day
National Boyfriend Day, also written National Boyfriend's Day or National Boyfriends Day, is an unofficial October 3 social media observance for appreciating boyfriends, with no verified founder and contested 2012 versus 2014 origins.
National Cherry Blossom Festival
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is Washington, DC's annual four-week spring festival commemorating the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki, drawing about 1.6 million attendees.
National Day of the People's Republic of China
National Day of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国庆节), celebrated October 1, commemorates the 1949 founding ceremony; designated by the December 2, 1949 resolution, it is a three-day statutory holiday extended into Golden Week.
National dish
National dish: a country's most representative or iconic food, usually unofficial. Also called iconic national foods. Status arises by collective recognition, not law; examples include currywurst, chicken tikka masala, and rendang, while Mexico, China, India, and the US have none.
National Film Award for Best Costume Design
National Film Award for Best Costume Design: annual Indian feature-film costume award with a Rajat Kamal medal and cash prize; latest winners Deepali Noor and Sheetal Sharma for Pushpa 2: The Rule (72nd edition, 2024 films).
National Food Security Act, 2013
National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), India's Right to Food Act: 2013 law entitling 67% of Indians (75% rural, 50% urban) to 5 kg monthly subsidized foodgrains at Rs 1/2/3 per kg, plus child nutrition and maternity benefits.
National Independence Day (Poland)
National Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości), Poland's 11 November public holiday, commemorates Piłsudski's 1918 assumption of military command after 123 years of partitions; established 1937, banned 1945, restored 1989.
National Liberation Day of Korea
National Liberation Day of Korea (광복절, Gwangbokjeol) is South Korea's national holiday each August 15, commemorating both the 1945 liberation from Japanese rule and the 1948 founding of the Republic of Korea government.
National Medical Products Administration
National Medical Products Administration (NMPA, 国家药品监督管理局), formerly CFDA, is China's regulator of drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics under SAMR, handling registration, approvals, inspections, and the revised device GMP effective 2026.
National Minimum Drinking Age Act
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-363) withholds federal highway funds from states allowing alcohol purchase under 21; upheld in South Dakota v. Dole; all states complied by 1988.
National Restaurant Association
The National Restaurant Association is the restaurant-industry business association of the United States, founded by Kansas City restaurateurs in 1919 and headquartered in Washington, DC.
National symbols of Scotland
National symbols of Scotland: the Saltire flag of St Andrew, the thistle, the unicorn, the Lion Rampant, tartan, and St Andrew, with their histories and role in Scottish identity.
National Wool Museum
National Wool Museum: name shared by the Welsh national woollen-industry museum at Dre-fach Felindre (established 1984 by Amgueddfa Cymru, reopened 2004) and the Geelong, Australia museum opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988 in an 1872 woolstore.
Native cuisine of Hawaii
Native cuisine of Hawaii: Kānaka Maoli food system built on kalo (taro) pounded into poi, ʻulu, ʻuala, pigs, and seafood within ahupuaʻa, loʻi, and loko iʻa systems; distinct from plantation-era local food.
Nats Getty
Nats Getty (born Natalia Williams, 1992) is an American model, painter, and LGBTQ rights activist of the Getty oil family, founder of the unisex streetwear brand Strike Oil (2018), husband of trans YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous, and out as trans nonbinary since January 2021.
Nattō (納豆)
Nattō (納豆) is a Japanese food of steamed soybeans fermented by Bacillus subtilis (natto bacteria), forming sticky strings; salt-free, rich in vitamin K2 and nattokinase, distinct from salted temple natto.
Natural fiber
Natural fibers are plant, animal, or mineral-origin fibers such as cotton, flax, jute, and wool, used in textiles and composites. Key facts: renewable and biodegradable but water- and variability-limited; polyester holds 54% of fiber output; natural fiber composites cut GWP 20–50% versus glass fiber.
Naturism
Naturism, or nudism, is the practice of non-sexual communal nudity, defined by the International Naturist Federation in 1974. It emerged in 19th-century Germany's Lebensreform movement and research links it to improved body image, self-esteem, and life satisfaction.
Navajo weaving
Navajo weaving, also called Navajo rug or blanket making, is the hand-loomed textile tradition of the Diné (Navajo) people, practiced since the early 1600s on an upright loom.
Navel piercing
Navel (belly button) piercing: jewelry worn through the rim above the navel. One of the most common non-earlobe piercings, slow to heal (about 9-12 months) due to waistband friction, prone to infection, migration, and rejection.
Navneet Kaur Dhillon
Navneet Kaur Dhillon (born 1992, Ambala, Haryana) is an Indian actress and model, Femina Miss India World 2013 and Miss World 2013 Top 20 finalist who won the Miss Multimedia award; debuted in films with Loveshhuda and Ambarsariya in 2016.
Navy blue
Navy blue is a very dark blue named for the dark blue officer uniforms the British Royal Navy introduced in April 1748, based on indigo-dyed fashionable dress; standard digital value #000080, distinct from midnight blue (#191970).
Nazca pottery
Nazca pottery, also spelled Nasca pottery, is the polychrome slip-painted ceramic ware of the Nasca culture of pre-Hispanic Peru, made from about 200 BCE to 650 CE.
Nazi chic
Nazi chic: the use of Third Reich uniform styles, symbols, and imagery in fashion, from Nazi-era propaganda clothing to punk/goth shock wear, coded extremist brands (Lonsdale, Thor Steinar), and controversial runway and retail designs.
Ndop cloth
Ndop cloth is a hand-woven, indigo resist-dyed textile of West Africa, originally from Wukari, Nigeria, and the emblematic prestige cloth of the Grassfields chiefdoms of western Cameroon.
Neapolitan pizza
Neapolitan pizza (pizza napoletana) is the round, soft-crust pizza of Naples, protected as an EU Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (2010) and whose pizzaiuolo craft is UNESCO intangible heritage (2017), codified by the AVPN since 1984.
Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo, also called Spanna, Chiavennasca, or Prunent, is Piedmont's late-ripening red wine grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco, first attested in 1266, with Valtellina requiring at least 90%.