It's National Fortune Cookie Day, which is the perfect excuse to get Chinese food

According to Twitter, July 20 is National Fortune Cookie Day -- Google claims it to be September 13, but who says there can't be two days dedicated to the most clairvoyant of desserts?

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In all honestly, while fortune cookies have more wisdom inside them than, say, a chocolate chip cookie, they're not nearly as tasty. Furthermore, even though you'll always find them along with your Chinese food order, fortune cookies are not Chinese. There's a strong belief that they actually come from Japan. Even so, the largest consumption of fortune cookies in the world takes place in the United States.

While you may be skeptical of how accurate fortune cookie predictions claim to be, the numbers on the back have been reported to be lottery-winning on occasion. Even if you don't win Powerball, fortune cookies are a fun surprise -- and a totally valid reason to order Chinese takeout.

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