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How The Quest For A Perfectly Rational Calendar Created A 13th Month
A month is hardly a unit of measurement. It can start on any day of the week and last anywhere from 28 to 31 days. Sometimes a month is four weeks long, sometimes five, sometimes six. You have to buy a new calendar with new dates every single year. It’s a strange design.
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A Clever Perpetual Calendar That Hides A Secret Compartment
We’re still a few months away from a NYE countdown, but stores have already started stocking up on organisers to help us keep our collective 2014s in working order. If you’re keen to have an analogue, desk-side reminder of days and dates and *also* need a spot to stow keepsakes and special papers, well —…
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No, The World Isn’t Going To End On December 21
Astrophysicist and scientific rock-star Neil deGrasse Tyson probably knows more about the universe than you know about anything. He’s a smart dude, and now he’s taking on idiots who think the world is going to end on December 21, 2012.
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What If Your Birthday Was On Monday Every Year?
So the Gregorian calendar is kind of a pain, right? 30 days has September, April, June… and all that? Who can even remember that? Most of it doesn’t even rhyme.