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The darkest days of the year are here: What to know as the winter solstice approaches
While the winter solstice hasn't happened just yet, the darkest days of the year for 2024 are officially upon us. "To most of us in North America, this is a dark time of year—and you’re right ...
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Why are there 28 days in February? Well, the Romans were a superstitious bunch
If January felt endless, February may be refreshing since it's only 28 days long. Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set ...
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Statue of Ovid the writer
At the time, it was one of the darkest corners of the Empire ... myth and history to tell the story of the Roman world, from its earliest days to the reign of Tiberius and is one of the ...