Pie-charts, weird words and drooping thumbs

Writer: Murray Stewart.

Discover the amazing sensation of being in the spotlight, of becoming the life and soul on social networks like Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp, for example. Cheer them up with some interesting and unknown facts that will elevate their moods from morbid boredom to ‘for facts sake – I didn’t know that.’ Works every time.

Calendars and things The seven-day week, which is now standard throughout the world, seems to have originated 4 000 years ago with the Babylonian hierarchy, who named the days in accordance with the seven known planets at the time. Back then I’m sure most people were relieved that they’d only reached as far as Uranus.

Over the centuries, various countries have tried to change the calendar week, but were always defeated by the force of habit. In 1792 France introduced a ten-day week to dovetail into their new decimal system for measurement and currency.

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