Who Is YOUR Friday Named After?

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I knew that Friday was named after the Norse Goddess Freya, but I didn't know that is not true for all western languages.  In some languages Friday is named after the Greek Goddess Venus.  So, in French Friday is called Vendredi, which I knew since I speak French, but I never questioned the origin.  In Romanian Friday is Vineri.  For more information click here.  What did you learn today?

Shortest Day of 2011

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The shortest day of 2011 in the northern hemisphere will be December 22, which is the winter solstice.  The winter solstice will begin at 5:30 A.M. UTC. 

For more details go to my favorite new-to-me website, TimeandDate.com.  It's chock full of information and interactive pages.