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EPISODE · Apr 26, 2026 · 41 MIN

Ever thought about the wild quirks of our calendars

from Optimize My Life · host Optimize My Life Live Talk Radio

 Ever thought about the wild quirks of our calendars? 🤔 Here are 7 dates that never actually happened!   Tag someone who needs to hear this!   1. In 1752, America skipped 11 days! Imagine waking up on September 14th after going to sleep on September 2nd!   2. February 30th only existed once in Sweden in 1712 when they added an extra day to catch up with the Gregorian calendar.   3. Revolutionary France lost 13 years by switching to the Republican calendar in 1793.   4. In 1994, the Pacific nation of Kiribati skipped an entire day to align with the rest of the country.   5. For 11 years, Soviet workers had no weekends! Talk about a gritty work ethic.   6. Julius Caesar added 67 days to the calendar in 46 BC to create the Julian calendar, resulting in the longest year ever recorded!   7. Time zones can make planning a Zoom call a real headache! Ever had your clock play tricks on you?   These quirky calendar points remind us that time is a human construct—what’s your wildest calendar story?   #CalendarQuirks #TimeTravel #HistoryNerd #LindaCuriosityCorner #FunFacts

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