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Tuesday December 07, 2004 Trivial Tidbits
The early Roman calendar, the introduction of which is traditionally attributed to Romulus in the early 700's B.C., started with what is now known as March. The tenth month of this calendar was named december or decembris, from the Latin decem meaning "ten".
According to the Modern Birthstone list provided by the Jewelers of America, the official birthstone of December is turquoise or, alternately, tanzanite or blue zircon.
The December solstice, which can fall on either December 21 or December 22, is the day of the year with the fewest hours of daylight in the northern hemisphere and the most hours of daylight in the southern hemisphere.
( Dec 07 2004, 02:43:47 PM PST )
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