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Saturday January 01, 2005 Trivial Tidbits
The month of January is named for Janus, the Roman god of gates and doorways. Janus is depicted with two faces - one looking forward and one looking back.
When Julius Caesar reformed the Roman calendar in 46 B.C., he added two days to the month of January, resulting in a total of 31 days.
According to the Modern Birthstone list provided by the Jewelers of America, the official birthstone of January is garnet.
( Jan 01 2005, 06:37:49 AM PST )
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