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20 of the best facts about February
February is primarily recognized as Valentine's Day, flowers and, depending on your location, extremely cold!
Curiously, even though there's only one month left, there's so much history behind this romantic and love month!
Read on to find out about some of the historic events that happened in February, as well as how to be the shortest month of the year.
February fluctuates between 28 and 29 days per year.
The length of February was completed when Julius Caesar redone the Roman calendar and set the month to 28 days and 29 days.
If you were born in February, your birth rock is amethyst and your flower is primrose.
The Western zodiacs in February are Bao Binh until February 19 and Pisces is until February 20.
Over time, the length of February is constantly changing.
In the Northern Hemisphere, February is the third month of winter.
The name of February is derived from the Latin word "februum" which means purification.
February is named after a Roman purification ritual that resembles an early spring cleansing festival.
In Welsh, February is sometimes called “y mis bach” which means “little month”.
February and January are the last months to be added to the Roman numeral calendar.
The Saxons call February "Sol-monath" which means "cake month" because they will offer bread to the gods in February.
Of all the words you could misspelled, February is one of the most misspelled words in English.
February is the only month where you can go all the time without a full moon.
February has been Black Historic Month for over 40 years.
The odds for someone born on February 29 are around 1 in 1,461.
February, March, and November always start on the same day of the week unless it's a leap year.
It was February 1964 when The Beatles first appeared on American television on "Ed Sullivan Show".
Several US states joined the Union in February.
Sadly, February 1, 2003, was when Space Shuttle "Columbia" broke down in flight, killing all seven crew members.
On 2 February 1848, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending their war.
