what historical events took place in year 0? The Sun rose and set 365 times. No. Wait. The earth rotated on it's axis 365 times.
Try convincing people there are twelve days of Christmas, beginning on December 25th.
The Sun rose and set 365 times. No. Wait. The earth rotated on it's axis 365 times.
Ah, the scientific illiteracy. The Sun indeed rose and set 365 times in 2009. But the earth actually rotated 366 times because of its motion around the sun, i.e. the other stars rose and set 366 times. See
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