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Re:The world nearly adopted a calendar with 13 months of 28 ... by hanche on Sunday November 05, 2023 @03:40AM (#38149385)
That’s really a strong reason, is it not? I have no idea for how long humanity has tracked the seven day week, but suspect it’s been well over 2000 years.

That’s a lot of tradition to discard.

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Re:The world nearly adopted a calendar with 13 months of 28 ... by adzm on Sunday November 05, 2023 @04:06AM (#38149491)
Goes all the way back to the Babylonians, 4000 years ago, at least
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