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August 2010 Has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays and 5 Tuesdays For the First Time
in 823 Years-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor: This is a forwarded email that
says that the month of August 2010 has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5
Tuesdays, all in one month and this happens once
every 823 years.
The Truth: The month of August 2010 does have 5 Sundays,
5 Mondays and 5 Tuesdays but
this does not happen every 823 years. The last time August had 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays and 5
Tuesdays was in 2004, prior to that in 1999. The next time the event will occur
will be in 2021.
updated 08/19/10
A real example of the eRumor as it has
appeared on the Internet:
AN INTERESTING FACT ABOUT AUGUST 2010.
This August has 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays, 5 Tuesdays,
all in one month. It happens once in 823 years.
