10 FACT ABOUT FEBURARY

1 The ancient Greek believe that amenthyst protected the wearer from drunkenness
2 In the USA, February is National Pet Dental Health month. It is also Hot Breakfast month.
3 February is named after the purification ritual Februa, which was a sort of early Roman spring cleaning festival.
4 February frequently occours in the lists of the most commonly misspelt words in English language.
5 The Americans have trouble with the word February too __ a press release from white House consistently spelt it as Feburary.
6 February is the only month that can pass no full moon. This will next occur in 2018.
7 Much Ado About Nothing is the only Shakespeare play that mentions February.
8 The birthstone for February is National Pet Dental Health month. It is also Hot Breakfast month.
9 Before Julius Caesar's calendar reform of 45BC, February was the only month with an even number of the days. All the rest had 29 or 31.
10 In Old English, Feburary was called Solmonath(Mud month) or Kale-monath(Kale or cabbage month).











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