1.
This month has never seen the death of a U.S. President.
2.
This month’s full moon, in the US, is called the “Beaver Moon”.
3.
This month was named after a Roman purification ritual.
4.
This tends to be the warmest month in the northern hemisphere.
5.
The Roman’s associated this month with the god Vulcon, the god of fire.
6.
The diamond is the birthstone associated with this month.
7.
The Anglo-Saxon’s name for this month was “Winterfylleth”.
8.
Every year, this month and June end on the same day of the week.
9.
In this month, the sandwich was created.
10.
According to the early Roman calendar, this month originally had 30 days.
11.
In the southern hemisphere, this month contains the shortest day of the year.
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(All the facts from this sheet are from thefactsite.com, except this one: this is Alexandria’s birthday month:)
