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The Country That Deleted a Day Did You Know

The Country That Deleted a Day

Did you know Samoa once skipped an entire day? To line up its calendar with trading partners Australia and New Zealand, the islands jumped straight from December 29 to December 31 in 2011, hopping across the International Date Line overnight. For everyone there, December 30 that year simply never existed.

Samoa Apia, Samoa
In Ethiopia, It's Still Seven Years Ago Culture

In Ethiopia, It's Still Seven Years Ago

Did you know Ethiopia runs on its own calendar, about seven to eight years behind the rest of the world? It has 13 months - twelve of 30 days plus a short 5- or 6-day month called Pagume. Ethiopians also tell time differently: the day starts at dawn, so "1 o'clock" means 7 a.m. Land here and you time-travel.

Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia