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Twins born right near midnight could have different birthdays(lemmy.world)

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Gamers Mate@lemmy.world
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Adding onto this twins born near midnight around 1999 to 2000 could be born in different milleniums.

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MoonlitKnight@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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Actually, this millennium began 2001.

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m15otw@feddit.uk
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TIL they never had a year 0. So the whole damn calendar is an off by one error 🤯

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Deceptichum@kbin.social
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That’s why we have ISO 8601.

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Gamers Mate@lemmy.world
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Wow I learned something new. I had to search it after reading your comment and it is indeed 2001. https://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html

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AberrantJ@lemmy.world
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Yeah, most people get it confused with the Willenium which did end in 1999.

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xoggy@programming.dev
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Seems easier to be like everyone else and just say it starts at 0 and just accept the first millennium is missing a year.

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