"See You Next Wednesday" is a prop movie title used in many John Landis' films, including American Werewolf in London where it was the XXX Movie in the Porn theater at the end. It has also been referenced in dozens of films, TV shows and Graphic Novels en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeβ¦
During the Middle Ages the Church prohibited the eating of meat on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturdays, as well as dairy and eggs during Advent and Lent. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medβ¦
The "Wednesday Demonstration" in Korea is the world's oldest rally on a single theme. Every Wednesday since 1992, former victims of Imperial Japan's large scale sexual slavery system has been organizing a rally in front of the Japanese embassy, requesting a sincere apology from Japan. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedβ¦
In the United States the reason voting takes place on a Tuesday is in 1845 it could take rural farmers up to a day of travelling by horse and cart to get to a voting station. Wednesday was typically market day and Sunday was the Biblical Sabbath so Tuesday was chosen to allow ample travel time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleβ¦
Anthony Cymerys an 82 years old barber would go out every Wednesday with his chair, a pair of slippers and a car battery to power his clippers at a local park in Hartford. He gives free haircuts to the homeless and doesn't charge them a dime, all you had to do in exchange is to give him a hug. cbsnews.com/news/homelessβ¦
Rock pioneer Chuck Berry was invited to play the White House in 1979 at the request of President Jimmy Carter. Berry continued to tour well into his eighties and showed up at St. Louisβ Blueberry Hill for his monthly Wednesday residency gig until from 1996 through 2014 liveforlivemusic.com/featβ¦
Some days of the week were named after Germanic gods... Tig for Tuesday, Wodin for Wednesday, Thor for Thursday, and Frei for Friday en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namβ¦
In the Middle Ages, Catholic women were prohibited from having sex on Sundays, Wednesdays, or Fridays, on feast days, while fasting for Lent or Advent or while "impure" (menstruation, pregnancy, 40 days after giving birth & while nursing). Everything but missionary position was considered sodomy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medβ¦
In May 2016, Portugal ran on renewable energy for 4 consecutive days. The renewable energy came from various sources such as: Wind, Solar and hydropower. The run went from 6:45 am on Saturday May 7 to the following Wednesday until 5:45 pm. theguardian.com/environmeβ¦
After Sunday (the Sun) and Monday (the Moon), every day of the week is named after Anglo-Saxon derivatives of mythical gods. i.e. Wednesday after Woden, or Odin, Thursday after Thor, and so on. almanac.com/fact/where-diβ¦
4 days of the week are named after Norse gods. In particular, Thursday is named after the Norse god Thor (Thursday = Thor's Day). Wednesday is named after the head Norse god Odin (Wednesday = Wodin's/Odin's Day). socialstudiesforkids.com/β¦
Dutch author Richard Klinkhamer murdered his wife, and then a year later delivered a manuscript to his publishers called βWednesday, Mince Dayβ, which detailed 7 ways in which he couldβve gruesomely killed his wife. 9 years later, his wifeβs body was found and he was arrested. theguardian.com/books/200β¦
US election day is always held on a Tuesday because in 1845 farmers often needed a full day to travel by horse-drawn vehicles to the county seat to vote. Farmers would leave Monday, vote on Tuesday and be back in time for market day, which was on Wednesday. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleβ¦
Almost 25% of suicides occur on Wednesdays, as compared to 14% on Mondays or Saturdays, the two days tied for second-highest suicide rates, but Thursdays have the lowest rate, 11%. Slightly more occurred in the summer, 26%, while the fewest occurred in the winter, 23.8%. nbcnews.com/id/31780455/nβ¦
Voting is on Tuesdays because the US was mostly an agrarian society. People needed time to travel to the voting booth and voting day couldnβt interfere with Church activities or market day which normally fell on Wednesdayβs. npr.org/2016/11/01/500208β¦
The original inventor of LEGO used to "spend the whole of every Wednesday in a different nursery school, sitting on the floor and playing with the children, to find out exactly what type of toys would be of the greatest interest to them.β hilarypagetoys.com/Home/Hβ¦
Most of the days of the week are named for Norse gods: Sunday/Sol's day, Monday/Mani's Day, Tuseday/Tyr's Day, Wednesday/Wodan(Odin)'s Day, Thursday/Thor's Day, Friday/Frige's Day. Saturday is named after the Roman god Saturn. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weeβ¦
Survivors of Australia's infamous "Ash Wednesday" bushfires reported houses exploding before the fire could touch them due to the air pressure change, steaks found cooked well-done in deep freezers, a car moved 90m from the cyclonic fire storm and sand turned to glass. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashβ¦
The Royal Australian Navy still keeps tradition with a different toast for a different day. For example, that traditional toast for Wednesday is "Ourselves", as in no one else is likely to be concerned for us. navy.gov.au/naval-collegeβ¦
That, in the 1940's, an all-women's prison band in Texas performed every Wednesday in the Goree Unit until all the members were put onto parol. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorβ¦
South Koreans have been protesting in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul every Wednesday since January 8, 1992, demanding justice for comfort women in WW2 called Wednesday Demonstration en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedβ¦
The actual Last Supper was on Thursday according to the theologists and on Wednesday according to the scientists. The most probable date according to latter is April 1, 33. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasβ¦
, in the Philippines, License plates ending in 1 and 2 are prohibited from driving on Mondays, those ending in 3 and 4 cannot drive on Tuesday, 5 and 6 on Wednesday, 7 and 8 on Thursday, and 9 and 0 on Friday. movingtothephilippines.neβ¦
Federal law permitted each state to conduct presidential elections at any time in a 34-day period before the first Wednesday of December, when the Electoral College met. Since early voting could affect turnout and sway opinions in states with later elections, a uniform date was chosen in 1845. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleβ¦
George Soros well-known supporter of progressive-liberal political causes is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" because of his short sale of US$10 billion worth of pounds, giving him a profit of $1 billion during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoβ¦
Jeff Goldblum does a live jazz show every Wednesday night in LA where he interacts with the crowd and plays jazz standards with his band rockwell-la.inticketing.cβ¦
US elections are usually held on Tuesdays because it did not interfere with the Biblical Sabbath or with market day, which was on typically on Wednesday. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleβ¦
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are named after Norse gods: Tyr's day, Wodan's day (Odin), Thor's day, and Frigg's day omniglot.com/language/timβ¦
In North Carolina, you can only hunt crows on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday while in season but you may hunt crows on most major holidays unless it falls on a Sunday. ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/β¦
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