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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

10 Groundhog Day Facts: What Do You Know About Punxsutawney Phil?

Fun and interesting facts about Groundhog Day, including ways to watch live online.

Groundhog Day is just around the corner, so here are some interesting tid-bits you may not have known! Here are 10 facts that you may not have known about Groundhog Day: 1. Celestially Speaking Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 is a "cross-quarter" day, about halfway between the winter solstice in December and the vernal equinox in March, and is celebrated in some cultures as the midpoint of winter. It's not far from the time many groundhogs end their hibernation anyway, around the second week of February. (Source: Cornell Chronicle) 2. No One Saw Their Shadow in "Groundhog Day" According to IMDB, the time on the alarm click in the film "Groundhog Day" isn't strictly accurate. In fact, a sun-filled room at six in the morning on Groundhog Day is …

Thursday, February 2, 2012

10 Groundhog Day Facts: What Do You Know About Punxsutawney Phil?

Fun and interesting facts about Groundhog Day, including ways to watch live online.

Today's Groundhog Day! The 126th anniversaryof the first Gobbler's Knob prognostication, to be exact. According to The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, it is the day that the groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep to look for his shadow. From The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club: If he sees it, he regards it as an omen of six more weeks of bad weather and returns to his hole. If the day is cloudy and, hence, shadowless, he takes it as a sign of spring and stays above ground. Here are 10 facts that you may not have known about Groundhog Day: 1. Celestially Speaking Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 is a "cross-quarter" day, about halfway between the winter solstice in December and the vernal equinox in March, and is celebrated in some …

Hugh Murphy

5:27 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012

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