Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Day 155

        Per "The Fact Site" Here are some Tuesday fun facts...

       Christmas eve is least likely to fall on a Tuesday.

Although interestingly enough, it is the day of the week that has the second-highest chance of having a Christmas on it, with the first being Thursday.

The Greeks consider Tuesday to be an unlucky day as this was the day that Constantinople Fell.

Likewise, Spanish speaking parts of the world also find Tuesday to be an unlucky day.

For both Greek and Spanish speaking people alike, the 13th day of a month is considered unlucky if it falls on a Tuesday, rather than a Friday.

Tuesday the 29th of October 1929 is one of the world’s most infamous Tuesdays, known as Black Tuesday. This is the day of the Great Stock Market Crash, the event which catalyzed the Great Depression in the run-up to World War II.

Super Tuesday is the day on which many U.S. states choose to hold their Presidential primary elections.

Tuesdays are the busiest day for new job applications to be filled out!



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