One of the major objectives of the French Revolution was to switch all measures of time from base 12 to base 10, including a ten day week. Ironically, the experiment lasted 12 years.
calendars
It is 2006 in Ethiopia because their cal …
It is 2006 in Ethiopia because their calendar has 13 months. The 13th month is only 5-6 days long and the reason it’s 2006 rather than 2014 is because it’s based on the Coptic calendar rather than the Gregorian.
Ethiopia has 13 months, is still in the …
Ethiopia has 13 months, is still in the year 2005, and celebrates New Years on September 11.