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Back despite popular demand, Oski Disciple’s Question of the Day. Why are there only seven days in a week? If we had a nine day week we could have four-day weekends.

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The seven-day week is thought to have originated with the ancient Babylonians, who divided the 28-day lunar cycle into four weeks. The Babylonians chose seven days because the number seven was significant to them, representing the seven major celestial bodies they observed: the Sun, the Moon, and the five planets visible to the naked eye

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maybe all the days were weekends.

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"When you're in Korea, it's always a holiday!"

- Capt. BJ Hunnicutt

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If we had two-day weeks, it would be a mobius strip of weekends without a weekday.

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