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Longest day of the year has come

Published: 21 June, 2009, 19:37


Today is the longest day of the year everywhere north of the Equator – the day when astronomical summer comes to Northern Hemisphere.

 
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SUE June 22, 2009, 00:48 quote
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I THOUGHT THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR HAD ALREADY CAME BUT I AM GLAD IT IS ON SUNDAY NOT DURING THE WORK WEEK AS I WOULD RATHER BE NOT WORKING ON THAT DAY IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

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