Sorry guys, i didnt know where to put this topic. So i left it here.
Many people here say they want to know new things from different background. So let me give you one- In my country, the year now is 2011. After 6 days we are entering a new year,2012 (which is not Jan 1 as in the Gregorian Calendar)It will be Sept 12

well I'll be bu*****ed. I never knew that.

Had no idea, had never heard that your Country is 7 years behind the USA as far as Calendar years..

Had to google it thought ya was high or something lmao

Even as old as I'm, I have learned something new for sure..


http://theculturetrip.com/africa/ethiopia/articles/why-is-the-ethiopian-calendar-7-years-behind/

Wow that is really kewl to learn..

Thanks for bringing this up. I'm in awe~~~

I was going to post something about getting sold a load of old calendars
but after reading the link I too am impressed with something I never
knew, all based on when peeps thought Adam&Eve were expelled (The Ethiopian
calendar is based on Adam&Eve being in the Garden of Eden for 7 years)
before marking time, which the Gregorian calendar does not.

MOST interesting!

Gr8 link Tx. I see the English were up in protest at loosing 7 days, when we adopted the Gregorian calendar.

But you never explained how you get HERE so that you can post!

So you time travelled into the future to make your profile, so cool! :)-

You win for best new knowledge!!

That sounds complicated ., some men have enough problems remembering important dates like anniversaries . If they date internationally could be tricky lol

Or... it could come in handy. If they forget an important date they can just say
“that’s not for another 7 years”

Laughing ., hope the same applies to aging

Hey guys, I really like your comments especially the one by Bastet, saying that it might come in handy. I never realized that. I will use it. Dont ask me for copyright
Lemme add another. We have the only official language called Amharic. Some countries use shared official lang but no country speaks ours. We also have an ancient one called Ge'ez that we dont use that much. Heard its given in some German universities or something. I am not sure

And I really think you guys should write you consider something new. It might not be necessarily thats in your country. It might be like something you experienced in another country or somewhere you visited thats unique........

I used to change jobs quite often to learn new things in industry, new materials and techniques and trade tricks; and new people with new ideas and interests.

I like the "ahaa" moments when new information falls into place and clarifies other 'mysteries'; and then presents new questions.

New information is good and it help inventing new materials too...

I'm from cornwall, right down in the bottom most tip of the UK.
A few tin mines, standing stones/ circles etc a neolithic village and loads of cliffs and beaches.
An ex miner in a shed about 1/2 a mile from me developed the high pressure steam engine, and later the first successful self-powered road vehicle and the first steam railway engine for hauling tin ore to the foundry.

Within 15 years steam trains were everywhere. He was called Richard trevithick.

The now almost dead Cornish language is one of six Celtic languages.
And only kept alive by enthusiasts.