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If Oct Means 8 Why is October Month Number 10?

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Pat Jacobs and Eric Bennion

Pat Jacobs and Eric Bennion

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So we all know an octopus has 8 legs, an octagon has 8 sides so by that logic October should be month number 8... but it isn't.  In this episode Pat and Eric explain why and they discover a whole host of other screwy things about the calendar as well.

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