April Fools' Day, also known as All Fools' Day, is a funny kind of tradition widely celebrated on April 1. Tall tales are told, practical jokes are played, and it all ends in a giggling 'April...
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20 Nov 2007
Television tycoon Sir Run Run Shaw sits with actresses Lisa Wang Ming-chuen (left) and DoDo Cheng Yu-ling last night at TVB's 40th anniversary celebrations. Sir Run Run is 100 this year, but there...
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13 Apr 2001
The Gregorian Calendar was adopted in 1582. Based on the earth's rotation around the sun, it repeats itself every 400 years.
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10 Jul 1999
Geoff Alves is absolutely wrong in stating that the millennium begins on January 1, 2001 (letter headlined, 'False dawn', South China Morning Post, June 15).
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29 Mar 1999
Is is possible to climb up the pyramids in Egypt? Yes, you can. But officials say the climb can be hazardous. The Great Pyramid of Cheops, built around 4,700 years ago, is the biggest pyramid in...
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26 Jan 1996
PARTY-GOERS planning to count down to the Year of the Rat may have to change their schedule because the Lunar New Year's Day will be arriving one hour earlier than previously thought.
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EXACTLY when does the 20th century end and the 21st century begin? The 20th century ends at midnight on December 31, 2000. January 1, 2001, will be the first day of the new century, and the new...
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CAN anyone explain how the lunar calendar is compiled? My assumption was the lunar cycle coincides with the Western calendar, but this does not tally.
I am at a loss.
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