January is named for the Roman god Janus. Janus was a temple god who could look forward and backward at the same time.

Cricket chirping can tell the temperature outside. Counting how many times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds and then adding 40 to that number will approximately tell you what the temperature is in Fahrenheit.

In 1634, tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland.

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