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minus-squareGamers Mate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-21 year agoAdding onto this twins born near midnight around 1999 to 2000 could be born in different milleniums.
minus-squareMoonlitKnight@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year agoActually, this millennium began 2001.
minus-squarem15otwlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoTIL they never had a year 0. So the whole damn calendar is an off by one error 🤯
minus-squarexoggy@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoSeems easier to be like everyone else and just say it starts at 0 and just accept the first millennium is missing a year.
minus-squareGamers Mate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWow I learned something new. I had to search it after reading your comment and it is indeed 2001. https://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html
minus-squareAberrantJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoYeah, most people get it confused with the Willenium which did end in 1999.
minus-squareGamers Mate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNice I did not know the fresh prince made an album called Willenium.
Adding onto this twins born near midnight around 1999 to 2000 could be born in different milleniums.
Actually, this millennium began 2001.
TIL they never had a year 0. So the whole damn calendar is an off by one error 🤯
That’s why we have ISO 8601.
Seems easier to be like everyone else and just say it starts at 0 and just accept the first millennium is missing a year.
Wow I learned something new. I had to search it after reading your comment and it is indeed 2001. https://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html
Yeah, most people get it confused with the Willenium which did end in 1999.
Nice I did not know the fresh prince made an album called Willenium.