Callan Bentley, at the terrific Nova Geoblog, reminded me earlier this week that October 23 was the date determined by Archbishop Ussher to be the date of the Earth's Creation, as calculated by working backward through Biblical geneologies. The year, he figured, was 4004 BC. So tomorrow, the earth will be 6012 years old.
Heh.
So drink a toast, or light 6012 birthday candles outdoors and let the wind blow them out.
My little sister also has a birthday coming up, on Saturday.
Though she is somewhat younger than the earth.
Happy Birthday, Earth! Happy Birthday, Little Sister!
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