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by ks2048 671 days ago
Off topic, but a funny thing about asking about George Washington's birthday is there are two possible answers because of British calendar reform in 1750 (although we've settled on recognizing the new-style date as his birthday).

footnote [a] on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington#cite_note-3

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Heh, I knew that but didn't want to veer into too much mendacity.